Kotak Mahindra Bank Appoints C S Rajan as Chairman
Dec 27, 2023 18:28
Reserve Bank of India approves the appointment of C S Rajan as chairman of Kotak Mahindra Bank for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2024.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) Kotak Mahindra Bank on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank has approved the appointment of C S Rajan as chairman for two years.
His appointment comes into effect from January 1, 2024, Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a regulatory filing.
Rajan's appointment as the next part-time chairman of the board follows the retirement of incumbent Prakash Apte, whose term expires on December 31, 2023.
Rajan was appointed as an Independent Director on the board of the bank, with effect from October 22, 2022, it said.
An IAS officer of the 1978 batch, he retired as Chief Secretary of the Government of Rajasthan in the year 2016.
He served in leadership roles for 12 years in key infrastructure sectors such as energy, highways, water resources and industry, including small scale industries (SSI)/Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), and worked for 14 years in agriculture and rural development sector, it said.
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