Mr. Gopalaraman Padmanabhan is an Independent Director at Ion Exchange (India) Ltd.

He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in International Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, UK and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Kerala.
He brings extensive experience in banking regulation, supervision of foreign exchange and securities markets in India, information technology, customer service, risk management, finance and payment systems. With over 35 years of service at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), he held various leadership roles, including Executive Director at the time of his superannuation.
In August 2015, he was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of India, a position he held for five years until August 2020. He currently advises several firms on banking, foreign exchange, payment systems and other regulatory matters.