14 November 2022 RV University campus
Mr. Rajan Pental
Mr. Rajan Pental is Senior Group President & Global Head - Retail Banking at YES Bank. He joined YES Bank in Nov 2015 and is responsible for galvanizing the Retail Banking franchise for YES Bank. He carries a rich experience of 3 decades, in the financial services industry. His portfolio includes Branch Banking – Retail, Affluent Banking, NRI Banking, Retail Assets, SME Banking, Rural & Agriculture Banking, Third Party Distribution, Marketing & Corporate Communication, Retail Collections, Retail Legal, Retail Service Excellence & Customer Experience, Liabilities Product Management, Credit Cards & Merchant Acquisition. He is also designated as Non-Executive Director of YES Securities.
Mr. Pental brings with him rich experience in Retail Banking and building new businesses. He has held positions of increasing responsibilities in HDFC Bank from Jun 2001 to Oct 2015 (14 years). In his last role, he was designated as Business Head – Secured Loans & Rural Sales (Vehicle Loans – Retail & Wholesale). Earlier at HDFC Bank, Mr. Pental was instrumental in initiating, setting up and institutionalizing the Retail Assets Business for the HDFC Bank in the Northern region. He has worked extensively in creating and executing the Sales and Distribution strategy of these businesses since inception at HDFC Bank.
Mr. Pental has been associated with Tata Finance, Esanda Finance & Leasing Ltd (ANZ Grindlays Bank Ltd), Escorts Limited and Industrial Chemicals Ltd. He is a B.Sc. from Magadh University, Patna (1986) and has done his MBA from Indian Institute of Business Management (1988). He has also completed an Executive Programme for Development of Strategic Skills from IIM Calcutta in 2004-05.