Equitas Small Finance Bank Seeks New CEO Amid Leadership Change, Defers Universal Banking Licence Application
Equitas Small Finance Bank is conducting a search for a new managing director and CEO, aiming to submit a shortlist of internal and external candidates to the Reserve Bank of India within a month. This follows the resignation of former MD CEO P.N. Vasudevan over a perceived conflict of interest involving his daughter's NBFC. Interim CEO Balaji Nuthalapadi has been appointed for up to three months. The bank does not plan to apply for a universal banking licence immediately but maintains a long-term strategy toward that goal.
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moneycontrol broke this story on 12 Nov, 01:50 pm. Other outlets followed.