Rajneesh Karnatak, Debadatta Chand and Ashutosh Choudhary extended as Bank Executives

Exam-focused facts from the 26 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Rajneesh Karnatak, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of India (BoI), has had his tenure extended for three years effective April 29, 2026.
Karnatak was appointed as MD and CEO of BoI in 2023 for a term of three years.
Debadatta Chand, MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda (BoB), has had his tenure extended for three years effective July 1, 2026.
The extension for Chand was approved by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), which is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ashutosh Choudhary has had his term as Executive Director of Indian Bank extended for another three years.
The term of Ashwani Kumar, MD and CEO of UCO Bank, ends on June 1, 2026.