Ace banker Mr Kamath is also holding the office of the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); and he is a member of the boards of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM A) and the Manipal University.
Mr Kamath has a degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from 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 CEO in 1996. Over the next few years, 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 a growing international presence.
He was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours, in 2008. He was named “Businessman of the Year” by Forbes Asia and The Economic Times’ “Business Leader of the Year” in 2007, Business Standard’s “Banker of the Year” and CNBC-TV18's “Outstanding Business Leader of the Year” in 2006, Business India's “Businessman of the Year” in 2005 and CNBC’s “Asian Business Leader of the Year” in 2001.
