Anantha Padmanabha

Anantha Padmanabha has extensive experience in the banking and information technology sectors, currently serving as General Manager of Special Projects and previously as General Manager of Information Technology & CTO at Karnataka Bank since August 1995. Prior roles at Karnataka Bank include Deputy General Manager and Assistant General Manager. Anantha Padmanabha began the career as a Programmer at Namaste Exports Ltd and later worked as Assistant Manager-Systems at ICDS Ltd, focusing on COBOL programming. Educational qualifications include a B.Sc in Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics from MGM College Udupi, a PGDCA in Computer Applications from Bangalore University, and two certifications from the Indian Institute of Banking—one in KYC & AML and Credit Card, and the other as a JAIIB. Additionally, Anantha Padmanabha holds a CISA certification in System Security from ISACA-CISA, USA.