Chitra Talwar appointed as next Part-Time Chairperson of Jana Small Finance Bank
Jana Small Finance Bank Limited has announced that Mr. R Ramaseshan, the present Part Time Chairperson of the Bank, will be retiring from the Board upon completion of his maximum permissible tenure of eight years on 07th February 2026. With this, Mrs. Chitra Talwar will take over as the Part-Time Chairperson of the Bank effective from 08th February 2026 up to 30th January 2028.

New Delhi: Jana Small Finance Bank Limited has announced that Mr. R Ramaseshan, the present Part Time Chairperson of the Bank, will be retiring from the Board upon completion of his maximum permissible tenure of eight years on 07th February 2026. With this, Mrs. Chitra Talwar will take over as the Part-Time Chairperson of the Bank effective from 08th February 2026 up to 30th January 2028.
Mrs. Chitra Talwar has been associated with the Bank since 31st January 2020 as an Independent Director. She has over three decades of corporate experience in two leading consumer products companies, Britannia and PepsiCo. She worked in India and extensively in International markets, based out of New York. Her functional expertise are in sales, marketing, strategy and general management. She has lead global teams to develop, implement and sustain sales best practices across international markets.
Currently active in non-profit areas on education and women and child safety, she also holds keen interest in startup space in Retail and Skill Development. She holds a BA in Economics from Madras University and an MBA from XLRI. She has also served on the Board as an Independent Director of NourishCo, a Tata Consumer Products & Pepsico, India JV.