People: HDFC Bank Ltd (HDBK.BO)

Mr. Paresh D. Sukthankar is Non-Independent Executive Director of HDFC Bank Ltd. He has done his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute (Mumbai) and the Advanced Management Program (AMP) from the Harvard Business School. Mr. Sukthankar has been with the Bank since its inception in 1994. Mr. Sukthankar has approval, supervision and control responsibilities for the Bank’s Credit and Risk Management function – covering the corporate and retail credit portfolios as well as the treasury activities. Mr. Sukthankar has supervisory responsibility for the Finance and Human Resources functions and leads strategic initiatives of the Bank. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Sukthankar worked in Citibank for around 9 years, in departments including corporate banking, risk management, financial control and credit administration. He has been a member of committees formed by Reserve Bank of India and Indian Banks’ Association. Mr. Sukthankar is neither a Chairman nor a Director of other company.