Private sector lender IndusInd Bank said on Thursday that it had appointed Sumant Kathpalia (pictured) the next managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) from March 24, for a three-year term.
Kathpalia will succeed current MD & CEO Romesh Sobti, who has been at the helm of affairs for over a decade now. Sobti’s term as MD & CEO will end on March 23.
The bank’s nomination and remuneration committee and the board had considered and submitted Kathpalia’s name as a potential candidate for the role of MD & CEO to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), seeking an approval.
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