Three senior executives promoted; new roles effective 01st November, 2026
Central Bank of India promotes three senior executives, effective 01st November, 2026: P. Anup Kumar as Chief General Manager – Customer Care, Pankaj Kumar as General Manager – Marketing and Sales.
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- Effective date
- 01st November, 2026
- Promotion
- P. Anup Kumar as Chief General Manager – Customer Care
- Promotion
- Pankaj Kumar as General Manager – Marketing and Sales
Promotions in senior management
The Bank has informed the exchanges about a change in its senior management on account of promotion, with all three appointments effective 01st November, 2026.
Who moves where
- Shri P. Anup Kumar, aged 55, promoted as Chief General Manager – Customer Care Department. He joined the Bank in 1995 and has overall banking experience of more than 31 years. He has worked as Branch Head and Regional Head at the Hyderabad and Nashik regional offices, headed the Neo Banking & Emerging Technology (NBET) Department, and served as Chairman of Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank. He was earlier General Manager, Customer Care Department.
- Shri Pankaj Kumar, aged 48, promoted as General Manager – Marketing and Sales Department. He joined the Bank in 2002, holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master's in Business Administration (Banking & Finance), and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF). With more than 24 years of banking experience, he has worked as Regional Head of the Warangal and Bhubaneswar regional offices and as Deputy General Manager in the Digital Payment and Transaction Banking (DPTB) Department. He was earlier Vertical Head, Marketing and Sales Department.
- Shri Meher Kumar Panigrahi, aged 48, promoted as General Manager – MD of Cent Bank Home Finance Limited. He joined the Bank in 2002, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and is a Certified Associate of IIBF. With more than 24 years of banking experience, he has worked as Regional Head of the Chhindwara, Madurai and Jaipur regional offices and as Zonal Head of the Jaipur Zone. He is presently Managing Director of Cent Bank Home Finance Limited, a subsidiary of the Bank.
What this means
- These are internal elevations within the Bank's senior management, covering the customer care and marketing and sales departments and the top role at its home-finance subsidiary.
- The change concerns who heads these functions; the announcement does not carry any financial figures.
- For each of the three executives, the disclosure of relationship between Directors is marked Not Applicable.
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More numbers
- Age of Shri P. Anup Kumar55
- Banking experience of Shri P. Anup Kumarmore than 31 years
- Age of Shri Pankaj Kumar48
- Banking experience of Shri Pankaj Kumarmore than 24 years
- Age of Shri Meher Kumar Panigrahi48
- Banking experience of Shri Meher Kumar Panigrahimore than 24 years
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