New Delhi, September 30 (IANS): The government has cleared the appointment of Asheesh Pandey as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of India, and Kalyan Kumar as the new head of Central Bank of India. Pandey, who is currently serving as Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra, will take charge as MD and CEO of Union Bank of India for a three-year term from the date he assumes office. Similarly, Kalyan Kumar, Executive Director of Punjab National Bank, will step in as MD and CEO of Central Bank of India after the superannuation of incumbent M.V. Earlier, the government appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu as a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a tenure of three years. Currently, he is serving as Executive Director at the RBI, looking after the Department of Supervision.