Karnataka Bank appoints a woman Director

Karnataka Bank appoints a woman Director

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore , Aug 7, 2013: Mangalore based premier private sector Bank, The Karnataka Bank Ltd has appointed Smt Usha Ganesh, IAS, former Administrative Member, Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, Bangalore as an additional Director under Section 260 of the Companies Act, 1956.

The above appointment has been made at the recently held Board meeting on 31.07.2013. She is the first woman Director on the Board of the Bank.

Born on 05.07.1948, Smt Usha Ganesh IAS, is a post graduate in M.Sc (Botany), M.Sc (Econ.), LLB, and has undergone Advanced Training in Administration and Management of Change from Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad and Management Development Centre, London. 

She brings with her vast experience in the field of Law, Finance, Agriculture and Rural Economy, Cooperation & SSI.  As an  IAS (RR 1973)  of Karnataka Cadre from July 1973 to July 2008, she has held  various posts from Assistant Commissioner, Chickmagalur, Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore District, to Managing Director of KSCARD Bank (SLDB) and Additional Chief Secretary and Chairman of Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd.


Smt Usha Ganesh was on the Boards of Karnataka State Co-operative Agr. and Rural Development (KSCARD) Bank as Managing Director  from June 95 to June 96 and Karnataka State Co-op. Apex Bank Ltd., as Director from June 95 to June 96.

She had represented KSCARD Bank in all India and Zonal Conferences of NABARD, and also at International Co-operative Alliance Seminar at Sydney, Australia during October 1995.

]She has functioned as Administrative Member, Karnataka Administrative Tribunal from August 2008 - July 2013 in the rank of a Judge of High Court for 5 years, Smt Usha Ganesh has also functioned as a Quasi Judicial Authority and Appellate Authority in different posts for 9 years.