Aditya Puri
Aditya Puri | |
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| Born | Gurdaspur, Punjab, India |
| Occupation | Banking executive |
| Years active | Over four decades |
| Known for | Managing director of HDFC Bank (1994–2020) |
Aditya Puri currently serves as a senior advisor at The Carlyle Group. He held the position of managing director at HDFC Bank, the largest private sector bank in India, from September 1994 until October 2020. This tenure made him the longest-serving leader of any private bank in the country. During his stewardship, HDFC Bank evolved into one of India's most valuable financial institutions. In 2017, India Today placed him at number 24 among India's 50 Most Powerful People.
Biography
Hailing from Gurdaspur, Punjab, Puri completed his undergraduate studies in Commerce at Punjab University, Chandigarh and became a qualified Chartered Accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Career
With a banking career spanning over four decades both domestically and internationally, Puri was CEO of Citibank, Malaysia in 1992 before returning to India to assume the role of managing director at HDFC Bank in 1994.
His leadership included key strategic acquisitions such as Times Bank Limited in 2000 and Centurion Bank of Punjab in 2010, which substantially broadened HDFC Bank’s footprint in the market.
By August 2019, he was recognized as the highest-compensated CEO within Indian banking, drawing a monthly remuneration of .
Puri relinquished his role as MD of HDFC Bank on 26 October 2020, with Sashidhar Jagdishan succeeding him. In January 2021, he took on advisory and directorial responsibilities at Stelis Biopharma, an associate of biopharma firm Strides Group. Later, in October 2023, he was appointed Senior Advisor at Deloitte India.
2020
- Entered the Chartered Accountants Hall of Fame
2019
- Received QIMPRO Platinum Standard Award for National Statesman for Quality in Business
- Honoured with "Corporate and Philanthropic Leadership Award" by American Indian Foundation
- Awarded "AIMA - JRD TATA Corporate Leadership Award" by AIMA
2018
- Listed among Barron's Top 30 Global CEOs
- Recognized as one of the "Best CEOs Worldwide" by CEOWORLD magazine
2016
- Sole Indian featured on Fortune's Businessperson of the Year list
- Named Best CEO in Institutional Investor All-Asia Executive Team rankings
- Awarded Outstanding Business Leader of the Year at CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards (IBLA)
- Received FE Lifetime Achievement Award from Financial Express
- Included again among Barron's World's Top 30 CEOs
2015
- Best CEO Award by Business Today
- Honoured as Business Leader of the Year at AIMA Managing India Awards
- Featured in Barron's World's 30 Best CEOs
- Voted Best CEO in Finance Asia's poll on Asia's Best Companies
2013
- Recognized as Best Executive in India by Asiamoney
- Named Banker of the Year by Business Standard
- Awarded Best CEO by Institutional Investor
- Top Achiever at Sunday Standard Best Banker Awards
- Honoured as Best Executive in India by Asia Money; also Best Banker by FE
2008
- CNN-IBN Indian Businessman of the Year recipient
Personal life
He is the father of actress Amrita Puri and son Amit Puri. Additionally, he is related to Bharat Puri, who serves as MD of Pidilite Industries and previously was CMD of Cadbury India.