PNB Housing Finance appoints Santosh Kumar Singh as new CIO
- Santosh Kumar Singh appointed as CIO effective September 8, 2026
- Anubhav Rajput resigns as CIO to pursue alternate career plans
- Singh brings over 26 years of experience in financial services IT
- Disclosure made under SEBI LODR Regulation 30 on August 29, 2026

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PNB Housing Finance has appointed Santosh Kumar Singh as its Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective September 8, 2026. The appointment follows the resignation of outgoing CIO Anubhav Rajput, who is leaving to pursue an alternate career plan.
Rajput’s last working day was September 7, 2026. The company disclosed the management change in a filing with stock exchanges on August 29, 2026, pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Leadership Transition Details
Santosh Kumar Singh, currently serving as Deputy CIO, will head the Information Technology function. He joined PNB Housing Finance in August 2026.
Singh is 48 years old and possesses over 26 years of experience in financial services IT. He holds a B.Tech from IIT (BHU) Varanasi and an MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research.
His prior experience includes tenures at Infosys, ICICI Bank, L&T Finance Holdings Limited, and Qualtech Consultants Pvt. Ltd. He also served as IT Head at Climate Finance India P. Ltd., Centrum Group, and Unity Small Finance Bank.
The disclosure notes his extensive background across housing finance, NBFCs, lending platforms, MSME, wholesale lending, small finance banks, and project finance NBFCs.
Regulatory Compliance
The company provided details of the change in management as per SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023. No relationships between directors were disclosed for either the resignation or the appointment.
Historical Stock Returns for PNB Housing Finance
| 1 Day | 5 Days | 1 Month | 6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.69% | -0.48% | +8.47% | +41.85% | +49.43% | +117.04% |
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