K. V. Kamath

Who is K. V. Kamath?

Kundapur Vaman Kamath, commonly referred to as K.V. Kamath, has served as the Chairman of Infosys Limited, the second-largest Indian IT services company, and as the Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank, India's largest private bank. Kamath also served as ICICI Bank's Managing Director and CEO from May 1, 1996 until his retirement from executive responsibilities on April 30, 2009.

Kamath took charge as the Chairman of Infosys from N R Narayana Murthy on August 21, 2011. Before serving in this position, he was the Non-Executive Chairman of the company from May 2, 2011.

Kamath also serves as an Independent Director on the boards of the Houston-based oil services company Schlumberger and the Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer Lupin. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.