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Mr. Jagdish Capoor
Mr. Aditya Puri
Mr. Keki M. Mistry
Mr. Vineet Jain
Mrs. Renu Karnad
Mr. Arvind Pande
Mr. Ashim Samanta
Mr. C M Vasudev
Mr. Gautam Divan
Dr. Pandit Palande
Mr. Paresh Sukthankar
Mr. Harish Engineer
   
Mr. Jagdish Capoor
Mr. Jagdish Capoor holds a Masters degree in Commerce and is a Fellow member of Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Capoor was the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He retired as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India after serving for 39 years. While with Reserve Bank of India, Mr. Capoor was the Chairman of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India and Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited. He also served on the boards of Export Import Bank of India, National Housing Bank, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and State Bank of India.
Mr. Capoor is on the Boards of the Indian Hotels Company Limited, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited, GHCL Limited, LIC Pension Fund Limited, Assets Care Enterprise Limited and Quantum Trustee Co. Pvt. Ltd. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore. Mr. Capoor is a Trustee of The Stock Exchange Investors' Protection Fund and Sumati Capoor Charitable Trust.
Mr. Capoor is a member of the Audit Committees of Indian Hotels Company Limited, GHCL Limited and Quantum Trustee Co. Pvt. Ltd. He is chairman of Share Allotment and Shareholders’ Grievance Committee of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited.
Mr. Capoor holds 300 equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.

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Mr. Aditya Puri
Mr. Aditya Puri holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce from Punjab University and is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mr. Aditya Puri has been the Managing Director of the Bank since September 1994. He has about 35 years of banking experience in India and abroad.
Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Puri was the Chief Executive Officer of Citibank, Malaysia from 1992 to 1994.
Mr. Puri holds 3, 37,953 equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.
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Mr. Keki M. Mistry
Mr. Keki Mistry holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Advanced Accountancy and Auditing and is also a Chartered Accountant. He was actively involved in the setting up of several HDFC group companies including HDFC Bank. Mr. Mistry has been deputed on consultancy assignments for the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) in Thailand, Mauritius, Caribbean Islands and Jamaica. He has also worked as a consultant for the Mauritius Housing Company and Asian Development Bank.
Mr. Mistry is Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited and Chairman of GRUH Finance Limited. He is also a Director on the Board of HDFC Developers Limited, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd, HDFC General Insurance Company Limited, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited, NexGen Publishing Limited, India Value Fund Advisors Private Limited, HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, Greatship (India) Limited, Griha Investments-Mauritius and Association of Leasing & Financial Services Companies.
Mr. Mistry is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of HDFC General Insurance Company Limited, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited. He is member of Audit Committee of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited, Gruh Finance Limited, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited and HDFC Asset Management Company Limited. He is also a member of Investors Grievance Committee of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, Remuneration Committee and Investment Committee of Gruh Finance Limited and Share Transfer Committee of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited.
Mr. Mistry is liable to retire by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Mistry holds 58,001 equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.

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Mr. Vineet Jain
Mr. Vineet Jain holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a degree in International Business Administration - Marketing.

Mr. Jain is Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited and Director in Times Infotainment Media Limited, Entertainment Network (India) Limited, Optimal Media Solutions Limited, The Press Trust of India Limited, Times Internet Limited, Times Global Broadcasting Company Limited, Bharat Nidhi Limited, Times Journal India Private Limited, Worldwide Media Private Limited, Zoom Entertainment Network Private Limited (formerly, Bhavani Shares & Stock Private Limited), Times Centre for Media Studies and S P Jain Foundation. He is a Trustee of Shahu Jain Charitable Society, The Shahu Jain Trust and The Times Research Foundation. He is a member of the Managing Committee of Times Foundation and Chairman of the Managing Committee of The Times of India relief Fund. Mr. Jain is the Chairman of Investments and Loans Committee and member of Share Transfer Committee of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited. He is member of the Committee of Board of The Press Trust of India Ltd.
Mr. Jain has transformed The Times Group from India’s leading publishing house to India’s largest diversified and multi faceted media conglomerate. Mr. Jain is a nominee of the Bennett, Coleman Group on the Board of the Bank.
Mr. Jain is liable to retire by rotation and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Jain holds 2,60,869 equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.

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Mrs. Renu Karnad
Mrs. Renu Karnad is a Law graduate and also holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Delhi University.

Mrs. Karnad is a Joint Managing Director of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited and Chairperson of HDFC Venture Capital Limited, HDFC Property Ventures Limited and Home Loan Services India Private Limited. She is a Director of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, GRUH Finance Limited, HDFC Realty Limited, Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited, HDFC General Insurance Company Limited, ICI India Limited, Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited, Sparsh BPO Services Limited, Mother Dairy Fruits & Vegetables Private Limited, Feedback Ventures Private Limited, Motor Industries Co. Limited, Egyptian Housing Finance Company and Ascendas Pte. Limited, Singapore. Mrs. Karnad is a member of the Managing Committee of Indian Cancer Society and Vice Chairperson of the Governing Council of Indraprastha Cancer Society & Research Centre.
Mrs. Karnad is Chairperson of the Audit Committee of ICI India Limited, Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited, Motor Industries Co. Limited and Mother Diary Fruits & Vegetables Private Limited. She is a member of the Audit Committee of HDFC General Insurance Company Limited. She is the Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee of ICI India Limited. She is also the member of Investment Committee, Compensation Committee, Compensation-ESOS Committee and Committee of Directors of Gruh Finance Limited; Customer Service Committee and Risk Management Committee of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited; Remuneration Committee of Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited and Sparsh BPO Services Limited; and Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee, Investment Committee and Property Sub-Committee of Motor Industries Company Limited.
Mrs. Karnad is liable to retire by rotation and being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Mrs. Karnad holds 58,924 equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.
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Mr. Arvind Pande
Mr. Arvind Pande holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Allahabad University and a B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. (Economics) degree from Cambridge University, U.K. He started his career in Indian Administrative Services and has held various responsible positions in the Government of India. He was a Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister of India for Economics, Science and Technology issues. Mr. Pande has served as a Director, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and has dealt with World Bank aided projects. Mr. Pande has also served on the Board of Steel Authority of India Limited as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mr. Pande is a Director of Coal India Limited, Bengal Aerotropolis projects Limited, Burnpur Cements Limited, Visa Steel Limited, Era Infra Engineering Limited and Sandhar Technologies Limited. He is member of the Audit Committee of Coal India Limited and Visa Steel Limited.
Mr. Pande does not hold any equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.

