Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has informed that Mr. Thomas Mathew has been nominated as the RBI Nominee Director on the bank’s board. The information was disclosed to the stock exchanges on March 5, 2026.
The bank said the disclosure is an additional update related to its earlier announcement made on March 3, 2026 regarding the nomination of Thomas Mathew as RBI Nominee Director. The profile was submitted as required under the SEBI circular dated January 30, 2026 and Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations.
According to the bank, Thomas Mathew recently retired as Principal Chief General Manager of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at the end of November 2025. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as the Regional Director of RBI for Kerala and Lakshadweep.
Earlier in his career, he worked as Chief General Manager in the Department of Regulation (DoR) of RBI. He also served as Regional Director of RBI for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Thomas Mathew joined the Reserve Bank of India in 1990 as a Grade B Officer. During his long career at the central bank, he worked in several important departments.
These include the Currency Management (Issue Department), Clearing House, and the Department of Banking Supervision. He worked in different RBI offices as well as the Central Office of RBI. He also previously served as RBI Nominee Director on the Board of Central Bank of India and as an Additional Director on the Board of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank.
