Krishnan Chidambaram

A senior banking professional with specialization in Credit & Enterprise Risk Management. Over the last 25 years, had the opportunity to head senior management roles in various banks in India, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. The last full-time role (up to 30-06-2013) was General Manager & Senior Head-Enterprise Risk Management, Gulf Bank, Kuwait.

During the years 2003-2007, had brief stints in Tata Consultancy Services as their Head-Risk Management in the Banking & Financial Services Industry (BFSI) vertical and a specialized Risk Management Consultancy company, Aptivaa Consulting.

Career bank was the ANZ Banking Group where I worked for about 23 years. The experience there includes several years in Corporate and SME Lending in ANZ Grindlays Bank in India and Australia as well as being the Country Headof the Bank’s Retail Lending operations in India. Had also been involved in training and presentations to bankers in Corporate Banking, Credit, Risk Management, GRC and Basel II/III.

Joined the Institute of Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai as ‘Advisor & Consultant-Banking & Financial Services’ in a part time capacity in July 2013.Effective 1st April, 2018, assumed the role of Executive Director-Institutional Development, KREA University/IFMR B School.