DBS Bank India said it has appointed Prashant Joshi as Managing Director & Head of National Distribution. He will report to Surojit Shome, MD and CEO of the bank in India. He joins the bank from IndoStar Capital Finance, where he held the position of Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for setting up the SME and affordable housing finance business. Apart from this, he also managed the Operations & Technology platforms for all businesses. He has also worked with Deutsche Bank, responsible for creating a successful retail banking franchise there. The other organizations he has worked are Standard Chartered Bank and IDBI Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Bombay and is a qualified cost accountant. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
