Axis Bank is preparing for another significant shift in its leadership ranks as Chief Risk Officer Amit Talgeri concludes his second term with the bank. Talgeri will step down as CRO at the close of business on December 31, 2025, and formally separate from the organisation on January 18, 2026. His exit marks a notable moment for the bank, given the centrality of the CRO role in an environment where credit cycles, regulatory scrutiny and balance-sheet resilience demand consistent strategic oversight.
The bank has moved swiftly to announce his successor. Anand Viswanathan, currently leading Market and Liquidity Risk, Enterprise Risk Management and Model Risk, will take over as CRO for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2026. Viswanathan’s elevation places him at the core of Axis Bank’s risk governance framework at a time when lenders are recalibrating for tighter capital norms, accelerated digitalisation and increasingly complex stress environments.
Viswanathan brings a strong academic and professional foundation to the role. An alumnus of IIM Calcutta with a rank-holder distinction, he is also a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary, and holds the FRM certification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals. His two decades of experience across financial markets, structuring, analytics and institutional risk management position him well to oversee the bank’s evolving risk architecture.
Talgeri’s exit adds to a broader pattern of senior-level transitions at Axis Bank over the past two years. Since 2024, the bank has witnessed several leadership departures across retail, wholesale, audit and strategic functions. These include Ravi Narayanan (Retail Liabilities, Branch Banking and Products) in March 2024, Sumit Bali (Retail Lending) in August 2024, and Ganesh Sankaran (Wholesale Banking Coverage Group) in November 2024. The trend continued into 2025 with the resignation of Arjun Chowdhry (Affluent Banking, Cards, Payments and Retail Lending) and the retirement of Deputy Managing Director Rajiv Anand, both in August 2025, along with the earlier departure of Chief Audit Executive S. Bhaskar in February 2025.
Axis Bank communicated the CRO transition under Regulation 30 of SEBI’s Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements, confirming that Viswanathan will be classified as senior management for regulatory purposes. The appointment reflects both continuity and recalibration for the bank, signalling a renewed emphasis on risk strategy as credit growth accelerates, customer behaviour shifts and technology-driven operating models reshape exposure patterns.
