Suryoday Small Finance Bank Appoints Alok Pathak as Chief Risk Officer; Yogesh Dixit to Head Governance Projects

Approved by the Board of Directors following recommendations from the Risk Management Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the appointment complies with Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, and RBI Master Circular No. RBI/DOR/2025-26/180. Concurrently, incumbent CRO Yogesh Dixit—who held the bank's risk mantle for nine years since 2017—has been redesignated as Head – Governance Projects.

A 26-Year Multi-Tier Banking Risk Pedigree

Operating alongside MD & CEO Baskar Babu Ramachandran, Alok Pathak steps in with over 26 years of banking and financial services experience, including more than eight years specifically serving as a Chief Risk Officer:

• Institutional Track Record: Prior to joining Suryoday Small Finance Bank, Pathak held senior risk mandates across Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, Axis Bank, SBM Bank (India), and Oriental Bank of Commerce.
• Retaining Institutional Memory: Outgoing CRO Yogesh Dixit, who brings over 36 years of development finance and regulatory expertise and has been with Suryoday since 2015, transitions to spearhead strategic governance initiatives.