K. V. Kamath
Kundapur Vaman Kamath is the current Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services and the former chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries, previously he has also served as the Chairman of Infosys Limited, the second-largest Indian IT services company, and as the Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank. Kamath also served as ICICI Bank's founder and Managing Director and CEO from 1 May 1996 until his retirement from executive responsibilities on 30 April 2009.
Kundapur Vaman Kamath | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the New Development Bank | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 27 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Prado Troyjo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1947 Mangalore, Province of Madras, Dominion of India (present-day Karnataka, India) |
| Spouse | Rajalaxmi |
| Children | Ajay Kamath (son) Ajnya Kamath Pai (daughter) |
| Alma mater | NITK IIM Ahmedabad |
| Occupation | President of New Development Bank former Independent director at Infosys former Chairman of ICICI Bank |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Kamath took charge as the Chairman of Infosys from N. R. Narayana Murthy on 21 August 2011. He remained Chairman till June 2015. Before serving in this position, he was the Non-Executive Chairman of the company from 2 May 2011.
Kamath also serves as an independent director on the boards of the Houston-based oil services company Schlumberger since 2010, and the Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer Lupin. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.