RBI Weighs Anup Bagchi for HDFC Bank Top Job, Seeks Views on Banking Gap
The Reserve Bank of India is actively examining Anup Bagchi’s suitability for the chief executive role at HDFC Bank and has sought feedback from regulators and ICICI Bank as it assesses his three-year absence from mainstream banking. Bagchi, currently with ICICI Prudential Life, has emerged as a leading contender in a succession process that also includes HDFC Bank’s preference for Kaizad Bharucha, a choice that would require regulatory flexibility on tenure norms.
