Mr. A.c Mahajan

Biography

Mr. Avinash Chander Mahajan joined the HPCL board as an Independent Director effective April 9, 2012. Mr. A C Mahajan has done his M.Sc. (Chemistry Hons) in 1972, and thereafter joined Bank of India as an Officer in 1972. He is a career banker with over 38 years of varied experience in various Public Sector Banks in India and abroad. He held various senior level positions in Bank of India viz., in charge -“Integrated Treasury”; General Manager In-Charge - Credit Department; General Manager - Risk Management Department; Chief Executive, Japan branchs etc. He had also worked in Kenya for five years as in charge of Nairobi (Kenya) branch. Thereafter, he held various top level positions such as Executive Director - Bank of Baroda in 2005, C&MD - Allahabad Bank and C&MD - Canara Bank from where he superannuated in August 2010. He had also held various positions in Indian Banks Association (IBA) including Member, IBA Managing Committee and Dy. Chairman, IBA. Besides being on the Board of various companies including HPCL, Mr Mahajan is a Chairman of Governing Council of Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI), an independent watch dog of banking industry which is tasked with duty of ensuring that Banks provide to the customers services in transparent manner.

Research Interest

  Risk Management Department   IBA Managing Committee and Dy. Chairman