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Smt. Uma Shankar
Independent Director
Smt. Uma Shankar, is a former Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She was with RBI for over 37 years in different capacities. Her core competence is in the financial sector supervision; however she has also been responsible for currency management, foreign exchange and the internal accounting and administration.
She is a Post-Graduate in English Literature and a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). She did Executive Education at Columbia Business School, New York (2009 alumni). She was also on the boards of few Public Sector Banks as a RBI nominee.
Presently, she is an Independent Director on the Board of The Karnataka Bank Limited and Nominee Director on the Board of Unitech Ltd. Previously, she was an independent Director on the Board of IDBI Capital Markets & Securities Limited, Ebix Technologies Limited.
She is also an Independent Member of the Fund Trustee Advisory Commission of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).
Smt. Uma Shankar has served as an Independent Director on the Board of NPCIL for a term of July 5, 2023 to October 14, 2024.
Smt. Uma Shankar has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of NPCIL w.e.f. 16th April 2025.