New Delhi: Private sector lender ICICI Bank today said the RBI has approved Sandeep Bakshi’s appointment as Managing Director and CEO of the bank for three years.
After resignation of Chanda Kochhar, who was facing inquiry, earlier this month, the bank’s board had elevated Chief Operating Officer (COO) Bakshi as the new managing director and CEO for five years until 3 October, 2023, subject to regulatory and other approvals.
“We wish to inform you that RBI vide its letter no DBR Appt. No. 3065 /08.88.001/2018-19 dated 15 October has approved the appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as Managing Director and CEO of the Bank for a period of three years with effect from 15 October,” ICICI Bank said in a BSE filing.
The private sector lender said Bakshi had joined the group in 1986. He was appointed as the MD and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company on 1 August, 2010 where under his leadership the company redesigned various products, re-engineered the distribution architecture and made significant improvement in productivity.
He successfully led the listing of the company. Facing enquiry over the charges of nepotism and conflict of interest, ICICI Bank’s former MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar had quit the bank on 4 October, six months before her current tenure was to end.
Kochhar, 57, also resigned from all subsidiaries of the bank, including ICICI Securities where she had sought reappointment as the chairperson.