YES Bank has announced the appointment of S Anantharaman as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO) to enhance its risk management capabilities. In his role, Anantharaman will lead the bank's enterprise-wide risk framework, which includes overseeing credit policy, operational risk, market risk, information security, model governance, and data privacy. With over 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector, Anantharaman joins YES Bank from Jio Financial Services, where he served as the group chief risk officer. He has also held significant positions at Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank, and L&T Finance Holdings. Anantharaman is a qualified chartered accountant (ACA) and a chartered financial analyst (CFA), bringing a wealth of knowledge to the role.