New GM for Karnataka Bank

Mr Mahabaleshwara Bhat M.S., who is heading Mumbai region as Deputy General Manager of Karnataka Bank, has been promoted as General Manager with effect from December 1. As General Manager, he will be in-charge of Credit (Retail Finance Division) at head office in Mangalore.

A bank release said here that Mr Bhat joined the bank in 1984 as an officer trainee. He became Assistant General Manager in 2003 and worked at head office. On promotion as Deputy General Manager in 2008, he headed the Delhi region of the bank.