M. Balachandran

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M. Balachandran (b. 1st May 1947), who served as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Bank of India (BoI) during the period 2005-2008, is a prominent banker of India. Before his appointment as the CMD of BoI, he was the Executive Director of the same bank. He is a post-graduate in science, and commenced his banking career in June 1970 as a probationary officer in Bank of Baroda, and has worked in different capacities, including as the Senior Manager (Agriculture), Chief Manager (Agriculture), Regional Manager, Deputy General Manager (Priority Sector) before he was elevated to the level of General Manager and Zonal Manager of Bank of Baroda, Chennai Zone, Chennai. Thereafter, he was moved to Bank of Baroda, New York (USA) as the Chief Executive. He was appointed as the Executive Director of Bank of India by the Government of India. Since 9th June 2005, he is serving as the CMD of BoI.