
Keki Mistry
Former Vice Chairman & CEO
HDFC
Current Board Memberships
Mr. Mistry currently serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of:
- HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited
- HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited
Additionally, he is a Director on the Boards of:
- HDFC Bank
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
- Flipkart Private Ltd (Singapore)
- The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd
- HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd
- Brookprop Management Services Pvt Ltd
[Acting as a Manager to Brookfield India Real Estate Trust]
Current Advisory Roles & Committee Memberships
- Chairman – Primary Market Advisory Committee (PMAC), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Senior Advisor – Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), Canada
- Strategic Advisor – Cyrus Poonawalla Group’s Financial Services Ventures
- Advisor – Nish Capital (Kedaara)
- Senior Advisor – Witkopeend BV, Netherlands (an EQT Group)
- Consultant – Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd
- Advisory Board Member – PwC India and Axis Mutual Fund (Real Estate)
- Advisory Board Member – The Chambers [Taj Hotels]
- Co-Chair – B20 South Africa 2025 Task Force on Integrity & Compliance
- Member – SEBI Advisory Committee on Listing Obligations and Disclosures (ACLOD)
- Chairman – Governance Committee, Corporate Debt Market Development Fund, SBI Fund Management Ltd
- Chairman – FICCI Capital Markets Committee (specialized sub-group on Debt)
- Member – Standing Committee on Primary Markets, International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
Charitable & Educational Institutions
| Position | Institution |
| Honorary Trustee | H T Parekh Foundation |
| Advisory Board Member | Masina Hospital |
| Honorary Trustee | Vidya Niketan Education Trust [Kalpana Chawla Space Acadamy] |
Other Asssociations
| Institution | |
| Family Office | KATB Consultant Pvt Ltd |
Recognitions & Awards
Mr. Mistry has been honoured with several prestigious awards, including:
- Legasis “Compliance Crusader” Award (2025)
- Hall of Fame Award (2022) – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2020-21) – Financial Express Best Banks Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Corporate Governance (2020) – Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability
- CEO of the Year – BFSI Category (2019) – CNBC Awaaz CEO Awards
- BMA Management Man of the Year (2016) – Bombay Management Association
- Best Independent Director Award (2014) – Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability
- Best CEO – Financial Services (Large Companies) (2014) – Business Today
- CFO India Hall of Fame (2012) – CFO India Magazine
- Best CEO for Investor Relations – India (2012) – Thomson Reuters Extel Awards
- Best Banker of the Year (2011) – Financial Express
- QIMPRO Gold Standard Award – Business Quality Leader (2011) – Qimpro Foundation
- CA Business Achiever of the Year – Financial Sector (2011) – ICAI
- Best CFO – Financial Services (2008) – ICAI
- Best Performing CFO – Financial Services (2006, 2007, 2008) – CNBC TV18
- Best Investor Relations Officer (2008) – Asiamoney Corporate Governance Poll
Professional Summary
A Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Mr. Mistry brings over four decades of experience in Banking & Financial Services.
- Early Career (1975-1981):
- AF Ferguson & Co. (now merged into Deloitte)
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd
- Indian Hotels Company Ltd
- HDFC Ltd (1981-2023):
- Joined HDFC Ltd in 1981
- Board Induction as Executive Director in 1993
- Managing Director (2000)
- Vice Chairman & Managing Director (2007)
- Vice Chairman & CEO (2010)
- Following the amalgamation of HDFC Ltd with HDFC Bank, he retired from HDFC Ltd in 2023 and now serves as Non-Executive Director on the Board of HDFC Bank.
Throughout his tenure, Mr. Mistry played a pivotal role in transforming HDFC into India’s leading financial services conglomerate. He was instrumental in establishing:
- HDFC Bank Ltd
- HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd
- HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd
- HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd
Past Committee Memberships
- Chairman – SEBI Sub-Group on SEBI Buyback Regulations
- Chairman – SEBI Sub-Group on Disclosures for Institutional Investor Meetings, Analyst Meets & Conference Calls
- Chairman – SEBI Sub-Group on Reverse Book Building & Stock Exchange Delisting Framework
- Chairman – CII National Council on Corporate Governance (2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22)
- Member – CII Economic Affairs Council (2022-23, 2023-24)
- Member – SEBI Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance (2017)
- Consultant – Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) in Thailand, Mauritius, Caribbean Islands, Jamaica
- Consultant – Mauritius Housing Company & Asian Development Bank
