The 167-year-old Swiss lender's current crisis can be attributed to a long list of scandals, management changes, multi-billion-dollar losses, and an uninspired strategy
Here are a few facts about the seasoned investment banker who plays a significant role in steering Credit Suisse out of its present crisis
Born in Durban in 1971, Joshi obtained his Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science and Statistics from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa
He started off his three decade-long career with the Standard Bank of South Africa in 1992. The 51-year-old joined Credit Suisse for the first time in 1995
He served as chief of Equity Derivatives and later headed EMEA Equities at Barclays Capital from 2003-2010
From 2011-2022, Joshi played a key part in the overhaul of Deutsche Bank, which faced a similar situation as Credit Suisse is currently seeing
Joshi is a keen participant in various social initiatives too. He is on the board of Pratham, a UK-based non-profit organisation