Aditya Puri Age, Wiki and Bio

Aditya Puri

Quick Info

ProfessionManaging Director of HDFC Bank
NationalityIndian
BirthplaceGurdaspur, Punjab

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Panjab University, Chandigarh
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bachelor of CommercePanjab University, Chandigarh
Chartered AccountancyInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India

Personal Life

Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Gardening
  • Watching Television

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherName not Known (IAF Officer)
MotherName not known
SpouseAnita (Smiley) Puri (entrepreneur)
Children
SonAmit Puri
DaughterAmrita Puri

Career

Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • QIMPRO Platinum Standard Awards for National Statesman for Quality in Business in 2019
  • AIMA - JRD TATA Corporate Leadership Award by the AIMA in 2019
  • Barron's Top 30 Global CEOs in 2018
  • The only Indian to feature in Fortune's Businessperson of the Year list in 2016
  • Barron's World's Top 30 CEOs in 2016
  • Barron's World's Top 30 CEOs in 2015
  • Best CEO- Finance Asia poll on Asia's Best Companies 2015
  • CNN-IBN Indian Businessman of the Year 2008
Other Information
  • Apart from awards and achievements mentioned, Aditya Puri has received many more awards and nominations.
  • Led two major mergers in the banking industry of India

Some Lesser Known Facts

The Managing Director of HDFC Bank is the longest-serving head of any private bank in India.
He has over four decades of experience in the banking sector.
His career started as a management trainee with Mahindra Ltd in Mumbai.
He worked in 19 countries during his 21 years with Citibank.
He set up a bank in India in 1994.
He is a close friend of Deepak Parekh.
He neither wears a watch nor carries a mobile phone.
The tenure as MD of HDFC Bank ended on 26 October 2020.
His wife and daughter have a clothing line called ‘Akuri’.