Subir Gokarn takes over as RBI Deputy Governor

Global rating agency Standard and Poor's former Asia-Pacific Chief Economist, Subir Gokarn, today took over as the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, the apex bank said.

Global rating agency Standard and Poor's former Asia-Pacific Chief Economist, Subir Gokarn, today took over as the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, the apex bank said.

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Gokarn has been appointed as RBI Deputy Governor in place of Rakesh Mohan who quit a few months ago.

The post of Deputy Governor in the Reserve Bank has been lying vacant since mid-June after Rakesh Mohan quit.

Other Deputy Governors of the RBI are Usha Thorat, K C Chakrabarty and Shyamala Gopinath.

Prior to joining S&P in August 2007, Gokarn was chief economist with S&P's Indian arm, Crisil.

He has also worked as an economist with think-tank National Council of Applied Economic Research.