Keki Mistry

Former Vice Chairman & CEO
HDFC

Current Board Memberships 

Mr. Mistry currently serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of: 

  1.  HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited 
  1.  HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited 

Additionally, he is a Director on the Boards of: 

  1. HDFC Bank 
  1. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd 
  1. Flipkart Private Ltd (Singapore) 
  1. The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd 
  1. HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd 
  1. Brookprop Management Services Pvt Ltd 

[Acting as a Manager to Brookfield India Real Estate Trust] 

Current Advisory Roles & Committee Memberships 

  1. Chairman – Primary Market Advisory Committee (PMAC),  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 
  1. Senior Advisor – Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), Canada 
  1. Strategic Advisor – Cyrus Poonawalla Group’s Financial Services Ventures 
  1. Advisor – Nish Capital (Kedaara) 
  1. Senior Advisor – Witkopeend BV, Netherlands (an EQT Group) 
  1. Consultant – Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd 
  1. Advisory Board Member – PwC India and Axis Mutual Fund (Real Estate) 
  1. Advisory Board Member – The Chambers [Taj Hotels] 
  1. Co-Chair – B20 South Africa 2025 Task Force on Integrity & Compliance 
  1. Member – SEBI Advisory Committee on Listing Obligations and Disclosures (ACLOD) 
  1. Chairman – Governance Committee, Corporate Debt Market Development Fund, SBI Fund Management Ltd 
  1. Chairman – FICCI Capital Markets Committee (specialized sub-group on Debt) 
  1. 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 

  1. Chairman – SEBI Sub-Group on SEBI Buyback Regulations 
  1. Chairman – SEBI Sub-Group on Disclosures for Institutional Investor Meetings, Analyst Meets & Conference Calls 
  1. Chairman – SEBI Sub-Group on Reverse Book Building & Stock Exchange Delisting Framework 
  1. Chairman – CII National Council on Corporate Governance (2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22) 
  1. Member – CII Economic Affairs Council (2022-23, 2023-24) 
  1. Member – SEBI Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance (2017) 
  1. Consultant – Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) in Thailand, Mauritius, Caribbean Islands, Jamaica 
  1. Consultant – Mauritius Housing Company & Asian Development Bank