Governing Council Test

Governing Council

Mr. Sandeep Bakhshi

Mr. Sandeep Bakhshi

Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Bank Limited. Chairperson of Governing Council, ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth.

Mr. Sandeep Bakhshi is the Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Bank Limited. Prior to his appointment as MD & CEO, he was a Whole-time Director and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Bank.

Mr. Bakhshi has been with the ICICI Group for over three decades and has handled various assignments across the Group in ICICI Limited, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, ICICI Bank and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.

He grew up in a defence services family and has attended several schools and colleges across India before completing his management studies from XLRI in Jamshedpur.

Mr. Anup Bagchi

Mr. Anup Bagchi

Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited.

Mr. Anup Bagchi is the Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company.

Mr. Anup Bagchi is an Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank since February 1, 2017. He has a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and an engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been with the ICICI Group since 1992. He holds the responsibilities for Retail Banking at the Bank. He also heads the ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, the CSR arm of the ICICI Group.

He is responsible for the Retail Banking Group, Digital Channels and Partnerships, Rural and Inclusive Banking Group, Data Sciences and Analytics Group and the Corporate Brand Group for the Bank. He also oversees retail products, remittances and NRI services for the International Banking business.

He represented the ICICI Group in various regulatory committees of key bodies such as RBI and SEBI. He was a member of RBI’s Expert Committee on Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and of SEBI’s Committee on Financial and Regulatory Technologies (CFRT). He was in the Executive Committee of National Securities Depository Ltd., (NSDL), Advisory Committee of BSE Limited and was co Chairman of FICCI’s Capital Markets Committee. He was also a member of SEBI’s Secondary Markets Advisory Committee (SMAC), Fair Market Conduct Committee and Committee on Financial and Regulatory Technologies and Risk Management Review Committee.

He has been honoured with ‘The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award’ and `Industry Newsmaker Award’ by Zee Business.

Mr. Bagchi has worked extensively in the areas of retail banking, corporate banking and treasury and investment banking. Prior to his current role, he was the Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Securities Limited. Under his leadership, ICICI Securities won several prestigious awards.

Mr. Nimesh Shah

Mr. Nimesh Shah

Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited.

Mr. Nimesh Shah joined the Company in July 2007 as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He has been instrumental in laying a foundation for building a superior asset management firm with a process-driven approach that is aligned to the interest of the investors. His focus has always been on investor centricity, consistent investment performance, maintaining high levels of transparency and disclosures besides sticking to basics.

Under his leadership, the AMC has been winning several fund level awards. He was also conferred with the CEO of the Year – 2014 in Asset Management – India for his remarkable contribution. Global Banking & Finance review has honoured him with the Best Asset Management CEO India – 2017. During his leadership, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund became the largest mutual fund in India and the Company has grown in stature across all asset classes.

Mr. Nimesh Shah has over 28 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. Prior to his current role, he was serving the ICICI Group as a Senior General Manager at ICICI Bank where he held several key roles in project finance, corporate banking and international banking functions.

Mr. Nimesh Shah is also a Director of the Mutual Fund industry trade body AMFI and a Chartered Accountant by qualification.

Mr. Sandeep Batra

Mr. Sandeep Batra

Executive Director, ICICI Bank Limited.

Mr. Sandeep Batra is an Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank since December 23, 2020. Mr. Batra, a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary, has been with the ICICI Group since 2000. He holds responsibilities of the Corporate Centre at the Bank.

He is responsible for the Operations and Customer Service Group, Phone Banking Group, Human Resource Management Group, Infrastructure Management Services Group, Technology Group, Legal Group, Corporate Communications, Secretarial Group and Government & Strategic Relations function. He also oversees regulatory and Board related matters for International Banking business. He is also administratively responsible for Risk function, Internal Audit and Financial Crime Prevention Group and Compliance Group.

Mr. Batra chairs the Board of ICICI Bank UK PLC. He is also on the boards of several ICICI Group companies – ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited and ICICI Venture Funds Management Company Limited.

In his previous stint with ICICI Bank, Mr. Batra was Group Compliance Officer. He has been a founder member of the ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited where he worked as Chief Financial Officer from September 2000 till 2006 and then as Executive Director and a member of its Board from January 2014 till July 2018. At ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, he was responsible for finance, investments, actuarial and risk, and compliance functions. He was also instrumental in leading the company to India’s first IPO in the insurance space.