Kotak Mahindra Bank Appoints Anupam Kaura As Head Of HR

Kotak Mahindra Bank appointed Anupam Kaura as its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), joining from CRISIL, London, where he served as the global HR chief.

With over 25 years of experience in leadership roles across Indian and international banking and finance firms, Kaura brings extensive expertise in strategic HR leadership, business collaboration, compensation and benefits management, board advisory and HR consulting. He specialises in implementing change agendas and transformative initiatives within large organisations.

Prior to his role at CRISIL, Kaura held significant HR positions at IDFC Bank, Citi, AXA and PwC, managing a wide array of functions. He holds a commerce degree from Delhi University and pursued his masters in personnel management and industrial relations from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

Earlier, on 1 January, Kotak Mahindra Bank announced the appointment of veteran banker Ashok Vaswani as the Managing Director (MD) and CEO, succeeding Dipak Gupta, who served as the interim MD and CEO. This change followed the departure of founder director Uday Kotak as the bank's head, effective 1 September 2023.

In October 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved Vaswani's appointment as the bank's MD and CEO for a three-year term.