On 30 July 2007, UTI Bank changed its name to Axis Bank.

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In 2009, Shikha Sharma was appointed as the MD and CEO of Axis Bank.[16]
In 2013, Axis Bank's subsidiary, Axis Bank UK commenced banking operations.[17]
On 1 January 2019, Amitabh Chaudhry took over as MD and CEO.[18]
In year 2021,the Bank had reduced its stake in Yes Bank from 2.39 per cent to 1.96 per cent.[19]

Operations[edit]
Indian Business[edit]

Axis Bank branch in Mysore

As of 12 August 2016, the bank had a network of 4,096 branches and extension counters and 12,922 ATMs.[20]
Axis Bank has the largest ATM network among private banks in India.[21][22] It even operates an ATM at one of the
world's highest sites at Thegu, Sikkim at a height of 4,023 meters (13,200 ft) above sea level.[23]

International business[edit]
The bank has nine international offices with branches at Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai (at the DIFC), Shanghai,
[24]
 Colombo and representative offices at Dhaka, Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, which focus on corporate lending,
trade finance, syndication, investment banking and liability businesses.[25] In addition to the above, the bank has a
presence in UK with its wholly owned subsidiary Axis Bank UK Limited.[26]