State bank of India (SBI) Managing Director (MD) - National Banking would be in Bhopal on Friday May 13 to inaugurate a SME Fair organised by the Bank at 10.00 AM at Hindi Bhawan, the Fair will last for two days. SBI’s various SME products would be showcased on 16 counters manned by the personnel having hands on knowledge of the products. later in the day, Kumar would review the performance of Bhopal Circle which controls both the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In the evening Kumar would participate in CSR activities of the Bank and will also meet Bank’s customers thereafter.Rajnish Kumar assumed charge as Managing Director (NBG) on November 2, 2015. Prior to this he was holding charge as Managing Director (Compliance and Risk) of State Bank of India from May 26, 2015. Kumar was heading SBI Capital Markets ltd (the Merchant Banking arm of State Bank of India) as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer prior to becoming Managing Director in SBI.
Kumar has been with the State Bank of India for over three decades, having joined the Bank as a Probationary Officer in 1980. An M. Sc in Physics, Kumar has held several key assignments across various business verticals, including two overseas assignments in Canada and UK.
He has vast experience in handling large credit, project finance, foreign exchange and retail banking.