New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The phrase 'ICICI is a CEO-making factory' is trending on social media as two former ICICI executives were named to lead major private lenders. On Thursday, Anup Kumar Saha was named MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, while Anup Bagchi will take charge as HDFC Bank's MD & CEO.

And there is some solid basis for the internet chatter. If you look at the records, several bankers who have previously worked at ICICI Bank have gone on to lead, or currently head, some of the biggest financial institutions in India.

Shikha Sharma - She served as the Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank from 2009 to 2018

V. Vaidyanathan - Currently serving as the Managing Director and CEO of IDFC Bank

Madhabi Puri Buch - former chairperson ...