Latchi Raju Mantena

Asst General Manager, State Bank of India, Industrial Finance Branch, Hyderabad, India•Colleague

I know Mr Latchi Raju very closely for the past 17 years as colleague in State Bank of India. He is an embodiment of hard working, highly dedicated and committed officer, an excellent mentor to his subordinates, an effective leader of his team and a good friend in need to all those who work with him. He had held various challenging assignments in business development across major verticals during his 27 years of tenure in SBI, viz., Liability products (deposit mobilization), Retail and wholesale credit/banking, NRI Services, Personal and Private Banking, Agriculture banking, Inspection and Audit, etc. He had effectively worked as Asst Manager (Credit) and delivered the role of risk assessment, credit appraisal, credit delivery and post sanction follow up activities in agriculture, small and medium enterprises and personal banking areas. His risk assessment, credit appraisal and follow up skills are exceptional in respect of financing SMEs. He maintained excellent personal relationships and rapport with almost all the customers (numbering in thousands), during his stint in Personal Banking area. He won laurels from many an NRI customer during his tenure as Manager (NRI services) and because of his rendition of excellent customer service, sizeable deposits walked in to the books of the bank. Although he comes from a semi urban background, he had developed an excellent flair towards effectively communicating both verbal and written, networking and interpersonal relationships, ability to build teams and lead them effectively and making crisp presentations. I have personally seen him from close quarters growing and developing in the Bank ahead of many, due to his continuous hard work, sincerity, indomitable determination, steadfastness, high level of integrity and commitment. He is considered to be an asset to the organization for which he works. My recommendations are 100% in favour of Mr Latchi Raju.