Media Release

Mangalore, Aug 30 : Karnataka Bank, a Mangalore Head Quartered Premier Private sector Bank has promoted its General Manager M.S. Mahabaleshwara Bhat, 54 years, as its Chief General Manager.

M.S. Mahabaleshwara Bhat, a post graduate in Agricultural Sciences, has over 29 years of banking experience both at operational and administrative levels.

He started his career as Researcher & Teacher at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and later on joined Karnataka Bank as Agricultural Field Officer in 1984. Initially he served at Credit Department of the Bank at its Head Office, Mangalore. Later on he headed Banakal, Chickmagalur ADB (Agricultural Development Branch) and Bangalore Kasturba Road branches of the Bank and has been the member of prestigious ‘Chairman’s Club” for 5 times.

On his promotion as Chief Manager and later on as Assistant General Manager he served at Credit Department and Planning & Development Department of the Bank at its Head Office, Mangalore. Later on he moved to New Delhi Regional Office as Regional Head, wherein he played key role in expanding the foot print of Bank in Northern part of India by opening good number of branches. He also served as Regional Head of Mumbai Region before being elevated to the Post of General Manager in 2011.

Bhat has good experience in administration of ‘Agri & Rural Credit’, Retail, MSME and corporate finance, Forex business, Corporate Planning & Development, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), New Products Development, Bancassurance Business, Alternate Delivery Channels (ADCs) etc.

He has done his Masters in Agricultural Sciences (M.Sc. Agri) from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and he is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) and has also done Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.