Mr. Murali M. Natrajan – Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Prior to joining DCB, Mr. Natrajan served as the Global Head for SME banking in Standard Chartered Bank. He was responsible for providing strategic context and business development capabilities to drive a distinctive and consistent business model across 27 markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Natrajan joined Standard Chartered Bank, India to head the Mortgage & Auto Business. In November 2004, he was promoted as Head of Consumer Banking for India & Nepal overseeing business that include Mortgages, Wealth Management, Branches, ATMs, Credit Cards, Personal Loans and SME.

A Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Mr Natrajan started his career with American Express TRS in India where he worked for 5 years in Business Planning, Finance and Operations. In 1989, he joined Citibank where he spent 14 years in various disciplines such as Operations, Credit, Finance, Product Management and Business Management of Consumer Banking. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank in October 2002, he had successful stints as Cards Business Director in Citibank India, Hong Kong and Indonesia.

Mr. Bharat Sampat – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant alongwith a Post Graduate Degree in Law, Mr. Sampat has over 25 years of experience in senior positions with reputed organizations such as ABN Amro Bank, ANZ Grindlays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Hoechst India and Larsen & Toubro. He has worked in diverse industries such as manufacturing, banking, finance and shared services with oversight for financial accounting, financial control and reporting, and management accounting both in India and abroad.

Mr. Praveen Kutty – Head Retail & SME Banking

Mr. Kutty brings with him around 19 years of banking experience. He has worked with Citibank’s Indian and international operations where he successfully managed multiple consumer banking businesses including Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Home Loans, Branch Banking and Wealth Management. As Area Director for Bangalore for Consumer Banking, he was instrumental in scaling up the remote banking Suvidha experiment into a highly profitable customer proposition. Prior to joining DCB, he was the Area Director for Citibank’s NRI Business in North America. Mr. Kutty holds a B.Com and an MBA degree.

Mr. R. Venkattesh – Head Operations, Technology & HR

Mr. Venkattesh holds a B.Com. degree and is an MBA in Personnel Management. Prior to joining the Bank, he was with Standard Chartered Bank as Head, Human Resources - Countries. He has over 20 years of experience in the areas of Human Resource Management and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Mr. Rajesh Verma – Head Treasury, Corporate Banking, FIG & Trade Finance

Mr. Verma comes with 31 years of experience within Banking & Investment Banking in State Bank of India. His rich experience spans across the various functions of Treasury, Credit, Loan Syndications, Project Finance, Investment Banking, General Administrations and IT Project Management in India and UK. In his last role, he was working as a Deputy General Manager, Global Market Department for SBI in Mumbai.

Mr. Ravi Kumar - Chief Internal Auditor

Mr. Ravi has over 13 years of rich experience in a career that spans national as well as international roles. Prior to DCB, he spent seven years with the Samba Financial Group (previously Citibank) and four year with Ernst & Young at Riyadh. In his last role, he was Chief Financial Officer with Samba Financial Group, Qatar. Ravi is a Chartered accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor as well. He has managed and led several audits across various functions and domains. He brings with him an in-depth understanding of the banking domain and its nuances. In this role he is focused on strengthening the audit function in the Bank and taking it to the next level.