IDFC Bank is getting a person who understands retail: CEO Rajiv Lall

The merger with Capital First will drive home three years of growth at one go to IDFC Bank: Rajiv Lall

The merger with Capital First will drive home three years of growth at one go to IDFC Bank, said the bank’s MD and CEO Rajiv Lall in an interview with Anup Roy. The succession of V Vaidyanathan in the bank is part of the strategy to drive retail growth, said Lall. Edited excerpts:

Why are you stepping down as the CEO of the bank?

As you know for sometime we have been looking for a head of retail to drive retailisation in the bank. This is really the best of all world, in the sense, we are getting a person who really