Amitabh Chaudhry

Amitabh Chaudhry is an Indian banker, and the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Axis Bank, the third largest private sector bank in India. He joined Axis in January 2019, after heading HDFC Life Insurance for nine years.[1]

Not to be confused with the Indian journalist Amitabha Chowdhury.

Amitabh Chaudhry
Born1964 (age 58–59)
Gangtok, Sikkim, India
EducationBirla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
OccupationBanker
TitleMD and CEO, Axis Bank
Term2019-till date
PredecessorShikha Sharma

Education

Chaudhry is an engineer from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and pursued post graduation in business management from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.[2]

Career

Prior to HDFC Life, Chaudhry was the MD and CEO of Infosys BPO and the Head of testing unit of Infosys Technologies Ltd.[3] Chaudhry began his career with Bank of America in 1987 and undertook diverse roles such as Head of Technology Investment Banking for Asia, Regional Finance Head for Wholesale Banking and Global Markets, and Chief Finance Officer of Bank of America (India).[2] Later, he moved to Credit Lyonnais Securities in 2001 as the Head of Investment Banking franchise for South East Asia .[4]


References
  1. "Amitabh Chaudhry of HDFC Life appointed CEO & MD of Axis Bank". The Economic Times. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. "Shikha Sharma retires as Axis Bank MD & CEO, Amitabh Chaudhry to succeed". Press Trust of India. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019 – via Business Standard.
  3. "'Markets reward boring, consistent performers' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Aditya Puri remains top-paid bank CEO". Economic Times. 14 August 2019.


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