Shri Rohit Bhagat
Director - Axis Bank
Shri Rohit Bhagat, 53 years, is an Independent Director of the Bank since 16th January 2013. He is a domain expert in global financial services. He has led, invested in and advised several successful financial services and technology-driven
businesses. He currently also serves as an Independent Trustee at Franklin Templeton, an Independent Director of Asset Mark and Zentific Investment Management. In addition to his board responsibilities, he serves as a FinTech advisor to a select
group of investment and consulting firms. He previously served as Chairman, Asia Pacific for BlackRock, and as the Global Chief Operating Officer of Barclays Global Investors (BGI). Prior to BGI, Shri Bhagat was a Senior Partner with The Boston
Consulting Group (BCG). At BCG he led the Indian practice, and subsequently served as co-head of the US Financial Services practice.
Shri Rohit Bhagat has a B. Tech degree (with distinction) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, an M.Sc. in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern
University.
His professional memberships have included Charter Membership of TiE (Silicon Valley) and the Young Presidents Organization. He was a member of the SEBI sub-committee that prepared India’s first corporate governance code.
He is presently a Member of the Risk Management Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Acquisition, Divestment and Merger Committee of Directors of the Bank. Shri Bhagat has attended 9 Board Meetings of the Bank during the year.
He does not hold any shares in the Bank. He is not related to any other Director or Key Managerial Personnel of the Bank.
Shri Bhagat is not a Director in any other company incorporated in India.
