George Joseph

Who is George Joseph?

George Joseph is Chairman and non-executive Independent Director at Wonderla Amusement Park and Resort, non-executive independent director at Muthoot Finance and he is the Ex-Chairman & Managing Director of Syndicate Bank.

He took over as the Chairman & Managing Director on 2 August 2008. He joined Syndicate Bank in April 2006 as Executive Director.

Before joining Syndicate Bank he had worked with Canara Bank for 36 years. He joined Canara bank as a Probationary Officer in 1969 and had worked in its different centers viz, Bangalore, Chennai, Kerala, Srinagar, Mumbai, Delhi etc.

Also while with Canara Bank, he was the Chief Executive of the Exchange Company at Bahrain under Canara Bank management.

He is a first rank commerce graduate from Kerala University. He also ranked 1st among the Indian candidates and 11th in the AIB Examination of the Institute of Bankers, London. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.

His term at Syndicate Bank expired on 30 April 2009

He is now on the Board of Directors at Muthoot Finance as a non-executive independent director.