Shri K. K. Agarwal and Shri J. P. Dua join as the new
Executive Directors of Allahabad Bank

Shri K.K. Agarwal and Shri J.P. Dua have assumed charge of Executive Directors of Allahabad Bank with effect from 7th November, 2007. It is for the first time the Bank is having two Executive Directors. Before that, Shri S.K. Goel was the Executive Director of the Bank who has since taken over as the CMD in another Bank. Before taking over this assignment, Shri Agarwal and Shri Dua were the General Managers of Bank of Baroda and Oriental Bank of Commerce respectively.

A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India and a Graduate in Law, Shri Agarwal who had also done his CAIIB, is having wide range of working experience in various fields of banking activities which include International Banking and Treasury Operations. A seasoned banker, Shri Agarwal had international experience of working in Fiji for over 4 years. He headed the International Operations Wing of Bank of Baroda till he took over as Executive Director of Allahabad Bank.

Shri Dua is a post graduate in Economics and a graduate in Law. Shri Dua is a complete banker and is exposed to almost all the functions of banking industry including International Banking, Inspection & Control besides Corporate Credit, a department he headed in OBC until he joined Allahabad Bank. He had specialized training in Credit Administration, Human Resources Management. His initiatives include formation of New Business Groups, Centralized Processing Cell, Retail Credit hubs etc. Shri Dua also attended a number of international trainings like SIBOS Programme in Hong Kong, International Banking Programme in Los Angeles/San Fransisco and Credit Management Programme in New York.

Date: 08 November 2007

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