
Asheesh Pandey, MD & CEO of Union Bank of India
The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended the appointment of Asheesh Pandey as the MD & CEO of Union Bank of India (UBI) and and Kalyan Kumar as MD and CEO of Central Bank of India.
Pandey and Kumar are currently Executive Directors at Bank of Maharashtra and Punjab National Bank, respectively.

Kalyan Kumar as MD and CEO of Central Bank of India
FSIB interfaced with 23 candidates from various public sector banks between May 27 – May 30, 2025 for the forthcoming positions of MD & CEO in public sector banks.
Keeping in view their performance in the interface, their overall experience and the extant parameters, the Bureau, recommended Pandey for the upcoming vacancy of MD & CEO in Union Bank of India and Kumar for the upcoming vacancy of MD & CEO in Central Bank of India.
The three-year tenor of the current UBI Chief A Manimekhalai ends next month. The term of MV Rao, MD & CEO, CBoI since March 2021, ends in July 2025.
Published on May 30, 2025