Ramnath Krishnan

Ramnath Krishnan is the present Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of ICRA Limited, one of the premier credit rating agencies in the country today. It was set up in 1991 by leading financial/investment institutions, commercial banks and financial services companies as an independent and professional investment Information and Credit Rating Agency. Krishnan joined ICRA in June 2020 as President-Ratings and has been responsible for driving ICRA’s business strategy, organisational capabilities and strengthening the independence and objectivity of the organisation’s culture of analytical excellence. His endeavour has been to continuously uphold the company’s high standards of corporate governance. Krishnan is a seasoned business leader, with an experience of over 33 years in the fields of banking and finance in India and abroad. During the course of his long and illustrious journey, he has ably led and managed large teams and contributed in building businesses across geographies. Before joining ICRA Krishnan worked with HSBC for 23 years, in senior positions in wholesale banking, private banking, investment banking and risk management in different geographies. He also served as Chief Risk Officer at RBL briefly. Krishnan believes in participative leadership and endorses a vision of a workplace where employees are partners in the company and contribute to transforming the organisation. Krishnan is an Economics Graduate from Loyola College, Chennai. He is also an alumnus of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and The Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India. An avid sports lover, Krishnan loves to play golf and also follows most sports. He also likes western music, reading and travelling.