Richest Asian Banker Kotak Under Pressure to Choose Outsider Successor, Say Sources

India’s banking regulator is nudging Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. to select someone outside the lender’s ranks to succeed billionaire founder Uday Kotak as the next Chief Executive Officer, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Reserve Bank of India has conveyed its view to board members of Kotak Mahindra Bank and Asia’s richest financier, they said, asking not to be named, as the communication is private. The regulator is also reviewing whether stakes the banking group holds in two wholly-owned insurance units pose any risks to the firm’s stability, the people said.

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