Mr. Uday Kotak, B.Com, MMS (Masters in Management Studies), aged 50 years, is the Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Bank and its principal founder and promoter. Over the past 23 years, he has built a team of professionals who have been given independent charge of various businesses in Kotak Mahindra group. He was responsible for starting the business as a start-up venture in a limited range of activities and then building it up into a full financial services group, many of the constituents of which are among the leading players in their respective fields. He is also a Member on the Board of Governors of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), Governing Member of The Mahindra United World College of India and Member of the Executive Board of Indian School of Business.