Board Of Directors

D. Surendran| Chairman (Non Executive)

Shri D. Surendran is a Post Graduate in Agriculture from Annamalai University and also a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He has also undergone Leadership Development Programme for Senior Executives by Banks Board Bureau at Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru.
He started his career in Canara Bank as an Agriculture Extension Officer (AEO) in the year 1990 and has served the Bank for last 34 years in various capacities in the States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, New Delhi and Andhra Pradesh. He has headed Very Large Branches and Exceptionally Large Branches. He has worked as General Manager in Karnataka Gramin Bank and has headed Canara Bank Circle Office, Madurai. As Chief General Manager, he headed the Human Resources Wing at Head Office.
His experience includes Branch Banking, Priority Credit, MSME, Retail Credit, Recovery and Human Resources. During his tenure as Head of HR Wing, Project Aarohan-HR Transformation was rolled out. He was also nominated on the Board of Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.

Shri Firoz Hasnain| Director (Non Executive)

Mr. Firoz Hasnain is presently heading Retail & MSME Credit Division in Punjab National Bank Corporate Office as Chief General Manager. He is a career banker with more than three decades of experience. Starting his career as Officer in 1995, he moved up the ladder by working with two public sector banks on lateral movement. He headed Zones like Kolkata & Mumbai as Zonal Head along with Large Corporate branch at Mumbai in erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce. He served as Branch Incumbent in Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai LCB. His leadership roles across various branches and departments underscore his commitment to excellence in the banking sector. Mr. Hasnain is a graduate in Master of Science by qualification and is also Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. He has undergone the Leadership Development Program and Cyber Risk & Resilience Program conducted by CAFRAL.

Dr Rajesh Prasad| Director (Non Executive)

Dr Rajesh Prasad assumed charge as Chief General Manager - Punjab National Bank in April 2025, presently, looking after Operations Division including General Banking Division, ADC Reconciliation Division and Customer Care Division. Prior to this, Mr. Prasad held key assignment in PNB including Zonal Manager, ZO Chandigarh and convener for State Level Bankers’ Committee of Haryana and UT Chandigarh, Nominee Director on Board of Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank (a sponsored bank of PNB); Chairman of Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) and Secretary Bankers Club Chandigarh. He has also served as Circle Head Hoshiarpur in the rank of Dy. General Manager. Dr Rajesh Prasad started his banking journey in Punjab National Bank as Manager- Technical Officer in the year 2003 and has served the Bank for the last 22 years in various capacities across the country. He has vast experience, exposure & expertise in major fields of banking, including Information Technology, Digital Banking, Corporate Credit, MSME, General Banking Operations among others. Prior to joining in PNB, he also served in erstwhile Allahabad Bank for 3 years as an officer and in Ordnance Factory Board, Ministry of Defense, GOI for 2 Years. A postgraduate in Computer Sciences, coupled with MBA in Marketing, he’s also a Doctorate in Management (Ph.D.) and a Certified Associate Member of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). His multi-disciplinary skills empower him to integrate People, Process and Technology (PPT) for synergic impact. He is firm believer in inclusive leadership, employee empowerment and data driven decision making. His strategic priorities include digital transformation, risk diversification, HR development and strengthening customer engagement through innovation and partnership with fintech.

Shri Taufique Alam| Managing Director & CEO

Mr. Taufique Alam has a rich banking experience of over 20 years and carries skill and competencies related to varied Field and Administrative offices. He has joined e-OBC (Amalgamated with PNB wef 01/04/2020) as Chief Manager (Forex) in 20/10/2010, after working for 8 years in Andhra Bank in Branch Banking, Trade Finance, Treasury and Risk Management. He has worked in Trade Finance, Domestic & Forex Treasury in Dealing room, Back Office & Mid Office in Treasury, International Banking Division. Corporate Credit & MSME Co-Lending. Digital Lending etc. He was part of Business Process re-engineering and Software implementation in Treasury & Trade Finance and Integration with Branch banking along with Digital Lending and LOS Implementation. He has also worked as Circle Head of Varanasi and Bhubaneswar Circles. He is Post Graduate in Statistics along with PGDBA in France. He has completed Leadership Development Programme of IIM Bangalore & Egon Zehnder as part of 2nd Batch of Senior Officers selected by FSIB (erstwhile BBB). He has attended various training and Leadership Development Programs including CAFRAL BOA, ASCI, etc. Mr. Taufique Alam is General Manger in PNB and was deputed as MD & CEO of PNB Investment & Services Limited (A wholly owned subsidiary of PNB) from 22.02.2022 to 01.05 2023.