Group general counsel | ICICI
Pramod Rao
Group general counsel | ICICI
General counsel - India | Citibank
Pramod Rao’s in-house career began in 1996 at ICICI Bank. In under 10 years at the Indian multinational banking and financial services company, Rao was promoted to the position of...
Pramod Rao returned to the bank where he launched his career, ICICI, as group general counsel in August 2018 after spending five years at Citibank India. While at Citi, Rao served as general counsel, India, and was responsible for the legal function as a whole including advising the board on its corporate governance and the bank’s regulatory commitments. ICICI Bank is India’s largest private sector bank with assets of over US$170bn as of March 2018, and currently has 4,867 branches across India. Nominated by peers, Rao is a powerful player in the in-house legal field within the banking industry in India and will continue to excel in his new role at ICICI as group general counsel, where he hold responsible for the legal affairs of the bank and its affiliated companies and partnerships.