The Indian financial landscape was taken by surprise when veteran banker Uday Kotak prematurely announced his resignation as the MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank in September this year. What raised even more eyebrows was the appointment of Ashok Vaswani to take control of the hot seat. Vaswani is an industry veteran but someone who has worked most of his life at international banks overseas. Was his appointment as per the original script or did the banking regulator RBI play a big role in the succession? Catch Arijit Barman in the latest episode of The Morning Brief as he discusses why this transition matters and the challenges that lie ahead for Vaswani who takes charge this December. Join him in conversation with ET’s banking and markets editor MC Govardhana Rangan, and ET’s Associate Editor Sugata Ghosh. Tune in!
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