Srikrishnan Hari Hara Sarma
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The Board of Administrators of Karnataka Financial institution has accepted the resignation of the financial institution’s Managing Director & CEO, Srikrishnan Hari Hara Sarma, on Sunday. A press launch posted on the inventory exchanges mentioned the resignation can be efficient from July 15, 2025. Sarma has cited private causes, together with his resolution to relocate again to Mumbai, for his resignation.
The financial institution’s Government Director, Sekhar Rao, has additionally submitted his resignation citing incapacity to relocate to Mangaluru and different private causes. The resignation has been accepted by the board and can be efficient from July 31, 2025.
The financial institution has fashioned a search committee to establish appropriate candidates for the place of a brand new Managing Director and CEO in addition to a brand new Government Director.
In the meantime, the financial institution has appointed Raghavendra Srinivas Bhat because the Chief Working Officer (COO) of the financial institution with impact from July 2, 2025. Bhat could be a Senior Administration Personnel of the financial institution and based mostly on the Registered and Head Workplace at Mangaluru. Moreover, substitute preparations are additionally being made topic to the regulator’s approval, a press release from the financial institution mentioned.
On the Notes to Accounts contained within the audited Monetary Statements for the 2024-25 resulting in Emphasis of Matter within the Auditor’s Report, the financial institution states that it has been mentioned and amicably resolved.
It’s to be famous right here that the statutory auditors of the financial institution — Ravi Rajan and Co LLP and RGN Value and Co – had mentioned of their report on Might 14: “We draw consideration to Be aware 14 of the Standalone Monetary Outcomes, which states that the overall expenditure consists of an quantity of ₹1.16 crore incurred in reference to participating consultants & different income expenditure and complete mounted belongings embody capital expenditure amounting to ₹0.37 crore, which had been incurred past the delegated powers of the whole-time administrators and was not ratified by the Board. Consequently, the mentioned quantity is recoverable from the involved administrators. Nonetheless, no impact has been given within the accounts in respect of the recoverable quantity. Our opinion will not be modified in respect of this matter.”
The financial institution continues to take mandatory steps to make sure operational stability and assures varied stakeholders that it’s properly capitalised and continues to be sound as hitherto. The transformational journey embarked upon by the financial institution will proceed unhindered, the assertion mentioned.
Revealed on June 29, 2025
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