DEEPAK

PAREKH
DEEPAK SHANTILAL PAREKH
 Born on Oct 18, 1944
 Graduated from Sydenham College, Mumbai in
1965
 Joined HDFC as a deputy GM in 1978
 Chairman of HDFC since 1993
 He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of
GlaxoSmithkline Pharmaceuticals, Siemens
India Ltd, Lafarge India
CREDITS
 Times Bank merging with HDFC Bank in 2001
(first merger in the country's private sector banking space)
 HDFC Bank absorbing Centurion Bank of
Punjab
 Built the HDFC empire
 None of HDFC's senior employees - directors,
GMs and deputy GMs have left the organisation
over the past decade
WHO HE IS
 Manager, entrepreneur and leader rolled
into one
 A tough taskmaster, yet always accessible
and helpful
 He can cram a 48-hour schedule into 24
hours
 Normally does not leave work before eight
in the evening
WHO HE IS
 Has the record of attending six parties
a day (He socialises to network, which is
important in the financial sector)
 He has three secretaries and never uses a
computer (his brain has enough capacity)
AWARDS
 Recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2006
 Economic Times Life Time Achievement Award
 JRD Corporate Leadership Award
 Businessman of The Year Award by Business
India
 Best Non Executive Director award by the Asian
Centre for Corporate Governance
HIS VISION
 To make HDFC the GE Capital of India
THANK YOU