Governing Council


Mr. K.V. Kamath
Chairman, ICICI Bank

Mr. K. Vaman Kamath is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICICI Bank Limited.

Mr. Kamath has a degree in mechanical engineering and did his management studies at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He started his career in 1971 at ICICI, an Indian financial institution that founded ICICI Bank and merged with it in 2002. In 1988, he moved to the Asian Development Bank and spent several years in South-East Asia before returning to ICICI as its Managing Director and CEO in 1996. Under his leadership, the ICICI Group transformed itself into a diversified, technology-driven financial services group that has leadership positions across banking, insurance and asset management in India, and an international presence. He retired as Managing Director and CEO in April 2009, and took up his present position.

Mr. Kamath was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours, in 2008, and has received numerous other awards and honors. He has been a co-chair of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos. He is a member of the Board of the Institute of International Finance, a Director on the Board of Infosys Technologies and a member of advisory councils of NYSE and Visa Inc. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.