Debadatta Chand has taken charge as the managing director and chief executive officer of Bank of Baroda today. 

Chand, who served as the executive director at Bank of Baroda since March 2021, has taken over from Sanjiv Chadha, whose tenure ended on 30 June.

In his role as executive director, Chand was overseeing corporate & institutional credit, corporate & institutional banking, treasury & global markets, mid-corporate business, and trade & foreign exchange.

Chand had also overseen the international banking business, domestic subsidiaries, joint ventures, wealth management, capital markets and NRI business.

Chand began his career in 1994 as an officer at Allahabad Bank and later worked as a manager at the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) from 1998 to 2005.

In 2005, he joined Punjab National Bank as chief manager and was elevated to the position of chief general manager. During his over 15-year tenure at Punjab National Bank, he held various roles, including head of the zonal audit office in Patna, circle head of the Bareilly region, head of integrated treasury operations, and head of the Mumbai Zone.

Chand holds a B. Tech. degree, an MBA, and CAIIB qualification. Additionally, he has a PG Diploma in equity research and is a certified portfolio manager.