slice Small Finance Bank (SFB) has appointed former SBI chief general manager Samir Sawhney as executive director and former ICICI Bank senior executive Ramesh Kumar as independent directors on its board. 

Both appointments have received the approval of the bank’s board. The RBI has also approved Sawhney’s appointment as executive director, slice said in a statement. 

Sawhney brings more than three decades of banking experience across treasury and investment management, retail operations, marketing, and human resources. 

Until recently, he served as the chief executive of RMBS Development Company, an entity set up by the National Housing Bank to develop India’s residential mortgage-backed securities market.

Prior to that, Sawhney spent more than 34 years at SBI. As the bank’s chief general manager of global markets, he headed its treasury operations and managed a domestic portfolio exceeding ₹16.5 Lakh Cr and foreign assets of more than $10 Bn.

He also served as the chairman of the Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI), representing banks in their engagement with the RBI on foreign exchange matters. 

Meanwhile, Kumar has more than 30 years of experience across banking, financial services, technology, and digital transformation.

He spent two decades at ICICI Bank as the head of its technology management group and software development functions. In the role, Kumar oversaw the bank’s technology strategy, infrastructure, and mobile and digital banking platforms.

Before joining ICICI Bank, he led the implementation of SBI’s core banking platform. His areas of expertise include technology governance, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and digital transformation, slice said.

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