3. Born (November 17, 1961) in JODHPUR,RAJASTHAN & raised in Jaipur.
Education profile:
completed her schooling from St. Angela Sophia School, Jaipur.
moved to MUMBAI, joined JAI HIND COOLLEGE for a BACHELOR OF
ARTS degree in Economics.
graduated in 1982 she then pursued Cost Accountancy ICWAI.
Later, she acquired the master degree in Management Studies from
JAMNALAL BAJAJ INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES ,MUMBAI.
Started her career with: ICICI Bank, straight out of B-school
as a management trainee in 1984
Management Mantra: A passion for excellence; always do better than the
best.
Favourite Pastime & stressbuster: Watching Hindi films during the
weekend—if not on the release date itself—at Inox multiplex, Nariman
Point, Mumbai
Family ties: Husband Deepak, children Aarti and Arjun.
4. Leadership Style: Meticulous, demands excellence
As a child: Wanted to be an IAS Officer
Little known fact: Used to read the Satyanarayan Katha
everyday. Now reads it fortnightly because of time
constraints.
5. In 1984, Chanda Kochhar joined "The Industrial
Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd"
or ICICI Ltd.
Joined as a Management trainee after her Masters.
In her early years in ICICI, she handled Project
Appraisal and Monitoring and projects in various
industries like Petrochemicals, Textile, Paper and
Cement.
6. In 1993, Kochhar was sent to ICICI bank as part of
a core team to set the bank.
She was promoted to Assistant General Manager
in 1994.
In 1996, then to Deputy General Manager.
headed the newly formed Infrastructure Industry
Group of ICICI, which aimed "to create dedicated
industry expertise in the areas of Power, Telecom
and Transportation.
7. 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.
Due to which 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.
8. In April 2006, Chanda Kochhar was appointed as
Deputy Managing Director of ICICI Bank.
In which 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 is the chairperson of ICICI Bank Eurasia Limited
Liability Company and ICICI Investment Management
Company Limited.
9. 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 1964.
Kochhar is CEO and MD of ICICI Bank from May 2009
for a period of five years.
She succeeds K. V. Kamath, who was CEO of the bank
since 1996
10. She received the Wockhardt Gold Medal for Excellence in Management
Studies.
Received J. N. Bose Gold Medal in Cost Accountancy for highest marks
in the same year .
Under Kochhar's leadership, ICICI Bank won the “Best Retail Bank in
India” award in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005 .
“Excellence in Retail Banking Award” in 2002, both awards were given
by The Asian Banker .
In 2005 Awarded "Business Woman of the Year", by The Economic
Times of India.
11. In 2006 Featured on Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women
in International Business.
Selected as "Rising Star Award", for Global Awards by
Retail Banker International.
In 2007 Won the Teachers Achievement Award in the
business category
Ranked 33rd in the Fortune's List of 50 Most Powerful
Women in Global Business
Featured in the list of Business Today's 25 most powerful
women leaders
12. In 2008 Ranked 25th in Fortune International
Power 50 list.
In 2009 Awarded with the Indian Business
Women Leadership Award at NDTV Profit
Business Leadership Awards.
Ranked in the top 20 of the World's 100 Most
Powerful Women list compiled by Forbes.
13. In 2010 Ranked 11th by Financial Times in the
"Top 50 Women in World Business“.
Conferred with the "Outstanding Woman
Business Leader of the Year" award by CNBC TV18,
2010.
Conferred with the "Banker of the Year Award" by
Financial Express.
Ranked 92nd in the Forbes list of "Most Powerful
Women" in the world.
14. Ranked 10th in the Fortune's List of "Most Powerful
Women in Business"
Conferred with the "Transformational Business
Leader of the Year", by All India Management
Association (AIMA)
Featured in the list of "30 Most Powerful Women
Leaders", in Business Today for 8 consecutive years
from 2002 to 2010.
Conferred the Padma Bhushan as well in 2010.
15. In 2011Conferred the "Padma Bhushan", one of India's
highest civilian honours.
First woman to be named as the "Business Leader of the
Year ", by Economic Times.
Ranked 5th in the International list of "50 Most Powerful
Women In Business", by Fortune. She was ranked 10th in
2010.
Named among the "50 Most Influential People", in global
finance, by Bloomberg Markets magazine.
Featured in the "Hall Of Fame - Most Powerful Women in
Indian Business", by Business Today.
Ranked as the 43rd "Most Powerful Woman", in the world,
by Forbes magazine.
16. Received the "Global Leadership Award", from the
US-India Business Council.
Named among the "Two Best Indian CEOs ", in an
annual poll, by Finance Asia.
Conferred with the "Transformational Business
Leader of the Year Award ", by All India Management
Association (AIMA).
Ranked 17th among the "25 Most Powerful CEOs", in
Asia, by Fortune.
Named amongst the "25 Most Powerful Professional
Women", in the country, by India Today
17. Apart from being on the Board of ICICI Bank and various
group companies.
she is a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade
& Industry,
US-India CEO Forum Executive Board of the Indian School
of Business, Hyderabad,
the Board of Governors of Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations (ICRIER),
Member of the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks
Association
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Society.
