Mr. Amitabh Chaudhry has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer – Axis Bank with effect from January 1, 2019. Before taking over the position, he had successfully led HDFC Life for 9 years. Under his leadership, HDFC Life had emerged as one of country’s largest private life insurers. He started his career with Bank of America in 1987, moving to Credit Lyonnais Securities in 2001, and Infosys BPO in 2003. He has been credited for being extremely instrumental in profitable businesses with each organisation.