Uday Kotak (Executive Vice-Chairman and MD of the Kotak Bank)

Uday Kotak (Executive Vice-Chairman and MD of the Kotak Bank)

Uday Kotak (born 15 March 1959) is an Indian businessman. He is the vice-chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank. He owns a 50% stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank, which he founded and runs. Forbes estimated his wealth to be $4.1 billion in 2012.In 2006 he ended a 14 year partnership with Goldman Sachs by acquiring its 25% stake in two subsidiaries for $72 million.

Mr. Kotak is an alumnus of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
In 1985, when he was still in his early twenties, Mr Kotak thought of setting up a bank when private Indian banks were not even seen in the game. First Kotak Capital Management Finance Ltd (which later became Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd), and then with Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd, Kotak became the first non-banking finance company in India's corporate history to be converted into a bank. Over the years, Kotak Mahindra Group grew into several areas like stock broking and investment banking to car finance, life insurance and mutual funds.
Among the many awards to Mr Kotak's credit are the CNBC TV18 Innovator of the Year Award in 2006 and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2003. He was featured as one of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum's annual meet at Davos in 1996. He was also featured among the Top Financial Leaders for the 21st Century by Euromoney magazine. He was named as CNBC TV18 India Business Leader of the Year 2008 and as the most valued CEO by businessworld in 2010.

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