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Mr. Ashim Samanta
Mr. Ashim Samanta holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Bombay and has wide and extensive experience in business for nearly 29 years. He has vast experience in the field of bulk drugs and pharmaceutical formulations. He is a Director of Samanta Organics Private Limited, Nautilus Trading & Leasing Private Limited, Ashish Rang Udyog Private Limited, Samanta Movies Private Limited and Shakti Cine Studios Private Limited. Mr. Samanta has also been engaged in setting up and running of film editing and dubbing studio.

Mr. Samanta holds 600 equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.


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Mr.C M Vasudev
Mr. C. M. Vasudev holds a Masters Degree in Economics and Physics. He joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1966. Mr. Vasudev has worked as Executive Director of World Bank representing India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Mr. Vasudev has extensive experience of working at policy making levels in the financial sector and was responsible for laying down policies and oversight of management. He chaired World Bank’s committee on development effectiveness with responsibility of ensuring effectiveness of World Bank’s operations. Mr. Vasudev has also worked as Secretary, Ministry of Finance and has undertaken various assignments viz. Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Expenditure, Department of Banking and was Additional Secretary Budget with responsibility for framing budget of Government and monitoring its implementation. He has also worked as Joint Secretary of Ministry of Commerce with responsibility for state trading, trade policy including interface with WTO.

Mr. Vasudev is Director on the Board of Directors of ICRA Management Consultancy Services Limited, NOIDA Power Company Limited and Noesis Consultancy Services Private Limited. He is a member of Audit Committee and the Chairman of Remuneration Committee of ICRA Management Consultancy Services Limited and member of Audit Committee of NOIDA Power Company Limited.

Mr. Vasudev does not hold any equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.

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Mr. Gautam Divan
Mr. Gautam Divan holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mr. Divan is a partner in Rahul Gautam Divan & Associates, Chartered Accountants. Mr. Divan has wide experience in financial and taxation planning of individuals and limited companies and auditing accounts of large public limited companies and nationalised Banks. Mr. Divan enjoys substantial experience in structuring overseas investments to and from India.
Mr. Divan is on the Board of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited, Baltic Consultancy & Services Private Limited, Bell Ceramics Limited, Brady & Morris Engineering Company Limited, Chandanbhoy and Jassoobhoy Consultants Private Limited, Serendib Investments Private Limited and Ascent Hotels Private Limited. He is Chairman of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of Bell Ceramics Limited. He is the Chairman of Audit Committee of HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited. He is a partner of M/s Rahul Gautam Divan & Associates.

Mr. Divan does not hold any equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.


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Dr. Pandit Palande
Dr. Pandit Palande has a Ph.D. degree in Business Administration and has completed an Advance Course in Management from Oxford University and the Warwick University in UK. Dr. Palande has worked as a Director of School of Commerce and Management for 15 years in Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU). At present, Dr. Palande is Pro-Vice Chancellor of YCMOU.
Dr. Palande has extensive experience of working in the fields of business administration, management and agriculture. Under the guidance of Dr. Palande, YCMOU has become one of the green universities in India. As a project Director of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) GAP-3 of YCMOU, Dr. Palande has been serving the agriculture community on a large scale through satellite.

Dr. Palande is neither a director on the Board of any other company nor a member and chairman of any committee(s) of the Board of Directors of any other company.

Dr. Palande does not hold any equity shares in the Bank on March 31, 2008 as well as on the date of his appointment.

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Mr. Paresh Sukthankar
Mr. Paresh Sukthankar has been appointed as Executive Director of the Bank for a period of three years with effect from 12th October 2007.
He has done Masters in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. Mr. Sukthankar has been associated with the Bank since 1994 in various senior capacities and has direct or supervisory responsibilities for the Credit & Market Risk and Human Resources functions and for various strategic initiatives of the bank. He has over 22 years of experience in the fields of finance and banking. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked with Citibank for 9 years in various areas including corporate banking, risk management, financial control and credit administration.

Mr. Sukthankar is neither a director on the Board of any other company nor a member and chairman of any committee of the Board of Directors.

He holds 1,59,656 equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.
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Mr. Harish Engineer
Mr. Harish Engineer has been appointed as Executive Director of the Bank for a period of three years with effect from 12th October 2007.
He holds a Diploma in Business Management from Hazarimal Somani College, Mumbai. Mr. Engineer has been associated with the Bank since 1994 in various capacities and is responsible for Wholesale Banking at present. He has over 38 years experience in the fields of finance and banking. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked with Bank of America for 26 years in various areas including operations and corporate credit management.

Mr. Engineer is neither a director on the Board of any other company nor a member and chairman of any committee of the Board of Directors. He is member of the Board of Boston Analytics, Boston (USA).

He holds 64,000 equity shares in the Bank as on March 31, 2008.
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