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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kundapur Vaman Kamath
| image = The President, New Development Bank, Shri K.V. Kamath addressing a press conference after the Second National Development Bank (NDB) Annual Board of Governors’ Meeting, in New Delhi on April 01, 2017 (Cropped).jpg
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| office1 = [[New Development Bank|President of the New Development Bank]]
| term_start1 = 11 May 2015
| term_end1 = 27 May 2020
| predecessor1 = office established
| successor1 = [[Marcos Prado Troyjo]]<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/kv-kamath-demits-office-as-ndb-president-brazil-marcos-troyjo-to-replace/story/405429.html|title =KV Kamath demits office as NDB President, Brazil's Marcos Troyjo to replace|publisher =Business Today|quote =Kamath, 72, was the non-executive Chairman of the ICICI bank beside Chairman of the IT bellwether Infosys before joining the NDB.|location =New Delhi |date =May 30, 2020|website =businesstoday.in|access-date =June 4, 2020}} </ref>
| constituency1 = {{flag|India}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|12|02}}
| birth_place = [[Mangalore]], [[Madras State|Province of Madras]], [[Dominion of India]] (present-day [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[National Institute of Technology Karnataka|NIT Karnataka]]<br/>[[Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad|IIM Ahmedabad]]
| occupation = President of [[New Development Bank]]<br/>former Independent director at [[Infosys]]<br/>former Chairman of [[ICICI Bank]]
| spouse = Rajalaxmi
| children = Ajay Kamath (son)<br/>Ajnya Kamath Pai (daughter)
| parents =
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]
| networth =
}}

'''Kundapur Vaman Kamath''', commonly referred to as '''K. V. Kamath''', was the former chief of the [[New Development Bank]] of [[BRICS]] countries, previously he has also served as the Chairman of [[Infosys Limited]], the second-largest [[India]]n IT services company, and as the Non-Executive Chairman of [[ICICI Bank]], India's largest private bank. Kamath also served as ICICI Bank's founder and Managing Director and CEO from 1 May 1996 until his retirement from executive responsibilities on 30 April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.forbes.com/profile/kundapur-vaman-kamath/42494|title=Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>

Kamath took charge as the Chairman of [[Infosys Limited|Infosys]] from [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]] on 21 August 2011.<ref>[http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/KV-Kamath-Infosys-may-spend-US-dollar-1bn-on-acquisitions/5224938565 IIFL: KV Kamath: Infosys may spend US$1bn on acquisitions]</ref> He remained Chairman till June 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=KV Kamath steps down from Infosys, R Seshasayee appointed |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/kv-kamath-steps-down-from-infosys-r-seshasayee-appointed-non-executive-chairman/articleshow/47553476.cms |access-date=9 November 2018 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> Before serving in this position, he was the Non-Executive Chairman of the company from 2 May 2011.

Kamath also serves as an independent director on the boards of the Houston-based oil services company [[Schlumberger]] since 2010, and the Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer [[Lupin Limited|Lupin]]. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the [[Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University]].

==Early life==
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Kamath was born on 2 December 1947 in [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka State]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamath, the force behind ICICI's rise |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/157931/kamath-force-behind-icicis-rise.html |access-date=9 November 2018 |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> His family hails from the town of [[Kundapur]] in Karnataka, and his father's name was Vishwanath Kamath. His mother-tongue is [[Konkani language|Konkani]] and he also speaks [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[English language|English]] fluently. He spent most of his early years in Mangalore, and attended a [[Kannada]]-medium government school. After matriculation, he completed his PUC (Pre-University), which at that time was only one year in length, at [[St Aloysius' College (Mangalore)|St. Aloysius College]]. After completing his PUC, he joined [[National Institute of Technology Karnataka]], [[Surathkal]] (known at that time as Karnataka [[Regional Engineering College]]) for a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating from NIT Surathkal in 1969, he joined the [[Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]] (IIM-A) for a [[Post Graduate Diploma in Management]].

==Career==
After graduating from [[IIM Ahmedabad]] in 1971, Kamath started his career with [[ICICI|ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India)]] in the Project Finance division and moved on to different departments to gather experience, including establishing new business lines such as leasing, venture capital, and credit ratings as well as handling general management responsibilities. As part of his general management responsibilities, he initiated and implemented ICICI's computerisation program. Substantial investments in technology from those early years have resulted in systems that are today a competitive advantage for ICICI. Kamath has generally been credited with expanding ICICI's businesses to evolve it into a technology-enabled financial organisation catering to the financial needs of corporate and retail customers.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-04-30/news/29490903_1_kundapur-vaman-kamath-icici-group-banker Kundapur Vaman Kamath – the force behind ICICI's rise]</ref>

In 1988, Kamath joined the [[Asian Development Bank]], Manila in their Private Sector department. His principal work experience at ADB was in various projects in China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. He was the ADB representative on the boards of several companies.

