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Axis Bank board re-appoints Amitabh Chaudhry as MD & CEO
KERALA: The Axis Bank board has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as its managing director and CEO. Chaudhary, 56, will serve in this capacity for three years, starting 1 January 2022.
In a regulatory filing, the private sector lender said that the re-appointment will be subject to the approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and shareholders of the bank.
“The board of directors of the bank, considered and approved the proposal relating to re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as the managing director and CEO of the bank, for a further period of three years, with effect from 01 January 2022 up to 31 December 2024,” the bank said in the filing.
It was on 1 January 2019 that Axis Bank initially appointed Chaudhary as its MD and CEO. As his three-year term comes to an end on 31 December 2021, the bank has decided to retain him in the same positions.
Prior to joining Axis Bank, Chaudhry was MD and CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company. Under his leadership, HDFC Life emerged as one of India’s largest private life insurers. Before that, he was the MD and CEO of Infosys BPO and the Head of testing unit of Infosys Technologies.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
