Mr. Pramod Rao joined ICICI Bank as its Group General Counsel on August 16, 2018, to oversee the legal function for the ICICI group.
Previously, Mr. Pramod had served as General Counsel for Citi India cluster and was responsible for the Legal & Secretarial functions within Citi India cluster (incorporating Bangladesh & Sri Lanka). He also oversaw Citi Security & Investigative Services (CSIS), and chaired the Citi India Diversity Council and was a member of various internal management and oversight committees.
Prior to his professional journey with Citi India, Mr. Pramod worked with Induslaw, a law firm as a resident partner, overseeing its Banking and Finance practice and was instrumental to setting up the firm's office in Mumbai.
Prior to Induslaw, Mr. Pramod worked with ICICI Bank for over 15 years. He joined the erstwhile Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India Ltd (ICICI, which subsequently in a reverse merger became ICICI Bank) upon obtaining B.A.LL.B (Hons) degree from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) after a brief stint at Mulla and Mulla Craigie Blunt & Caroe. He then rose to become the General Counsel of ICICI Bank and served in that capacity until April 2012. During the course of his career at ICICI Bank, Mr. Pramod has overseen the legal function for all segments of ICICI Bank. During his time there, he also advised the Board of Directors and various Board constituted committees and served on the Board of Directors of various ICICI group companies.
Mr. Pramod presently serves as a member of Board of Directors of ICICI Securities Ltd and ICICI Trusteeship Services Ltd. Mr. Pramod also serves as a member of the Legal & Banking Operations Committee of Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the National Committee for Regulatory Affairs constituted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Mr. Pramod is the Chairman of the Fund Raising and Resource Mobilization Committee of IDIA – Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access – an NGO dedicated in assisting students from underprivileged background entering premier law schools in India. He is also a member of the Governing Board of the NLSIU Alumni Association.