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2 December 1947 (age 63) Mangalore, Karnataka, India NIT Karnataka Alma mater IIM Ahmedabad Chairman of Infosys Occupation Non-executive Chairman of ICICI Bank Spouse Rajalaxmi Ajay Kamath Children Ajnya Kamath Pai Born Kundapur Vaman Kamath (Kannada / Konkani: ) is the Chairman of Infosys Technologies, the second-largest IT services company in India, and Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank, India's largest private bank. Mr. Kamath served as ICICI Bank's Managing Director and CEO from May 1, 1996 until his retirement from executive responsibilities on April 30, 2009.[1] On 30th April 2011, K V Kamath was announced to replace Mr. N R Narayana Murthy as the chairman of Infosys. Murthy's last day as chairman of Infosys was August 20 2011, Kamath took charge as the chairman from August 21, 2011.[2] Moreover, Mr. Kamath is currently an independent Director of Houston-based oil services company Schlumberger and Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer Lupin.
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1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Board membership 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links
[edit] Career
After graduating from IIM-A in 1971, Kamath started his career with ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India), in the Project Finance division and moved on to different departments to gather experience which included setting up of new businesses such as leasing, venture capital, credit rating as well as handling general management positions. As part of his general management responsibilities he initiated and implemented ICICI's computerisation programme. Substantial investments in technology from the early years have resulted in systems that are today a competitive advantage for ICICI. Kamath has generally been credited with expanding ICICI's businesses to evolve it into a technology-enabled financial organisation catering to the financial needs of corporate and retail customers.[3] In 1988, Kamath joined the Asian Development Bank, Manila in their Private Sector Department. His principal work experience at ADB was in various projects in China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh and Vietnam. He was the ADB representative on the Boards of several companies. In May 1996, Kamath returned to ICICI as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Kamath was instrumental in expanding the Group's services to the retail customers. He initiated a process of a series of acquisitions of non-banking finance companies in 1996-98, and led the way to the formation of ICICI Bank. Now, on 2nd may 2011 he is appointed as non-executive chairman of the second-largest software exporter, Infosys Ltd (earlier Infosys Technologies Ltd).
[edit] Awards
Most e-savvy CEO amongst Asian banks - The Asian Banker Journal of Singapore[citation
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Finance Man of the Year award - The Mumbai Management Association[citation needed] Best CEO for Innovative HR practices - World HRD Congress[citation needed] Asian Business Leader of the Year - Asian Business Leader Award 2001 (CNBC Asia)
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Outstanding Business Leader of the Year - CNBC-TV18, 2006[citation needed] Businessman of the Year - Business India, 2005[citation needed] Business Leader Award of the Year - The Economic Times, 2007[citation needed] Businessman of the Year - Forbes Asia[4] Padma Bhushan award from the Indian government - 2008[5]
[edit] References
1. ^ Kundapur Vaman Kamath Profile on Forbes 2. ^ IIFL: KV Kamath: Infosys may spend US$1bn on acquisitions 3. ^ Kundapur Vaman Kamath - the force behind ICICI's rise 4. ^ K V Kamath is Forbes Asia businessman of the year 5. ^ [1]
Official profile Profile of K.V. Kamath K.V. Kamath speaks on Managing Change How K V Kamath built ICICI into a global giant
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