hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðɪs pəzˈɪʃən baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ˈɪndiə ɡˌoʊ ˈaɪ, ænd ɐsˈuːmd ðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə bˈæŋk æz ɪts sˌiːˌɛmdˈiː ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
He was appointed to this position by the Government of India (GoI), and assumed the charge of the bank as its CMD on 17 May 2006.