Shri Atanu Sen has been appointed as Trustee to the Board of NPS Trust with effect from 12 June 2017 for a period of three years. He has been designated as Chairman of the Board of NPS Trust with efffect from 31 March 2020.
Sh. Atanu Sen did his MA in Economics from Calcutta University and is a qualified Chartered Associate of Indian Institute of Banker (CAIIB). Shri Atanu Sen carries wide experience in financial arena, by virtue of his 35 years long stint with State Bank of India. From September 1977 to August 2012, he held various management roles with State Bank of India. He was the Chief General Manager of Mumbai Circle, which comprised of 1200 branches and was the largest region of the Bank businesswise. He was also General Manager of North East Circle, where he provided innovative solutions for financial inclusion for the under privileged and under banked. It ushered in a new paradigm in financial inclusion by using biometric near field communication technology, which is a key intervention towards financial inclusion in the current scenario, in villages in Mizoram, Meghalaya and Assam. He was also in-charge of the Trade Finance and Credit vertical of the Banks Fankfurt office, which had the largest trade folio of the Bank across all geographies during the period. He has expertise in varied fields of Banking including High Value Credit, Infrastructure Financing, International Banking, Risk Management, Banking Operations and Administration.
During the period 2012-2014, he was the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of SBI Life Insurance Company Limited. During his tenure with SBI Life Life Insurance Company Ltd., the company was adjudged as ‘the best company in the financial services sector in India’ by The Jamnalal Bajaj Quality Assurance, ‘the best company in Asia and Pacific’ by the Asia Pacific Quality Assurance and ‘the best Insurance Company to promote financial inclusion’ by SKOCH India. Economic Times considered SBI Life as ‘one of the top 50 great places to work with in India’, when Sh. Atanu Sen was at its helm. After super-annuation from State Bank of India, he was an advisor to SBI in the areas of credit, risk management and cross selling till 31st July 2015. Currently, he is working as a consultant and serving as Independent/ Nominee Director in Bank/ diverse companies.