Mumbai, Oct. 27 -- ICICI Bank Ltd's chief executive officer (CEO) Sandeep Bakhshi's tenure is up for renewal in about a year, and the market is looking for clarity on whether the man who pulled the lender out of a slump will get another term.

The question was raised by Anand Swaminathan, senior research analyst, BofA Securities, at ICICI Bank's investor call on 18 October. Swaminathan pressed Bakhshi for details on his "intention to continue for another term". ICICI's group chief financial officer Anindya Banerjee responded that "there is still a year to go, and the board will take a view and decide and disclosure will be made at the appropriate time".

"It really depends on whether Bakhshi wants to serve one more term as the CEO or not ...