Anish Shah named president & CEO of GE Capital

GE Capital on Wednesday announced that Anish Shah has been named president and chief executive officer of GE Capital in India, effective immediately. Anish will lead all of GE Capital’s consumer and commercial financial services in India, including strategic partnerships such as SBI Card.

Anish rejoins GE Capital from Bank of America where he led their debit products business in the United States. He has worked extensively in the US and inIndia during his career. Prior to Bank of America, Anish held several leadership positions with GE Capital, including director, global mortgage, and senior vice president, marketing and product development at GE Mortgage Insurance. Anish has also held several key assignments with Bain & Company and Citibank.

“With more than 17 years of experience in the financial services industry, both in India and overseas, Anish is the right leader to guide our financial services business in India,” said John Flannery, president and CEO of GE Capital, Asia Pacific.

“India is an extremely important market for GE and we remain committed to playing an active role in India’s financial services sector moving forward,” he added.