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Green shoots visible on corporate lending side: Kotak Mahindra Bank director Shanti Ekambaram
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Green shoots visible on corporate lending side: Kotak Mahindra Bank director Shanti Ekambaram

NEW DELHI: Green shoots are beginning to become visible as far as investment cycle is concerned led by government spending in the infrastructure sector, Kotak Mahindra Bank whole-time director Shanti Ekambaram said. "I think the last 18 months have been very good on the consumer credit side but you are beginning to see green shoots even in the investment cycle," she told PTI. The government focus on infrastructure development in the last three years has created space for capital expenditure by the private sector as well. "I think it is moving from infrastructure led by government spending to capex although in a small way but I think that is going to build up," she said. Asked about RBI's tightening norms for unsecured consumer credit, she said, whenever the regulator perceives excess, ...
Who Is Ashok Vaswani? Kotak Mahindra Bank Board Approves Him As New MD & CEO
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Who Is Ashok Vaswani? Kotak Mahindra Bank Board Approves Him As New MD & CEO

The board of Kotak Mahindra Bank on Friday approved the appointment of Ashok Vaswani as a director, managing director and CEO of the bank. Last month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the appointment of Vaswani as the bank’s MD & CEO for a period of three years.The board of directors at their meeting on Friday appointed Vaswani as a Director and Managing Director and CEO and a Key Managerial Personnel of the bank, for a period of three years with effect from January 1, 2024, Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a regulatory filing.This is subject to the approval of the members of the bank, it said. Vaswani, who has worked with Barclays in the recent past, will succeed Uday Kotak, who quit as the MD of the bank effective September 1.Currently, Vaswani is the president of Pagaya Technolo...
Uday Kotak steps down as Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO effective Sep 1
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Uday Kotak steps down as Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO effective Sep 1

Uday Kotak, managing director and chief executive officer of Kotak Mahindra Bank, stepped down on September 1, four months before his current term would have ended on December 31, 2023. Kotak will become a non-executive director on the board of the private sector lender. "Uday Kotak has ceased to be the managing director and CEO of the bank, with effect from September 1, 2023 on account of his resignation considered at the bank's board meeting held today and has become a non-executive director of the bank," Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a notification to the stock exchanges on Saturday. Dipak Gupta, the joint managing director of the bank, will carry out the duties of the managing director and CEO until December 31, 2023, as an interim arrangement, the bank said. The ap...