The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) said Atul Kumar Goel has assumed charge as Chief Executive (CE) of the Association.
Goel was MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank (PNB) from February 2022 to December 2024. He was Chairman of IBA for two terms – 2021-22 and 2022-23.
His predecessor at IBA, Sunil Mehta, too was MD & CEO of PNB (from May 2017 to September 2019) and Chairman of the Association (2018-19). Mehta was IBA CE from January 2020 till September 2024.
The new IBA Chief Executive is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He has three decades of banking experience in four Banks — Allahabad Bank (now Indian Bank), Union Bank of India (as Executive Director), UCO Bank (MD & CEO) and PNB (MD & CEO).