Atanu Chakraborty
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (June 2024) |
Atanu Chakraborty | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson of HDFC Bank | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2021 | |
| Economic Affairs Secretary of India | |
| In office July 2019 – April 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Subhash Chandra Garg |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Seth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1960[1] |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
Atanu Chakraborty (born 5 April 1960) the chairperson of HDFC Bank. He was appointed by the Reserve Bank of India in April 2021.[2][3] He is a retired 1985 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service and Gujarat cadre, and served as Economic Affairs Secretary of India until his retirement in April 2020.[4]
Education
[edit]He holds a degree in Electronics and Communication engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.[5][6] He completed his post-graduate diploma in business finance and an MBA from the University of Hull, United Kingdom.[4][7][8][9]
Career
[edit]Atanu Chakraborty is a retired 1985-batch Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to the Gujarat cadre and has served various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Gujarat. He has held positions in the Ministries of Finance, Ports, industries, labour, petroleum and natural gas, and Home. He also served on the Boards of state-owned enterprises.[10]
In the Government of Gujarat, Chakraborty served as the Additional Chief Secretary of Industries and as Principal Secretary of the Finance Department. He was the chief executive of GSPC Group of companies, GSFC Limited, GSFS Limited, and the CEO of Gujarat Maritime Board. He has held the office of chief executive officer of Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board and also served as the chairperson of National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF) Chakraborty has held positions in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He held the posts of Secretary, DIPAM, and Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.[11]
Currently, Chakraborty is as an independent chairman on the board of Yubi, formerly known as CredAvenue.[12][13]
Mr. Chakraborty was appointed as the Union Economic Affairs Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in July 2019. He was succeeded by Subhash Chandra Garg.[14]
He has served as the secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) in the Ministry of Finance (India).[7]
Mr. Chakraborty has served as the Director General of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) in the Ministry of Petroleum.[15]
He also served as managing director of Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd.[16]
Mr. Chakraborty was the MD of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, an Indian Oil & Gas company.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Civil List of IAS Officers". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "RBI approves appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as part-time chairman of HDFC Bank". The Hindu. April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Not just PSUs, even India Inc likes IAS on board as director". 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b Mishra, Asit Ranjan (July 25, 2019). "Who is Atanu Chakraborty, the new economic affairs secretary?". Livemint.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/atanu-chakraborty-790a601b3/?originalSubdomain=in [bare URL]
- ^ "Atanu Chakraborty • The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute". The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b "PSU disinvestment: Time for big and small strategic sales, says DIPAM secretary Atanu Chakraborty". 7 July 2019.
- ^ "As the new economic affairs secretary, Atanu Chakraborty has his task cut out". 26 July 2019.
- ^ The Board Of Directors Of HDFC Bank
- ^ "Modi effect: Rivals RIL, ONGC team up for to east coast sharing infrastructure". 22 October 2017.
- ^ "India Pitches Bigger Oil Resource Pie in Bid to Lure Investments". Bloomberg.com. 16 January 2018.
- ^ Sarkar, Brinda (17 October 2022). "Yubi appoints Atanu Chakraborty as chairman". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Yubi appoints Atanu Chakraborty as Independent Chairman of its Board". 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Who is Atanu Chakraborty, the new economic affairs secretary?". 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Govt picks GSPC chief Atanu Chakraborty as DGH | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Atanu Chakraborty front runner for Sebi top post". 27 February 2020.
- ^ "GSPC Group appoints Atanu Chakraborty as MD". 24 April 2015.
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