MD AND CEO ICICI BANK

CURRENTLY SHE IS THE CEO AND MD OF ICICI BANK,WHICH IS INDIAs LARGEST PRIVATE BANK AND THE FOURTH LARGEST BANK IN THE COUNTRY. SHE ALSO HEADS CORPORATE CENTRE OF ICICI BANK SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY FIGURED IN FORTUNES LIST OF MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS. IN 2009 SHE DEBUTED AT NUMBER 20 IN FORBES WORLDS 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN LIST.

Born in Jodhpur,Rajasthan.Raised in Jaipur,Rajasthan. She then moved to Mumbai,where she joined JAI HIND COLLEGE for BACHELOR OF ARTS degree. After graduating in 1982,she then pursued MBA and Cost Accountancy (ICWAI) She acquired Masters in Management Studies from the prestigious JAMNALAL BAJAJ INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES,Mumbai. She received Worckhardt Gold Medal for excellence in Management Studies as well as the J.N Bose gold medal in Cost Accountancyfor highest marks in the same year.

In her early years she handled Project Appraisal and Monitoring and projects in various industries like Petrochemicals,textile,paper and cement. In 1993 she was made a part of the core team to set the bank. She was promoted to Assistant General Manager in 1994 and Deputy General Manager in 1996. In 1996, Kochhar headed the newly formed the Infrastructure Industry Group of ICICI, which aimed "to create dedicated industry expertise in the areas of Power, Telecom and Transportation". In 1998, she was promoted as the General Manager and headed ICICI's Major Client Group, which handled relationships with ICICI's top 200 clients.

In 1999, she also handled the Strategy and E-commerce divisions of ICICI.
Under Kochhar's leadership, ICICI bank started the Retail business in July 2000 and emerged the largest retail financer in India, in the next five years.

In April 2001, she took over as Executive Director, heading the in ICICI Bank.

In April 2006, Chanda Kochhar was appointed as Deputy Managing Director of ICICI Bank. She managed the Corporate and Retail banking business of ICICI Bank. From October 2006 to October 2007, she handled the International and Corporate businesses of ICICI Bank. From October 2007 to April 2009, Kochhar was also the bank's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Joint Managing Director (JMD) and the official spokesperson. She also headed the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bank. She is the chairperson of ICICI Bank Eurasia Limited Liability Company and ICICI Investment Management Company Limited. Kochhar is the Vice-Chairperson of ICICI Bank UK PLC and ICICI Bank Canada. She is a director in ICICI International Limited and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. and part of the Governing Council in The ICICI Foundation for Inclusive GrowthMember.

Under Kochhar's leadership, ICICI Bank won the Best Retail Bank in India award in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005,awarded by the ASIAN BANKER.

Kochhar personally was awarded "Retail Banker of the Year 2004 " by the Asian Banker. (Asia-Pacific region)

"Business Woman of the Year 2005" by The Economic Times

"Rising Star Award" for Global Awards 2006 by Retail Banker International.