Lalita D. Gupte : As the Joint Managing Director of ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, Mrs. Lalita D. Gupte is responsible for its international banking operations.Mrs. Gupte has more than three decades of experience in the financial sector, beginning her career with the erstwhile ICICI Limited in 1971 in the project appraisal division. Since then she has held various leadership positions in areas of Leasing, Planning & Resources and Corporate Banking. Mrs. Gupte was appointed as Executive Director on the Board of Directors of the erstwhile ICICI Limited in 1994 and subsequently as the Deputy Managing Director in 1996. She was elevated to the post of Joint Managing Director of ICICI in June 1999, a position she continues to hold in the merged ICICI Bank.
Mrs. Gupte was instrumental in transforming ICICI Bank from a primarily term lending institution into a technology led diversified financial services group with a strong presence in India's retail financial services market. Having established itself as a leader in the domestic market, ICICI Bank is now increasing its presence in international markets. Mrs. Gupte is at the helm of ICICI Bank's global foray, which includes operations in the USA, Canada, UK, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, China, Sri Lanka, Russia, South Africa and Bangladesh. She is responsible for ICICI Bank's international relationships and businesses in the retail, corporate and technology areas and for forging international alliances required for the domestic businesses.
ICICI Bank is today a technology and retail banking leader in India. In 2004, ICICI Bank received the "Best Bank in India" award from Business India and "India's Most Customer-Friendly Bank" from Outlook Money amongst several other awards. ICICI Bank also continues to gain recognition internationally with numerous awards including the Best Bank in India by Euromoney, Global Finance, Asian Banker Journal and the Banker.
Mrs.Gupte has received numerous awards during her career, including The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence on "The Women Behind ICICI" for "Business Woman of the Year 2004-2005". This award was "for running one of the most respected financial services powerhouses in the country for creating an organization which has nurtured a generation of women achievers and for inspiring young professional women everywhere". Her other awards are "The Woman of the Year Award" for 2002 presented by the International Women's Association for her achievements in the corporate world, "The 21st Century for Finance & Banking Award" by the Ladies' Wing of the Indian Merchants' Chamber (1997) and "Women Achievers' Award" from the Women Graduates Union (2001). In July 2003 in recognition of her outstanding achievement in the corporate world, Mrs.Gupte was awarded the "Most Influential Marathi Woman Award" by the Maharashtra Foundation of U.S.A. Mrs.Gupte is also a recipient of the "Annasaheb Chirmule Award" for the distinguished services in the field of financial services. This award is given by the Annasaheb Chirmule Trust which has been founded by the United Western Bank Limited.
In addition Mrs. Gupte has been a member / chairperson of various expert groups. Currently, she is on the Center for Asia Pacific Policy Advisory Board of RAND. She was the Chairperson of the Women Empowerment Committee constituted by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the apex chamber of commerce of Indian industry.
Prior to that, she has been a member of "The Expert Group on Foreign Exchange Markets in India" formed in November 1994 by the Reserve Bank of India and Chairperson of the "Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - National Committee on E-Commerce".
In addition, Mrs. Gupte regularly addresses seminars at leading business schools, in the U.S.A. including Harvard and Wharton. She has been on the Board of Governors of IIT, Mumbai and is presently Member of the Board of Management of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.
Mrs.Gupte holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and a Master's degree in Business Management.
Mrs. Gupte has two children and lives in Mumbai.
Lalita Gupte Wikipedia
Lalita Gupte www.nokia.com Profile
No comments:
Post a Comment