Visa's Prasanna Kotian Named Head of Corporate Communication at Kotak Mahindra Bank

 28th February 2024    PR News 
 Paarul Chand

Prasanna Kotian, formerly with Visa, has now joined the Kotak Mahindra Bank as head of group corporate communications.

As per a release by Kotak Mahindra Bank, before joining Kotak, Prasanna led Corporate Communication for Visa across India and South Asia and was instrumental in establishing & strengthening Visa’s reputation as a technology leader across the payments landscape. 

Rohit Bhasin, president - of retail liabilities product and chief marketing officer, at Kotak Mahindra Bank, said, "We welcome Prasanna Kotian to the group marketing and communication team. His experience and leadership will be instrumental in strengthening our brand and fostering effective communication with all our stakeholders.”

Prasanna Kotian, head – of group corporate communication, at Kotak Mahindra Bank, said, "I am excited to join Kotak at an interesting time when the company is focused on transformative change across the group. I look forward to collaborating with the talented team here to enhance our corporate communication strategies and stakeholder communications helping strengthen the organisation’s reputation across our key stakeholders."

Kotian announced his new role on LinkedIn earlier this week, saying, "Delighted to share that I’m starting a new position as head - group corporate communication at Kotak Mahindra Bank! Grateful for the incredible journey at Visa and looking forward to contributing to the success of Kotak Mahindra Bank alongside Ashok Vaswani Manian KVS Shanti Ekambaram Rohit Bhasin and our team of communication champs led by Revathi Pandit Mahesh Nayak Biswajit Dash."

A graduate from Mumbai University he has worked with Edelman, D Link and Western Union. He has 25 years of experience including 2 years as a journalist at the Indian Express.