Dhruba Narayan Ghosh was an Indian career bureaucrat and civil servant who served as the twelfth

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. He was also the founder and very first chairman of the ICRA Limited.

Life

Most of the details about his early life are known from his autobiography ''No Regrets'' published by Rupa Publications on 1 August 2015. The book was released by

Arundhati Bhattacharya Arundhati Bhattacharya is a retired Indian people, Indian banker and former Chairman of State Bank of India, Chairperson of the State Bank of India. She is the first woman to be the Chairman of State Bank of India, Chairperson of State Bank of ...

, the then

and Deepak Parekh, chairman of the Housing Development Finance Corporation on 27 August 2015.

Education

He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Calcutta.

Career

Early career

He joined the

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and worked in a number of roles. He played a key role in the nationalization of Indian banks.

Banking career

He served as the twelfth

from 13 May 1985 until 12 May 1989. After his retirement from the

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in 1989, he was succeeded by Atal V. as the

. It was during his time at the

, that the drive towards computerization of branches was begun. The

was also rated by the international rating agency the S&P Global Ratings for the first time during his tenure.

Later career

After having retired from the

in 1989, he held a number of executive posts in the private sector which included: * Member of Board of Directors of Philips company * Member of Board of Directors of Larsen & Toubro company * Chairman of the Board of Governors of the

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* Chairman of the board of Sundaram BNP Paribas Asset Management Company Limited * Chairman of the board of Gerdau Steel India Limited * Chairman of the

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* Chairman and Director of The Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited * Managing Director of Damodar Cement and Slag Limited * Independent Non-Executive Director of Birla Corporation Limited * Independent Director of Housing Development Finance Corporation. * Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited. He has also served as the president of the Society for the Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives. In 1991, he became the Managing Trustee of the Sameeksha Trust, which is the publisher of

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References

External links

Official Website

SBI chairmen

SBI history
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