B Raghavendra Rao

Chief General Manager - Global Markets Dept, State Bank of India

Mr. B Raghavendra Rao is currently Chief General Manager (Global Markets) at State Bank of India, Corporate Centre, Mumbai. At present, he oversees Treasury operations of the Bank consisting of Investment portfolio, Money market, Equity, Private Equity & Forex operations of the Bank, with a Portfolio of nearly Rs.9.5 lac Cr.

Prior to the current assignment, Mr Rao worked as CEO of SBI London handling the Wholesale Banking Division of SBI UK operations consisting of Syndications, Bilateral Credit, Trade and Investment departments and with a business portfolio of USD 12 Billion.

Mr Rao joined in State bank of India as Probationary Officer in 1990 and has worked extensively in major banking verticals like Credit, Treasury, International Banking and Retail Banking, including Overseas assignments at SBI Frankfurt and SBI Maldives.

Mr Rao holds a Post Graduate degree in Engineering. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.