Anil K Khandelwal Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of Baroda, has over three decades of banking experience. A chemical engineer with an MBA and a degree in Law, he also holds a Doctoral Degree inManagement. He is also a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.

Dr. Khandelwal was also the Chairman and Managing Director of Dena Bank for a year till February 2005, before he took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Baroda. During his tenure at Dena Bank, he had successfully piloted the turnaround of the Bank.

In recognition of his application of HRD interventions in business situations, he was awarded the coveted NationalAward of "Best Hrd Chief" by the National HRD Network. The Conference of Intellectuals awarded him the "Great Son of the Soil" award. He has also been the recipient of the "Grid Leadership Award" for Excellence in Corporate Management in 2004. Recently, the The Economic Times, Corporate Dossier (December 16, 2005) has named him as the 36th among "The 100 Most Powerful CEOs" in the country and he is perhaps the only Public Sector Bank Chief to find a place in the list.