Government appoints Arundhati Bhattacharya as SBI managing director

State Bank of India (SBI) said on Saturday that the government has appointed Arundhati Bhattacharya as managing director of the bank.

Prior to this, Ms Bhattacharya was the managing director of SBI Capital, the merchant banking arm of the bank, SBI said in a statement.

With over three decades of experience at SBI, Ms Bhattacharya has undertaken various assignments spanning credit, forex, treasury and retail operations.