YES BANK on Wednesday announced the appointment of Manish Jain as Country Head – Wholesale Banking. In his role, he will be responsible for spearheading the Wholesale Banking business at the bank encompassing the large corporates portfolio.
This includes Investment Banking, Project Finance Business & Loan Syndication, Emerging Local Corporates, Transaction Banking Group and Institutional & Government Banking (Government Banking, Multinational Corporate Banking, IFSC Banking Unit, Indian Financial Institutions Banking and Corporate & Government Advisory) and Business Economics Banking.
Jain will be based in Mumbai, at YES BANK House, and will report directly to the Managing Director & CEO, Prashant Kumar.
A seasoned banking professional with over three decades of experience within the Banking and Financial Services industry, Jain has worked in several geographical locations across India serving diverse client segments like, Large Local Corporates, Strategic Groups, Middle Market Companies, Corporate Commercial & Institutional Banking (CCIB), Supply Chain Finance, Transaction Banking sales, Multinational Corporates, Financial Institutions, and SMEs.
In his previous stint, he last served in the capacity of Managing Director & Co-Head, CCIB Client Coverage, India & Corporates, South Asia at the Standard Chartered Bank. In his previous roles, he has been associated with organisations like Ernst & Young Consulting India, GE India and Maruti Suzuki.
“YES BANK is on a strong growth trajectory, and we are very pleased to have Manish on board to accelerate the momentum. He is a seasoned banker with a proven track record of delivering value to institutional clients across diverse sectors. His appointment reinforces our commitment to growing, as well as strengthening our Wholesale Banking portfolio which continues to be an area of continued focus for the Bank,” YES BANK Chief Prashant Kumar said.