In May 1996, Kamath returned to ICICI as its managing director and chief executive officer. Kamath was instrumental in expanding the Group's services to the retail customers. He initiated a process of a series of acquisitions of non-banking finance companies in 1996–98 and led the way to the formation of [[ICICI Bank]].

On 2 May 2011, he was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the second-largest software exporter, [[Infosys]] Ltd. (earlier Infosys Technologies Ltd.).<ref name=GT-DEX-2011-CN-OOA-ONP-X-01>{{cite web|title=K.V. Kamath is Infosys chairman; Shibulal, the new CEO and MD|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article1981326.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=11 September 2012}}</ref>
[[File:The Chairman ICICI and the President Designate BRICS Bank, Shri K.V. Kamath calls on the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on May 18, 2015.jpg|thumb|300px|The Chairman ICICI and the President Designate BRICS Bank, Shri K.V. Kamath calls on the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on May 18, 2015.]]

He currently is a Lead independent director at Infosys<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/Pages/index.aspx?category=Board%20of%20Directors|title=Infosys - Management Profiles - Board of Directors|first=Infosys|last=Limited|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> after having stepped down from chairmanship to make way for [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]]. He is designated to be non-executive chairman of Infosys Board, effective 11 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vishal Sikka to be CEO and MD of Infosys, Kamath Non-Executive Chairman|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/vishal-sikka-to-be-ceo-and-md-of-infosys-from-august-1/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>
After being appointed as the first chief of the [[New Development Bank]] set up by the BRICS, he went on to step down from this post of Chairman and Independent Director effective 5 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.indianexpress.com/515421?show=touch#page/19/3|title=Infy appoints Seshasayee as non-exec chairman|work=The Indian Express|date=6 June 2015|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref>

==Board membership==
Kamath is a member of the Governing Boards of several educational institutions, including the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]], [[Indian School of Business]], [[National Institute of Bank Management]], [[Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University]], Gandhinagar and the [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]]. He was the Chairman of Governing Board at [[Indian Institute of Management Indore]], until his appointment to the New Development Bank of BRICS countries. Deepak Satvalekar replaced him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/deepak-m-satwalekar-appointed-as-chairman-of-board-of-governors-of-iim-indore/articleshow/56966969.cms|title = Deepak M. Satwalekar appointed as Chairman of Board of Governors of IIM Indore|newspaper = The Economic Times|last1 = Basu|first1 = Sreeradha}}</ref>

Kamath is also a member of the National Council of [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII).

He also serves on the boards of [[Schlumberger]], Houston-based oil services company, and [[Lupin Limited|Lupin]], an Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer.

==Awards==
* Most e-savvy CEO amongst Asian Banks – The Asian Banker Journal of Singapore<ref name=ti>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-20/india-business/27940276_1_icici-bank-ceo-retail-credit-kundapur-vaman-kamath|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103211033/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-20/india-business/27940276_1_icici-bank-ceo-retail-credit-kundapur-vaman-kamath|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Kamath made banking cool|date=20 December 2008}}</ref>
* Finance Man of the Year Award – The Mumbai Management Association<ref name=ti />
* Best CEO for Innovative HR Practices – World HRD Congress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icicibank.com/aboutus/awards-11.html|title=Sitemap|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>
* Asian Business Leader of the Year – Asian Business Leader Award 2001 ([[CNBC Asia]])<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/id/43653018 CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards 2001]</ref>
* Outstanding Business Leader of the Year – [[CNBC-TV18]], 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/indian-business-leader-awards-who-arewinners_255072.html|title=Indian Business Leader Awards: Who are the winners?|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>
* Businessman of the Year – [[Business India]], 2005<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.domain-b.com/finance/banks/icici_bank/20051201_kamath.html|title=K V Kamath is Business India''s businessman of the year|date=1 December 2005}}</ref>
* Business Leader Award of the Year – [[The Economic Times]], 2007<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/business-leader-of-the-year-k-v-kamath/articleshow/2429981.cms Business Leader of the year: K V Kamath]</ref>
* Businessman of the Year – [[Forbes Asia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/nov/29kamath.htm|title=K V Kamath is Forbes Asia businessman of the year|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Padma Bhushan]] Award from the Indian government – 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=34924|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/aboutus/newsroom/executivebio/kvkresume.htm Official profile]
* [http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/achievers_view.asp?a_id=39 Profile of K.V. Kamath]
* [http://us.rediff.com/money/2005/feb/09bspec.htm K.V. Kamath speaks on Managing Change]
* [http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jun/09icici.htm How K V Kamath built ICICI into a global giant]

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