Member, GIC International Advisory Board

Uday Kotak is Founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL). He has led the group in a broad range of financial services for over 36 years. Mr Kotak believes that the true measure of performance is sustainable value creation. Today, KMBL is among India’s most efficient, high-performing and trusted banks. The Group’s vision for equitable prosperity extends beyond financial services. The Kotak Education Foundation works with some of India’s most economically underprivileged communities, attempting to alleviate poverty through education and livelihood programmes. Mr Kotak is a member of the International Advisory Panel of Monetary Authority of Singapore. He has been awarded the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2014.

Mr Kotak holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a Master’s in Management Studies degree from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.