Mr. Arun Tiwari is a seasoned banker with over 40 years of experience in leadership, strategic planning, project finance, risk management, HR, IT, and credit operations. He served as the Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank of India from December 2013 to June 2017 and was previously the Executive Director of Allahabad Bank. At Bank of Baroda, his parent organization, he spent 33 years in various operational roles, including as CEO of the bank’s operations in Singapore and Malaysia. Throughout his career, Mr. Tiwari has held positions as Chairman and Non-Executive Director on the boards of IndusInd Bank Limited, Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited, and Union Asset Management Company. He has also served on the boards of New India Assurance Co. Ltd., General Insurance Corporation Ltd., ECGC Ltd., and Acuite Ratings and Research Limited. In addition, he has been involved in several national committees. Mr. Tiwari is currently serving on the boards of several limited companies, including Afrinex Stock Exchange in Mauritius, India Infradebt Ltd, and Hinduja Energy (India) Limited. He holds a postgraduate degree in Chemistry. During his career, he has done extensive assignment under the aegis of World Bank apart from being part of many programmes at Kellogg School of Management - Illinois, Arthur D’Little - Boston, ISB - Hyderabad, IIT - Mumbai, IIM - Kozhikode etc.