People: HDFC Bank Ltd (HDB)

Mr. Partho S. Datta is Non-Executive Independent Director of HDFC Bank Ltd. Mr. Datta is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He joined Indian Aluminum Company Limited (INDAL) and was with INDAL and its parent company in Canada for 25 years and held positions as its Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director Finance during his tenure. Thereafter, he joined the Chennai based Murugappa Group as the head of Group Finance and was a member of the Management Board of the Group, as well as a Director in several Murugappa Group companies. Post retirement from the Murugappa Group, Mr. Datta was an advisor to the Central Government appointed Board of Directors of Satyam Computers Services Limited during the restoration process and has also been engaged in providing business / strategic and financial consultancy on a selective basis. Mr. Datta is a Director of Peerless Funds Management Company Limited, IRIS Business Services Limited and Endurance Technologies Private Limited. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Management Committee, Investment Committee and Remuneration Committee of Peerless Funds Management Company Limited. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Investor Grievance Committee of Endurance Technologies Private Limited. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Board Committee of IRIS Business Services Limited.