HDFC Bank Under Pressure

Merger Fallout And Slowdown

Leadership Turmoil Hits

What Happens Next

Meet The Guest Editor

Can A CEO Arrive By October

External Front Runners

Why Kaizad Leads

Banking Sector Succession Wave

Merger Broke The Engine

Next CEO To Do List

Closing Takeaways

HDFC Bank is staring at an unusual leadership vacuum. CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan is set to leave in October, even as India’s largest private sector bank grapples with slowing profit growth, squeezed margins and the lingering impact of its mega merger with HDFC Ltd. Who could take over — internal heavyweight Kaizad Bharucha or an outsider? And can a successor even be found in time? Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET’s banking editor Sangita Mehta about the names in contention, a wider leadership crunch across Indian banking, what has gone wrong with HDFC Bank’s financial engine, and the challenges awaiting its next chief.
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HDFC Bank is staring at an unusual leadership vacuum. CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan is set to leave in October, even as India&rsquo;s largest private sector bank grapples with slowing profit growth, squeezed margins and the lingering impact of its mega merger with HDFC Ltd. Who could take over &mdash; internal heavyweight Kaizad Bharucha or an outsider? And can a successor even be found in time? Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET&rsquo;s banking editor Sangita Mehta about the names in contention, a wider leadership crunch across Indian banking, what has gone wrong with HDFC Bank&rsquo;s financial engine, and the challenges awaiting its next chief. Listen in You can follow Anirban Chowdhury on his social media:<a href="https://twitter.com/AnirbanET"> X</a> and<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirban-chowdhury-b5067219/"> Linkedin </a>You can follow Sangita Mehta on her social media: <a href="https://x.com/SangitaMehtaET">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangita-mehta-63a94b5/?originalSubdomain=in">Linkedin </a>
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