Rajesh Dahiya quits as Axis Bank ED
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Rajesh Dahiya, executive director at Axis Bank, has resigned from the position with effect from Jan 1, the bank said in an exchange filing.
Dahiya has sought early retirement to pursue "personal and professional interests outside his corporate career", the filing said. The board of directors of the bank accepted Dahiya's decision today, and noted that the retirement will be effective after expiry of three months, the bank said, adding that the lender has initiated the succession plan internally and continuity of initiatives has been ensured.
Dahiya had joined Axis Bank in June 2010, after 20 years across various Tata Group companies.
He had joined the private sector lender as president of Human Resources and had assumed the role of group executive - corporate centre in July 2014 and thereafter executive director - corporate centre in August 2016.
In addition to the corporate centre, his responsibilities included overseeing the functioning of Axis Bank Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the bank.
He is also a director on the boards of Axis Trustee Services Ltd and Max Life Insurance Co Ltd. He is also involved in several key projects in the areas of corporate governance, sustainability and environmental, social, and governance, and customer excellence, amongst others.