ICICI Bank's Sandeep Bakhshi is Business Standard Banker of the Year

5-member jury chooses him for turning around the private sector lender

Sandeep Bakhshi, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank, is the Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21 for turning around the private sector lender and changing the perception about it during his tenure of the past three and a half years.

Bakhshi took charge in October 2018 amid a controversy around his predecessor, who had to step down over corporate governance issues. Since then, he has not just unhinged the bank from the controversy but also delivered growth on almost all parameters.

The second-largest private sector lender in the country is well-capitalised.

The unanimous decision was taken by