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Musings on first woman ‘Chairman’ of SBI — 3

[Continued from yesterday] Arundhati completes her four-year assignment in New York and changes in the family affairs take place with her husband joining her, taking a job in US etc. Anyway she…

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Published March 11, 2022 · 4 min read
musings on first woman ‘chairm

Arundhati completes her four-year assignment in New York and changes in the family affairs take place with her husband joining her, taking a job in US etc. Anyway she was still an Assistant General Manager (AGM), posted to Kolkata at Bank’s Foreign Department, which handled the Treasury Operations. A big responsibility indeed. Her leadership qualities were displayed every time there was a problem relating to employees or modernisation. For example, there was protest for computerisation — loss of job, lack of skills etc. She fixes it. Her promotion to Deputy General Manager (DGM) came about; that was the first step for going up for the senior management position. The die was cast for her ultimate position as Chairman, one would guess.

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