Shri P.N. Prasad joined as Probationary Officer in State Bank of India on 09.12.1983 and rose up to the position of Deputy Managing Director in the Bank. After 37 years of service, he superannuated from the services of the bank on the 31 st May 2020. At the time of superannuation, he was heading the Commercial Clients Group, the Corporate Banking Vertical of State Bank of India. He was also heading the Project Finance & Structuring SBU of the Bank, the only such SBU among all Commercial Banks in India.
Mr. Prasad is a Postgraduate in Chemistry and is an All India rank holder in CAIIB examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Bankers. During his long career of 37 years in State Bank of India, Mr. Prasad held several important assignments viz., Branch Manager, Vidyanagar Branch (Vakadu); Chief Manager (Credit), Commercial Branch, Hyderabad; Assistant General Manager & Relationship Manager at Corporate Accounts Group Branch, Ahmedabad and at Industrial Finance Branch, Baroda. On his promotion to Top Executive Grade, he held the assignment of Deputy General Manager & Branch Head, Diamond Branch, Mumbai. From September 2008 to 2013, he was the Chief Executive Officer, Antwerp Branch in Belgium looking after operations of the Bank in the BENELUX region.
In his career, he handled some challenging assignments in leadership positions such as Chief Executive Officer, Antwerp; General Manager, Mid Corporate Regional Office, Chennai covering states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry; Chief General Manager (Mid Corporate), covering Western India and Deputy Managing Director (Commercial Clients Group) including the Project Finance & Structuring Strategic Business Unit (PF& S SBU). Mr. Prasad has got rich experience in Corporate & International Banking, Project Finance & Structuring, Debt Syndication, Stressed Asset Management & Resolution, Risk Management, Trade Finance, Compliances etc.
Mr. Prasad was the Chairman of the Co-Ordination Committee appointed by the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, to address the issues faced by the Gems & Jewellery Sector in India. He represented the Bank in committees appointed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Power to address the issues faced by these sectors. He was the nominee director of State Bank of India in HDFC Venture Capital Ltd and Oman India Joint Investment Fund Management Company Private Ltd.
He is presently a shareholder Director in Bank of India. He is also a Senior Advisor (Banking) to Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC); Advisor- The Investment Trust of India Group, Senior Advisor -Brescon & Allied Services LLP; Senior Advisor- Avendus Group and Advisor – Wanbury Ltd.