UNION BANK OF INDIA (UK) - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Non - Executive Director ( NED )
• Non - Executive Director of Union Bank of India ( UK ) Ltd

Dr Anand Kumar, Non-Executive Director of Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd. since July 2020. Previously Dr Kumar is associated with the Bank as ED & Deputy CEO since July 2013. He is a senior banker with over three decades of banking experience in India, Singapore and UK environments. Prior to joining Union bank of India (UK) Ltd he had served Bank of Baroda UK as their Retail Banking and Strategic Initiatives Head and earlier as the Retail banking head at ICICI Bank (UK) Plc. He is credited with rolling out retail banking products such as e-banking, debit cards and online bonds in both the banks. Dr Kumar is a keen learner always updating himself of the developments. Earlier he had served ICICI bank in India as Regional Head, Chandigarh and Zonal head, Kolkata. He has also served as Head-ICICI Lombard General Insurance (Services) Company Limited in London, UK. Dr Kumar is also appointed as one of the directors at Associations of Foreign Bankers (AFB) of London, UK and has been a Board Member (Non-Executive Director) with First Microfinance Bank, Afghanistan & India Infrastructure Company (UK) Ltd. Dr Kumar is well qualified with an MBA, LLB and PhD, he is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Security & Investments, UK and an ICA certified Compliance awareness course and has been trained at Manchester Business School, Manchester UK on Managing Financial services and 'Role of a Director' course with the Institute of Directors, UK. He also runs a charitable foundation ‘Kusum Foundation' engage for imparting vocational students in rural hinterland, Bihar, India.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Managing Director
• Department Head
• Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer at Union Bank of India ( UK ) Ltd

Mr Arbind Choudhary, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer at Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd is having rich experience in various facets of banking. In more than one and a half decade of industry know-how, his range of experiences span from application of operational aspects of conventions at grassroot, to administering and formulating policy blueprints at the executive stratum. He has grown through assuming responsibilities across the spectrum in business development and leadership. From handling key strategic assignments, industry-proficiency and competence. His industrial journey includes a range of responsibilities in Bank's business development, starting from being a Credit Officer to Branch Head for Business Banking, Corporate Branch Branches in India and heading as Chief Executive of Bank's Overseas Operation in Belgium. Mr. Choudhary has also handled responsibilities in administrative roles as Regional Head, Vertical Head at Central Office in MIS Department, Led Stressed Asset Resolution Team with the Parent Bank. He has been part of many leadership programme in the area of design thinking, Cyber security and Credit Risk Framework for banks. A Master's in Business Management having specialisation in Finance & Marketing, and a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB), Mr. Choudhary has also completed 'Role of Director' from Institute of Directors in UK.

Job Titles:

• Department Head

Job Titles:

• Department Head

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Executive Director
• Department Head
• Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer of Union Bank of India ( UK ) Ltd

Mr Natesh Kumar D Shetty, is incumbent Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer of Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd since December, 2021. He is a career banker with vast experience in multiple, operational and administrative areas of Banking. He has performed all his roles with commendable success, starting from probationary officer to independent Branch head of various categories of Bank Branches across India and vertical head of controlling and administrative responsibilities. He had exposure to policy framing and critical decision-making mechanisms in the Bank. He is having a track record of achieving the desired goals by leading from front and being an effective team player and has also been successful in establishing enduring and cordial customer relationships. His immediate previous assignment with the parent Bank was vertical head of Credit Monitoring and Recovery Department at Zonal office Pune, in the capacity of Assistant General Manager. He is a post graduate in Management, a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB), from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance and Certified Financial Manager from Centre for Financial Management, Bangalore, India. He has also completed 'Role of Director' from Institute of Directors, London, United Kingdom.

Job Titles:

• Independent Non - Executive Director ( INED )
• Independent Non - Executive Director at Union Bank of India ( UK ) Ltd

Mr. Patrick Quinn, Independent Non-Executive Director at Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd, since June 2013 is a widely experienced international banker with over four decades of experience at senior level in investment and commercial banks. He is at the Board of Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd since last 9 years, also he has been in the Board of an another International bank in the UK as a Non-executive director for over 22 years and had served earlier as an executive director on the Board of Yamaichi Bank (UK) Ltd, a Japanese bank. He also has experience of having served in various geographies including Hong Kong and USA. During his career he has had a strong record of business development, credit, administration and operations. Mr Quinn chairs the Risk and Compliance committee of the Board. Mr Quinn is an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and an Associate member of the British Institute of Management.

Job Titles:

• Department Head

Job Titles:

• Department Head / Credit Department / Department Head

Job Titles:

• Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank of India

Ms. A Manimekhalai is appointed as Chairperson on 28 th June 2022. Ms. A. Manimekhalai is currently the Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank of India. A seasoned banker with experience of more than 3 decades, Ms. A. Manimekhalai started her career in erstwhile Vijaya Bank as an Officer in 1988 and rose successively as Branch Head, Regional Head, and functional head of various Departments at Corporate Office. She was instrumental in devising & implementation of strategic policies covering core areas like strategic planning, setting organizational goals, growth strategies, action plans, compliance, internal control, etc.

Job Titles:

• Independent Non - Executive Director ( INED )

Ms. Charlotte Morgan is an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee at Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd. Ms Morgan joined the Bank on November 2021. A qualified Chartered accountant and Corporate treasurer, Ms Morgan has rich and wide-ranging wealth of experience in the Financial Industry. She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director at SMBC Bank International Plc and performs the SMF11 role of Chair of Audit Committee of the Bank. In the past she has worked as Non-Executive Director, Deputy Audit Committee Chair & member of Risk and Remuneration Committees at FCE Bank PLC (Ford Credit Europe). In executive roles, Ms Morgan has held several senior level positions at top tier financial institutions. She has worked as Group Head of Corporate Treasury and Tax at Standard Chartered Bank PLC earlier in her career, before moving to a global commodities firm, ED&F Man Holdings Limited. Ms Morgan is avid supporter of Arts and Education and is a Director at London Sinfonietta Ltd, Chair of Trustee of Second Movement and a member of the Court of Governors at Westminster University.