Mumbai – April 2, 2026: YES BANK today announced the appointment of Mr. S. Anantharaman as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Mr. Anantharaman will lead the Bank’s enterprise-wide risk framework, overseeing Credit Policy, Operational & Enterprise Risk, Market Risk, Information Security, Model Governance, Data Analytics, Data Privacy & Protection.
Mr. Anantharaman brings over three decades of experience in banking and financial services space. He has deep expertise in enterprise risk management, credit strategy, portfolio quality management, fraud risk and regulatory governance across large financial institutions. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Mr. Anantharaman joins YES BANK from Jio Financial Services where he served as Group Chief Risk Officer. At Jio Financial Services he built the group-wide risk management architecture from the ground up across lending, payments, insurance broking, and asset management.
Prior to that, Mr. Anantharaman served as Chief Risk Officer at Bank of Baroda where he drove significant improvements in asset quality and portfolio resilience while strengthening the bank’s overall risk management framework. He has also held senior leadership roles at HDFC Bank and L&T Finance Holdings, where he led large corporate and retail credit portfolios and implemented advanced data-driven risk management frameworks.
