V. Vaidyanathan

V. Vaidyanathan
Vaidyanathan in 2023
Born (1968-01-02) 2 January 1968 (age 56)
NationalityIndian
Alma materBirla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Occupation(s)Founder and Chairman of Capital First Ltd.
MD & CEO of IDFC First Bank[1]
AwardsErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2022

V. Vaidyanathan (born 2 January 1968) is an Indian banker who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IDFC First Bank,[2] formed after the merger of IDFC Bank and Capital First. Prior to assuming this role, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and was a member of the Board of Governors at ICICI Bank since 2006.[3]

After a decade-long stint at ICICI, Vaidyanathan acquired a stake in an existing listed non-bank financial institution and guided it through a transformation into Capital First, ultimately merging it with IDFC Bank to form IDFC First Bank in 2018.[4][5]

In 2022, he was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[6]

  1. ^ "Mr.Vaidyanathan will be the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the merged entity". livemint. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ Kayastha, Anshika (8 August 2023). "Want to stay on the pitch for long, not hit sixes and fours: IDFC First Bank MD". BusinessLine. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ Prasad, Dev (15 October 2013). Pitch It!: Inspirational Stories from the Cricket Dressing Room to the Corporate Boardroom. Random House India. ISBN 978-81-8400-494-6.
  4. ^ sundarajan, Priya (13 January 2018). "IDFC Bank to take over Capital First in share swap deal". BusinessLine. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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  6. ^ "V Vaidyanathan". www.ey.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.