Kundapur Vaman Kamath was born on December 2, 1947। He served as the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank।He joined the National Institute of Technology Karnataka in Surathkal for a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering after completing Higher Secondary and Pre-University from St. Aloysius School. After graduation, he took a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).Kamath started his career in the Project Finance division of IC ICI. He played a pivotal role in setting up of new businesses such as leasing, venture capital, credit rating as well as handling general management positions.In 1988, Kamath switched from ICICI to the Asian Development Bank, Manila in their Private Sector Department. He served as the ADB representative on the Boards of several companies.In May 1996, Kamath was recalled to ICICI as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He was the anchor in the formation of ICICI Bank.Kamath is a Member of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Indian School of Business, National Institute of Bank Management and Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Apart from that, he is also a Member of the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).AwardsMost e-savvy CEO amongst Asian banks - The Asian Banker Journal of SingaporeFinance Man of the Year award - The Mumbai Management AssociationBest CEO for Innovative HR practices - World HRD CongressAsian Business Leader of the Year - Asian Business Leader Award 2001 (CNBC Asia)Outstanding Business Leader of the Year - CNBC TV-18, 2006Businessman of the Year - Business India, 2005 Business Leader Award of the Year - The Economic Times, 2007Businessman of the Year - Forbes AsiaPadma Bhushan award from the Indian government ? 2008