BANKERS’ CLUB GREATER KOCHI – A Brief History
Bankers Club Greater Kochi (now popularly known as ‘BCGK’) is one of the most vibrant forums of Bankers in Kochi, formed with an objective to create a high standard of personal values and professional ethics among banking fraternity, to enrich their aptitude, knowledge, hidden talents and skills. We have got the privilege to hear a number of stalwarts/dignitaries from different walks of life in our various meetings.
We proved that Bankers clubs can also create fresh relationships, lasting bond of friendship, and a new meaning in our life style through get-togethers, family picnics, new year and Onam celebrations, Inter Bank cultural and sports events.
FORMATION
Sri. Prabhat Patnaik, the Vice Chairman, Planning Commission of Kerala is inaugurating BCGK
It had a humble beginning. A small group of like minded officers under the leadership of Sri. K. U. Balakrishnan (Corporation Bank) and Sri. K. K. Radhakrishnan Nair (Bank of Baroda) assembled during October 2006 and mooted the idea of formation of a new Bankers Club in Kochi, admitting officers in all scales, (as the already existing club restricted their membership exclusively to Senior Executives) Thanks to Sri. Venugopal and Sri. L R R Warrier for their whole hearted support. (both are from SBT) Accordingly, Bankers Club Greater Kochi came into existence in December 2007. The Club was officially inaugurated by Sri. Prabhat Patnaik, the Vice Chairman, Planning Commission of Kerala in a Grand Function at Hotel Mercy, Ernakulam.
FOUNDER MEMBERS
Sri. L. R. R. Warrier (SBT) was the founder President and Sri. K. U. Balakrishnan (Corporation Bank) was founder Secretary and Sri. K. K. Radhakrishnan Nair (Bank of Baroda) the founder Treasurer of BCGK.
FIRST GOVERNING BODY
President: L. R. Ramachandra Warrier (SBT)
Vice President: K. Rajeev (Bank of Baroda)
Vice President: E. T. Janardhanan (Indian Bank)
Secretary: K. U. Balakrishnan (Corporation Bank)
Joint Secretary: N. B. Viswan (Punjab National Bank)
Joint Secretary : R. Vasantha Kumar (Lord Krishna Bank)
Treasurer: K. K. Radhakrishnan Nair (Bank of Baroda)
Joint Treasurer: Naveen Chandra Ail (UCO Bank)
BCGK is now became a common platform for all the Bankers in Kochi to meet and share their professional experiences, ideas and views and for conducting Seminars, Discussion Classes and talks on various subjects by eminent personalities, especially Banking and Finance with a view to enrich knowledge, expertise and skill and to inculcate professional ethics, harmony and loyalty.
Sri. V. Leeldhar, Sri. Anand Sharma, Sri. K. C. Chakravarthy, Deputy Governors of Reserve Bank of India, Sri. O. P. Bhat, Chairman State Bank of India, Sri. M. V. Nair, CMD, Union Bank of India, Sri. K. R. Kamath, CMD, Punjab National Bank, Sri. G. Padmanabhan, Chairman, Bank of India, Sri. George Joseph, CMD, Syndicate Bank, Sri. Shyam Sreenivasan, MD & CEO, Federal Bank, Dr. V. A. Joseph, MD & CEO, South Indian Bank, Sri. V. G. Mathew, MD & CEO, South Indian Bank, Sri. P. Jayakumar, MD &CEO, Dhanalaxmi Bank, Sri. Venkitaraman and Sri. Rakesh Bhatia, MD &CEO, Catholic Syrian Bank, Sri. K. Venkitaraman, MD & CEO, Karur Vysya Bank, Sri. Paul Thomas, MD &CEO, ESAF Bank, Sri. Nirmal Chand and Sri. S. M. N. Swamy, Regional Directors of Reserve Bank, Sri. Rudrasen Sharma, Director. IIM, Kozhikode, Sri. Ananda Bose, IAS, Sri. Jacob Thomas IAS, Sri. V. J. Kurian, IAS, Sri. Mohammed Haneef, IAS, Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram, Justice Kamal Pasha, are some of the luminaries and personalities participated in various seminars and functions of BCGK.
The Bye Law and logo of BCGK representing ‘Growth, Unity and Co-operation’ was approved in the first General Body Meeting and the logo was later adopted by the State Forum of Bankers Clubs Kerala and its affiliates.
BANKERS’ CLUB GREATER KOCHI is registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act 1955 and its registration number is ER318/08
AFFILIATION WITH STATE FORUM OF BANKERS’ CLUBS (KERALA):
BCGK is affiliated to State Forum of Bankers Club Kerala (SFBCK), the apex body of Bankers Clubs in the State of Kerala.
MEMBERSHIP
BCGK is the largest bankers club in Kerala with membership of over 700 officers from various banks. It has won ‘Best Bankers Club Award’ from SFBCK consecutively for the past three years.
OUR GRATITUDE
We express our sincere gratitude to all our members for their kind patronage, life members for their life long loyalty, past governing body team for their able governance and well designed foundation our parent Club SFBCK team for their continued help and guidance in our growth https://cumchawaii.com/.