3. THE EARLY LIFE…
SHE WAS BORN IN JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN. SHE DID HER SCHOOLING FROM ST.
ANGELA SOPHIA HIGH SCHOOL, JAIPUR.
SHE COMPLETED HER B.COM FROM THIS COLLEGE AND LATER ON WENT
TO JAMNALAL BAJAJ INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES IN MUMBAI.
SHE HAS EVEN DONE A PROFESSIONAL COURSE IN WHICH SHE STUDIED COST
ACCOUNTANCY FROM INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTS OF INDIA.
4. CAREER
KOCHHAR JOINED THE INDUSTRIAL CREDIT AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF
INDIA (ICICI) IN 1984 AS A MANAGEMENT TRAINEE. THIS HAD LAID THE CAREER
FOUNDATION FOR HER AND SHE FOUND SUCCESS FROM THERE ON.
IN 1993, KOCHHAR WAS APPOINTED TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM, WHO WERE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE BANK WE ALL KNOW TODAY AS ICICI BANK.
SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THIS PROJECT AND ULTIMATELY IT WAS A GRAND
SUCCESS.
2009 WAS A TURNING POINT FOR HER AS SHE WAS ASSIGNED THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ICICI BANK.
5. ACHIEVEMENTS
SHE IS ONE TRUE ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY. FOR HER
SHEER EXCELLENCE AND HARD WORK IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, EFFECTIVE
LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS AND SUPPORT FOR ENGAGED
BUSINESS PRACTICES, SHE ALSO RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM
CARLETON UNIVERSITY. IN 2011, SHE WAS ALSO AWARDED THE PADMA
BHUSHAN.