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ICICI Bank jumps after Chanda Kochhar quits as CEO

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On the BSE, the stock was quoting at Rs 317, up 4.41% on the day at 14:32 IST.

ICICI Bank announced today that its board accepted the request of Chanda Kochhar to seek early retirement from the bank at the earliest. The board accepted this request with immediate effect. The enquiry instituted by the board will remain unaffected by this and certain benefits will be subject to the outcome of the enquiry. Ms Kochhar will also relinquish office from the board of directors of the bank's subsidiaries.

The board decided to appoint Sandeep Bakhshi as managing director & chief executive officer. His appointment will be for a period of five years until 3 October 2023, subject to regulatory and other approvals. The other terms and conditions of his appointment, such as remuneration, would remain unchanged.

 

Separately, due to health reasons MD Mallya, independent director, resigned from the board and the same was accepted.

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First Published: Oct 04 2018 | 2:15 PM IST

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