We are looking at being distinctive as a bank: Axis Bank MD & CEO

In a Q&A, Axis Bank MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry says bank's core leadership is focused on 19 transformative initiatives, at both business and functional levels in order to become better execution engine

It isn't often that a home-grown bank acquires a pioneering multinational’s business that had set the template for it in the first place. That’s what Axis Bank’s acquisition of Citibank’s retail business in India telegraphs. Ever since he moved into the corner-room, Amitabh Chaudhry has been in a hurry – resetting the banks’ financials and keeping an eye on inorganic growth in these turbulent times. Chaudhry, the bank’s managing director and chief executive officer, spoke with Raghu Mohan to make it clear that he will not change his spots. Edited Excerpts:

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