IIM Visakhapatnam Launches Leadership Development Initiative for Senior Canara Bank Executives
08-06-2026
A BGA-accredited institution and AACSB member, IIM Visakhapatnam continues to advance management education through industry-focused executive learning initiatives. Conducted in collaboration with Canara Bank, one of India’s largest public sector banks, the initiative is set to train over 100 executives across three batches.
The inaugural three-day programme brings together 37 Scale IV Executives from across the country. Programme Director Prof. Mohammad Shameem Jawed welcomed the participants and introduced the programme modules covering 8 key pillars including operational risk management, cybersecurity for leaders, leadership in regulated banking, ethics and governance, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, and banking data governance.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pradeep Gopalkrishna, Managing Director - Credit Risk Management at Deutsche Bank, remarked that there could be no better place than IIM Visakhapatnam to learn and deliberate on these emerging aspects of leadership and banking. Shri Khurshed Dordi, Non-Executive Director, State Bank of India, highlighted how the programme seeks to bring together experience and collective judgment especially in the context of evolving geopolitical realities and the growing influence of AI in the banking sector.
The three-day intensive executive education programme Led by Prof. Vijaya Marisetty and Prof. Mohammad Shameem Jawed has been thoughtfully curated to feature sessions by industry experts including Shri Khurshed Dordi and Shri Pradeep Gopalkrishna.
