Eminent banker Suresh N Patel takes oath as vigilance commissioner

April 29, 2020 16:35

Eminent banker Suresh N Patel on Wednesday took oath as the Vigilance Commissioner in the anti-corruption watchdog CVC, officials said. Patel, who is in Ahmedabad, was administered the oath of office by Central Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari through video conference, they said. Patel's name to the post was recommended by a high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February this year. He has over three decades of banking experience, and has also worked as the executive director in Oriental Bank of Commerce before taking over as the Managing Director and CEO of Andhra Bank in 2015. -- PTI

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