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Mr. K. V. Kamath is a mechanical engineer and did his management studies from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He joined ICICI in 1971 and worked in the areas of project finance, leasing, resources and corporate planning. In 1988, he joined the Asian Development Bank and spent several years in south-east Asia before returning to ICICI as its Managing Director & CEO in 1996. He became Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Bank in 2002 following the merger of ICICI with ICICI Bank. 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 & CEO in April 2009, and took up the position of non-executive Chairman of ICICI Bank effective May 1, 2009. He was the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2008-09. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India in May 2008. He was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Financial Express Best Bank Awards 2008 and the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2008; 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. He has been conferred with an honorary PhD by the Banaras Hindu University. 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 the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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