Dr. P. C. Saboo had joined State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in 1994. During his 30 years stint in the Bank, he worked in various assignments spanning from Operations, Retail Advances, Risk Management, Faculty at Bank’s apex training institute to foreign trade. He is also having rich experience in handling forex operations, as he worked as SBI’s country head at Bangladesh.
He also headed Bank’s Marketing and Communications Department. He had also headed Bank’s Financial Inclusion Department at Corporate Centre, Mumbai, and responsible for providing affordable banking solutions to financially excluded people spread in every nook and corner of the country.
Shri Satish Rao serves as the Deputy Managing Director (Information Technology) at the State Bank of India (SBI), a position he assumed in February 2025. Prior to this, he was Deputy Managing Director (Officer on Special Duty) at SBI and has also served as the Chief General Manager of Information Technology (Core and Special Projects).
Mr. Rao joined the State Bank of India in 1991 as a Probationary Officer and has since gained extensive experience across various domains of banking. Over the years, he has held several important leadership roles, including General Manager and Chief Data Management Officer, as well as Deputy General Manager (Business and Operations) at Siliguri. He is widely recognized for his deep expertise in technology transformation, data-driven banking, and his significant contributions to SBI’s digital initiatives and operational efficiency.
Shri Shiva Om Dikshit took charge as the Deputy Managing Director (Operations and Channel Management) at the State Bank of India (SBI) in January 2024, based at the Bank’s Corporate Centre in Mumbai. Before this role, he served as the Chief General Manager of the Patna Circle, where he was responsible for overseeing SBI’s business operations, customer engagement, and overall growth across the region.
Mr. Dikshit holds an MBA from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and a Master of Science in Physics from Lucknow University. During his long career with SBI, he has developed deep expertise in operations management, channel optimization, and strategic leadership, playing a key role in enhancing the bank’s operational efficiency and customer service standards.
Shri Tonse started his career with SBI in 1988 as Probationary Officer. He has worked in different geographical locations in India and abroad heading various business functions. He has deep experience of handling and managing various areas of Banking such as Corporate Credit, International Banking, Treasury Operations, Equity Portfolio Management, Retail banking and Training, Agriculture and Rural Banking. Shri Tonse was also on deputation to SBI Mutual Funds as Managing Director & CEO (June 2020 to December 2022). SBI Mutual Funds is the largest Asset Management Company in India with an 18% market share approximately. Earlier, he was heading the Chennai Circle of SBI as Chief General Manager (June 2018 to June 2020). He had the overall responsibility of managing 15000 employees and a network of 1260 branches and offices of SBI situated in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Some of the other assignments held by Mr. Tonse in SBI are as under:
Member of Faculty at the apex level State Bank Staff College at Hyderabad
Chief Executive Officer, SBI Osaka Branch, Japan (August 2009 to June 2013)
Deputy General Manager, Equity & Commodities (Global Markets), Corporate Centre, Mumbai (June 2013 to November 2016)
General Manager, Corporate Accounts Group, Branch BKC, Mumbai (November 2016 to June 2018)
Deputy Managing Director, Corporate Accounts Group, State Bank of India, Corporate Centre, Mumbai.
