Aditya Puri

Managing Director of HDFC Bank

Indian Gurdaspur, Punjab

Quick Info

ProfessionManaging Director of HDFC Bank
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/01/1950
Age76 years
BirthplaceGurdaspur, Punjab

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Bio/Wiki

Aditya Puri is an Indian banking executive and corporate advisor who served as the managing director and chief executive officer of HDFC Bank from September 1994 until October 2020.
He is the longest-serving head of any private bank in India.

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
MotherName
SpouseAnita (Smiley) Puri (entrepreneur)
Children
UncleBharat 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
  • Best CEO- Finance Asia poll on Asia's Best Companies 2015
  • CNN-IBN Indian Businessman of the Year 2008
  • Euromoney Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Banker of the Year by Business Standard
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
Previous Roles
  • MD & CEO of HDFC Bank (1994-2020)
  • Advisor for Strides Group (post-2020)
  • Director of Stelis Biopharma (post-2020)
  • Senior Advisor at The Carlyle Group
  • Senior Advisor at Deloitte India

Some Lesser Known Facts

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