Kamel Kaur Hothi | |
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ਕਮਲ ਕੌਰ ਹੋਥੀ | |
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Born | London, England |
Nationality | British |
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) |
Kamel Hothi, OBE (Punjabi: ਕਮਲ ਹੋਥੀ) (born in 1962 in India) is a British banker and financial adviser.
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]
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: