Wahi, Puri assume charge as ED

Raipur, Mar 12: Vivek Wahi and Rajeev Puri both assumed charge of Executive Director of Central Bank of India w.e.f. March 10, 2021. Vivek Wahi is B.Tech from NIT, Kurukshetra. Prior to joining Central Bank of India as Executive Director, he was General Manager of Bank of India. He joined Bank of India as probationary officer in 1990. Vivek Wahi possesses rich banking experience having worked in all important verticals of the Bank like Branch Banking, Overseas Dealing Room, Large Corporates, Credit Branch etc. He has also worked in various capacities as Zonal Manager, Treasury Head, and Field General Manager etc. He was posted as Zonal Manager of Bank of India’s, Mumbai South Zone, the largest zone on business mix parameters. He has also headed Bank of India’s Treasury at Mumbai for more than 2 years. He has also worked as Field General Manager of Northern Territory of Bank of India comprising 6 states headquartered at New Delhi.
Rajeev Puri also assumed charge of Executive Director of Central Bank of India w.e.f. March 10, 2021. Rajeev Puri is Masters in Commerce and MBA (Finance). He also holds a Diploma in Rural Banking from IIB. He is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. He is also an Alumni of IIM-B (BBB-LDB training 9 months).
Prior to joining Central Bank of India as Executive Director, Rajeev Puri was Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank. He is a seasoned banker with varied experience and has worked in various capacities in different geographical areas of the country. He has received many awards during his stint as Branch Head, Circle Head & Zonal Manager of Punjab National Bank. As Chief General Manager of Punjab National Bank, he headed Bank’s important verticals like MSME & Mid Corporate, Agriculture, Retail Lending and Financial Inclusion Division.