Speaker Series: Mr. KVS Manian
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
All that you need to know about Speaker Series: Mr. KVS Manian
Topic: The CEO's Crucible: Lessons in Leadership from the Top of Indian Finance
How do you build a financial institution from the ground up? What does it take to transform a non-banking company into one of the nation's leading banks? Our upcoming speaker session with Mr. KVS Manian promises to explore the journey of institutional growth, highlighting the vision, strategy, and execution required to build a banking giant.
Mr. Manian, the MD & CEO of Federal Bank and a titan of the Indian financial services sector, brings a wealth of knowledge from his illustrious career spanning over three decades. His journey is a masterclass in leadership, synonymous with the remarkable growth story of Kotak Mahindra Bank and its transformation into a financial powerhouse.
Join us to dive into the world of high-finance and strategy through Mr. Manian's expert lens, and gain insights that can shape your understanding of leadership and building enduring institutions.
Details of the Session:
- Date: 1st August, 2025 (Friday)
- Time: 05:30 PM onwards
- Venue: IIM Bangalore Auditorium
About the Speaker:
Mr. Krishnan Venkat Subramanian, commonly known as Mr. KVS Manian, has had a distinguished career in finance spanning four decades. He began his professional journey at NELCO, a Tata Company, and spent three decades with the Kotak Mahindra Group, being Joint Managing Director in his last stint there, before becoming the MD & CEO of Federal Bank in September 2024. Starting in 1984, Mr. Manian's early career focused on mastering corporate finance and accounting functions. Over the next three decades he worked in various areas of financial services and in 2003 transitioned to a full-time banking role, creating one of the most successful and profitable banking franchises built during that period. He has handled various portfolios, including Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Private Banking, Investment Banking, Treasury, Institutional Equities, Retail Equities, Asset reconstruction, among others. He has earned a strong reputation as an inspiring leader, a team builder with a strong connection to people, and a strategic thinker with a vision.
At Federal Bank, he brings his deep banking expertise aiming to script the next chapter in the long history of the bank. As a leader who champions collective intelligence, he aims to lead the team at Federal Bank to new heights, by modernising and enriching the franchise and taking the franchise more national in character.
Mr. Manian is not only a domain expert in financial services and banking but also a sought-after management thinker and speaker at various forums. On a personal note, he is a fitness enthusiast who enjoys marathon running and has maintained a fitness regime for over a decade. He has a deep Philanthropic side to him and has been one of the largest fund raisers for the cause of cancer in the Mumbai Marathons.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Mr. KVS Manian's invaluable experiences and insights, which can inspire and inform your own ventures in the world of business and finance.
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1 Aug'25, 05:29 PM IST Registration Deadline
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About Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
- A leading graduate school of management in Asia, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) was set up under the IIM Act of 2017.
- With around 107 full-time faculty members, more than 1200 students across various degree/diploma granting programmes and nearly 5000 annual Executive Education participants, IIM Bangalore is an institute of national importance.
- IIM Bangalore's logo carries a proclamation in Sanskrit, तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु (tejasvi navadhitamastu), which translates as ‘let our study be enlightening’.
- It is located in close vicinity to some of the leading corporate organizations in the country, ranging from IT to consumer product companies. This gives IIM Bangalore the added advantage of integrating classroom knowledge with practical experience.
- IIM Bangalore's degree/diploma granting programmes comprise the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM), the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), the one year full-time Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP), the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM), and the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP).
- IIMB offers the NS Ramaswamy Pre-doctoral (NSR Pre-doc) Fellowship programme with the aim to increase social diversity of management academia in India. All these programmes are very highly rated and IIMB alumni occupy senior managerial and academic positions around the world.
- Along with 11 disciplinary areas, IIMB has 7 centres of excellence that offer courses and conduct research on fascinating questions facing various sectors of industry.