Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank jumped nearly 4% to an eight-month high on Thursday after the private lender appointed Anup Kumar Saha as its Managing Director and CEO for a three-year term, effective January 1, 2027.
Saha will succeed Ashok Vaswani, who has decided not to seek reappointment when his current term expires on December 31, 2026, citing personal reasons. Vaswani took charge as MD and CEO on January 1, 2024, succeeding Uday Kotak, one of India's most prominent banking founders.