Kundapur Vaman Kamath | |
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Chair of the New Development Bank | |
In office 11 May 2015 – 27 May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Marcos Prado Troyjo[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Mangalore, Province of Madras, Dominion of India (present-day Karnataka, India) | 2 December 1947
Spouse | Rajalaxmi |
Children | Ajay Kamath (son) Ajnya Kamath Pai (daughter) |
Alma mater | NITK IIM Ahmedabad |
Occupation | President of New Development Bank former Independent director at Infosys former Chairman of ICICI Bank |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Kundapur Vaman Kamath is the current Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services[2] and the former chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries, previously he has also served as the Chairman of Infosys Limited, the second-largest Indian IT services company, and as the Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank. Kamath also served as ICICI Bank's founder and Managing Director and CEO from 1 May 1996 until his retirement from executive responsibilities on 30 April 2009.[3]
Kamath took charge as the Chairman of Infosys from N. R. Narayana Murthy on 21 August 2011.[4] He remained Chairman till June 2015.[5] Before serving in this position, he was the Non-Executive Chairman of the company from 2 May 2011.
Kamath also serves as an independent director on the boards of the Houston-based oil services company Schlumberger since 2010, and the Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer Lupin. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.[6]
Kamath, 72, was the non-executive Chairman of the ICICI bank beside Chairman of the IT bellwether Infosys before joining the NDB.
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