YES BANK Announces The Appointment Of Mr. S. Anantharaman As New Chief Risk Officer

YES BANK announced the appointment of Mr. S. Anantharaman as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Mr. Anantharaman will lead the Bank's enterprise-wide risk framework, overseeing Credit Policy, Operational & Enterprise Risk, Market Risk, Information Security, Model Governance, Data Analytics, Data Privacy & Protection.

Mr. Anantharaman brings over three decades of experience in banking and financial services space. He has deep expertise in enterprise risk management, credit strategy, portfolio quality management, fraud risk and regulatory governance across large financial institutions. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Mr. Anantharaman joins YES BANK from Jio Financial Services where he served as Group Chief Risk Officer. At Jio Financial Services he built the group-wide risk management architecture from the ground up across lending, payments, insurance broking, and asset management.

Prior to that, Mr. Anantharaman served as Chief Risk Officer at Bank of Baroda where he drove significant improvements in asset quality and portfolio resilience while strengthening the bank’s overall risk management framework. He has also held senior leadership roles at HDFC Bank and L&T Finance Holdings, where he led large corporate and retail credit portfolios and implemented advanced data-driven risk management frameworks.

About YES BANK

YES BANK is one of the leading new generation private sector banks in India, headquartered in Mumbai. The Bank offers a wide range of banking services such as Corporate & Institutional Banking, Retail Banking, MSME, Transaction Banking and Treasury. The BANK has over 1300 branches, 200+ Business Correspondent Banking Outlets (BCBOs) and more than 1350 ATMs (including CRMs and BNAs) spanning across 300 districts of India. YES BANK operates an International Banking Unit (IBU) at GIFT City and also has a Representative Office in Abu Dhabi, strengthening its cross-border capabilities.

YES Securities, the wholly owned subsidiary of the BANK provides a wide range of broking and investment products to Retail, HNI, and Institutional clients.

YES Foundation, the CSR arm of YES BANK drives social impact agenda across areas such as livelihoods, education, skilling, sustainability and community development, reinforcing its commitment to responsible and inclusive banking.

For more information, visit the Bank’s website at

http://www.yes.bank.in/.