Inspiring Journey of Ashok Vaswani:  New CEO of Kotak Bank

Ashok Vaswani is the new CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, succeeding Uday Kotak, who is the bank's founder and former CEO.

With vast experience in various fields from AI to banking, Ashok's career is diverse and impressive.

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He served as the CEO of Citigroup Asia Pacific and later as the CEO of Barclays Bank, UK.

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Ashok completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Accountancy from Sydenham College, Bombay University. He pursued CA and CS from Indian institutes.

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He furthered his education with an executive program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

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Ashok was born and raised in India, contributing to his strong connection to the country.

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He is married to Veena, and their daughter is currently working in the United States.

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Currently, he serves as the President of Pagaya Technologies Ltd, an AI fintech company based in the United States and Israel.

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He is a member of the Board of the London Stock Exchange Group. Ashok is actively involved in philanthropic organizations, including Pratham and Lend-A-Hand.

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Ashok has served on the boards of various companies, including Retail Committee of the British Bankers Association, Telenor, VISA Asia Pacific, VISA UK, and Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

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