Kamel Hothi
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Kamel Hothi, OBE (Punjabi: ਕਮਲ ਹੋਥੀ) (born in 1962 in India) is a British banker and financial adviser.
Kamel Kaur Hothi | |
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| ਕਮਲ ਕੌਰ ਹੋਥੀ | |
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| Born | London, England |
| Education | World Sikh University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Employer | Formerly Lloyds Bank |
| Known for | Adviser to several organisations |
| Board member of | City Sikhs, Memusa, The Lions Club, Queen’s Commonwealth Trust |
| Awards | Honorary doctorate, World Sikh University (2011) |
| Honours | OBE (2017) |
Career
Hothi has worked at Lloyds Bank since about 1979.[1] Kamel became TSB's first female manager in the South-east and the bank's first Asian manager.[2] She is ranked in the top 100 most influential black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders in the UK.[3]
She is credited with developing the Asian Strategy across the Lloyds Banking Group in Britain, which improved access to finance for Ethnic communities.[4][5]
She is an advisory board member of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust Fund setup in 2018 aimed at connecting young leaders who are working hard to change the world.[6] and a trustee of the Memusi Foundation, a charity that funds education in Kenya and Tanzania.[7]
Awards and recognition
In the 2017 Birthday Honours, Kamel was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to promoting diversity in banking.[8][9] She received an honorary degree in 2011 by the World Sikh University for being the architect behind the Asian strategy across Lloyds Banking Group.[10]
In addition she has received a wide range of awards recognising her professional achievements including:
- Accountancy & Finance award at the British Indian Awards in 2013 [11]
- Ranked the Top 10 Diversity Champion in the UK by the Prime Minister Gordan Brown in 2010 [12]
- Professional Woman of the Year award at the Asian Achievers Awards in 2008 [13]
- Sikh Women in the Community award at the Vaisakhi festival by Mayor of London 2007 [14]