Reserve Bank of India has appointed Mr R Gandhi as the new executive director (ED). Gandhi has taken charge of his post with effect from yesterday.

He will be looking after four departments- Banking Operations and Development, Administration and Personnel Management (including Rajbhasha), Human Resources Development and Information Technology.

Prior to attaining his new post, he was working in the Department of Currency Management as chief general manager.

Currently, the apex bank has 7 executive directors who look after 26 departments in all.