Veteran banker Ashok Vaswani assumes charge as Kotak Mahindra Bank's MD, CEO

Ashok Vaswani replaced Dipak Gupta as the managing director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, succeeding Uday Kotak. The Reserve Bank of India approved Vaswani's appointment for a three year term. Vaswani, an alumnus of Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, is a qualified chartered accountant and company secretary.

Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Bank, Vaswani worked with Barclays. Additionally, CS Rajan assumes the role of chairman following the retirement of Prakash Apte, while Eli Leenaars becomes an Independent Director of the Bank. IANS photo NEW DELHI: Kotak Mahindra Bank on Monday said veteran banker Ashok Vaswani has assumed charge as the managing director (MD) and CEO of the bank.

He replaced Dipak Gupta, who was the interim MD and CEO, following founder director Uday Kotak stepping down as the head of the bank, effective September 1, 2023. "Ashok Vaswani has assumed the office as the Managing Director & CEO of the Bank, with effect from January 1, 2024," Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a regulatory filing.

The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) in October 2023 approved the appointment of Vaswani as the bank's MD and CEO for a period of three years. Like Uday Kotak, he is also an alumnus of the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics . Vaswani is also a qualified chartered accountant and company secretary.

Vaswani had worked with Barclays in the recent past. Prior to this, Vaswani was the President of Pagaya Technologies Ltd a US Israeli AI Fintech player. He has a proven track record spanning three and a half decades, initially at Citigroup and more recently at Barclays. Besides, the regulatory filing said CS Rajan has assumed charge of chairman of the bank.

Rajan's appointment as the part time chairman of the board follows the retirement of Prakash Apte , whose term expired on December 31, 2023. Rajan was appointed as an Independent Director on the board of the bank with effect from October 22, 2022, the filing said. An IAS officer of the 1978 batch, he retired as Chief Secretary of the Rajasthan government in 2016.

Meanwhile, the filing said, Eli Leenaars (full name: Cornelis Petrus Adrianus Joseph Leenaars) has assumed the position as an Independent Director of the Bank, with effect from January 1, 2024. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Visual Stories Previous 10 Most Affordable Cities in India to Buy a House business Most Visited Monuments in India business The Pros and Cons of Investing in Value Stocks business Investing in Small Cap Stocks: Top 10 Tips for Absolute Beginners business 10 Ways to Earn Money Online by Selling Physical Products business Richest Cricket Players Across the World business 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Warren Buffett’s Investment Process business Priyanka Chopra Net Worth: Know How Rich is Global Actress business Top 10 Benefits of Investing in Small Cap Stocks business 15 Best Tax Saving Schemes in India business Next 1 2 3 Elections Chhattisgarh CM News MP CM News Rajasthan Election Results MP Election Result 2023 Chhattisgarh Election Result Mizoram Election Result TOP TRENDS India Covid Cases ISRO XPoSat launch Horoscope Today David Warner Happy New Year 2024 Wishes PM Modi Ayodhya Visit.