Biji Sreekrishnavilas Sankaranarayanan has officially joined Karnataka Bank as the Executive Director effective July 15, 2026. As reported by Karnataka Bank, the leading private sector lender is pleased to announce her appointment as the new executive director. Biji assumed charge on Wednesday, marking her entry into the leadership role at the public sector bank.
Biji brings 31 years of end-to-end experience in banking to her new role, having spent her entire career at South Indian Bank. According to Karnataka Bank, she holds a postgraduate degree in Mathematics and MBA in HR, along with a professional certification in Management of Social Initiatives from IIM-K. Her extensive experience spans across corporate banking, retail and branch banking, liabilities, secured assets, transformation and digital modernisation. The bank has confirmed that Mrs. Biji Sreekrishnavilas Sankaranarayanan (DIN: 11534526) is not related to any existing Directors on the Board and has not been debarred from holding the office of Director by SEBI or any other authority.
According to Karnataka Bank, Biji has demonstrated proven track-record in steering nationwide banking networks as independent profit centres, scaling corporate banking verticals, strengthening risk frameworks, improving asset quality, enhancing customer acquisition models and architecting digital and operational turnaround journeys. Karnataka Bank is confident that Biji's expertise and leadership will drive the bank towards continued growth and success in its ongoing business transformation initiatives. Her strategic focus is expected to accelerate enterprise-wide profitability, strengthen compliance architecture, and build high-performance leadership pipelines.
The appointment was made in compliance with SEBI regulations and BSE/NSE circulars dated June 20, 2018. As per Karnataka Bank, the appointment was communicated in accordance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The bank's filing included these details as required by SEBI Master Circular No.: SEBI/HO/49/14/14(7) 2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026. The strategic focus aims to strengthen the bank's leadership structure as it focuses on digital modernization and profitability.
