Governing Council
Our Team

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.

Mr. Rakesh Jha

Mr. Rakesh Jha

Executive Director, ICICI Bank Limited

Mr. Rakesh Jha is an Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank since September 2, 2022. He heads the retail banking business of the Bank. He is responsible for the retail banking, rural & agriculture and small & medium enterprise businesses of the Bank. He also serves on the board of ICICI Lombard General Insurance and ICICI Venture.

He has been with ICICI since 1996 and has worked in various areas including financial reporting, planning, strategy, asset-liability management and investor relations. Prior to his current role, he was the Group Chief Financial Officer.

He has a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and an engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Mr. T. K. Srirang

Mr. T. K. Srirang

Joint Managing Director, ICICI Securities Limited

Mr. T. K. Srirang, is the Joint Managing Director, ICICI Securities Limited. He is a member of the Governing Body of The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) and National Secretary & Board Member of National HRD Network.

Mr. Srirang holds an MBA degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations and Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering. He has been with the Bank since 2001.

He has 26 years of work experience at organizations like ICI India limited, Coca-Cola India Limited and ICICI Bank.

Our Team

Mr. Sanjay Datta

Mr. Sanjay Datta

President, ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth

Mr. Sanjay Datta, President, ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth

Mr. Suketu Kumar

Mr. Suketu Kumar

Head of Programme – Environment & Ecology, Skilling, and Financial Literacy

Mr. Suketu Kumar has done his MBA from XIM – Bhubaneswar and engineering from Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalay. He has a total experience of 19 years, of which he spent the last 12 years in ICICI Venture (private equity). His role in ICICI Venture had been to participate in fundraising activities – both domestic and international, lead and make investments, to manage the investments and help portfolio companies grow profitably. Suketu has invested in structured investments, minority investments as well as buy-outs. Prior to this he has gained experience in various roles comprising, debt / structured finance, mergers & acquisitions, consulting and operations during his stints with IDFC Ltd., Reliance (ADAG), PwC and HFCL.

In his current role at ICICI Foundation, Suketu synergises with the Operations Team and looks after environment, skilling and financial literacy programs and enhancing the impact.

Mr. Suhas Nayak

Mr. Suhas Nayak

Head of Programme – Livelihoods, Integrated Rural Development Programme, and Digitisation

Mr. Suhas Nayak is a seasoned development and management professional with over 25 years of work experience in Retail Banking Sales and Operations. He has been working with ICICI Bank where he managed large-scale banking sales & operations including overseeing the business side of operations and profit & loss of a vast network of 15,000+ ATMs. He also excelled in managing mortgage collections and played a key role in SME business generation across 4,500 bank branches. His responsibilities also extended to heading the business sales & operations, audit and compliance, and stakeholder management in Maharashtra for the Bank.
After successfully managing at ICICI Bank, he embarked on a new journey of sustainable socio-economic development by joining ICICI Foundation. He started as a program head for ICICI Academy for Skills and Financial Literacy Program, which focuses on empowering youth with vocational training relevant to market opportunities, skill-building, knowledge and decision making.
In his current role, Suhas heads Livelihoods & Integrated Rural Development Program, focusing on empowering village communities sustainably. Additionally, he also heads digitisation, overlooking the digitising of operational functions and the systems.

Mr. Venkatesh B K

Mr. Venkatesh B K

Head of Operations – East and South Zone

Mr Venkatesh B K, is an adept Development Professional with 27 years of experience. He started his professional journey with the MYRADA, a pioneer South Indian NGO involved in Rural development sector.
He then moved to LabourNet Services India Pvt Ltd as Regional Manager to look after the skilling program for the southern region.
With his expertise in skilling & natural resource management, and passion for designing and implementing rural livelihoods, he joined ICICI Foundation in 2017 as the Zonal Head.
In his current role, he is the Head of Operations for South and East Zone and also takes care of forest initiatives as a focus area under environment and ecology program at ICICI Foundation.

Mr. Abhay Sharma

Mr. Abhay Sharma

Head of Operations - North and West Zone

In his current role, he is the Head of Operations for North and West Zone and overlooks border villages as a focus area under social interventions.

Mr. Vineet Rungta

Mr. Vineet Rungta

Head – Finance, Procurement, and Healthcare

Mr. Vineet Rungta, has been with ICICI Group since May 2003. Vineet’s experience in ICICI Bank spans the Treasury domain covering asset-liability & interest rate risk management for international branches/subsidiaries, implementing framework for monitoring risks, etc. He has worked on roll out of the skill development initiatives and managed the operation. In August 2010, he got associated with the CSR initiatives of ICICI Bank to pursue his interest in corporate philanthropy. Vineet commenced his career with E&Y in 1999 and worked in their Banking & Financial Services vertical, including a short stint in USA.

In his current role, Vineet is responsible for partnerships, procurement, infrastructure, finance, healthcare and other initiatives/ projects of ICICI Foundation.