KMP Mentions
News mentions for Chanda Kochhar surge amid Videocon loan controversy
Chanda Kochhar, managing director and chief executive officer, ICICI Bank, has been in the news lately after a controversy erupted over a conflict of interest in loan approved to the Videocon Group. There were reports in the media that Chanda Kochhar allegedly favored Videocon Group while granting Rs 3,250 crore loan.
However, ICICI Bank board termed the allegations as “malicious and unfounded” against its MD and CEO and reposed faith and confidence in Chanda Kochhar.
As the name of Chanda Kochhar cropped up in the Videocon loan controversy, news mentions for ICICI Bank chief surged towards the end of March.
Rajnish Kumar leads news and social media mentions among top bankers in past 3-months: FiND study
Rajnish Kumar, chairman, State Bank of India topped the news and social media mentions among the leading bankers in the country during the past 3-months, FiND analysis showed.
Uday Kotak (vice chairman & MD, Kotak Mahindra Bank) and Chanda Kochhar (CEO and MD, ICICI Bank) secured the second and third position respectively in media share of voice in the past 3-months (Image 1).
(Image 1: Media mentions for top bankers)
SBI, India’s largest public sector lender led the share of voice for both news and social media among leading banks in the past 3-months. Meanwhile, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were top two private sector lenders securing the second and third position respectively in media share of voice in the past 3-months. Read the rest of this entry »
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