Bandhan Bank Appoints Debashish Mukherjee as Independent Director
Bandhan Bank appointed Mr. Debashish Mukherjee as an Additional Director (Independent) and Independent Director. The appointment is effective March 25, 2026, for a three-year term, subject to shareholder approval. Mr. Mukherjee previously retired from Canara Bank.
The appointment of a director is a standard corporate governance procedure and is unlikely to have a significant immediate impact on the bank's operations or financial performance.
The appointment of a new director is a routine corporate governance event and does not inherently carry a positive or negative financial implication for the bank.
Bandhan Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Debashish Mukherjee as an Additional Director (Independent) and an Independent Director on its Board of Directors. This appointment is effective from March 25, 2026.
Mr. Mukherjee's appointment as an Independent Director is for a term of three consecutive years, commencing March 25, 2026, and he will not be liable to retire by rotation. This appointment is subject to shareholder approval within three months.
This follows a previous disclosure on February 12, 2026, which stated that the Board had approved Mr. Mukherjee's appointment, pending approval from the Ministry of Finance, as his proposed role fell within the cooling-off period after his retirement from Canara Bank. The Ministry of Finance has now granted its approval.
Mr. Debashish Mukherjee is not related to any other Directors of the Bank and is not disqualified from holding the office of director by any regulatory authority.
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