D.s. Parekh

Biography

Deepak Parekh (71), Chairman of HDFC, spearheads India’s premier housing finance company, HDFC Ltd., which has turned the dream of owning a home into a reality for millions across the country. His astute business acumen and farsightedness has not only made HDFC the leader in Mortgages, but has also transformed it into India’s leading Financial Services Conglomerate with presence in Banking, Asset Management, Life Insurance, General Insurance, Real Estate Venture Fund, Real Estate, Education Loans and Education. Government and Industry, impressed by Deepak’s performance, have honoured him with several awards. Some of the most important ones are; the Padma Bhushan in 2006. Internationally, some of his recent prominent awards include, ‘Bundesverdienstkreuz’, Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit, one of the highest distinction granted by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2014, “Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour” is one of the highest distinctions given by the French Republic in 2010, and Deepak is also the first international recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award by Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, in 2010 Deepak Parekh (71), Chairman of HDFC, spearheads India’s premier housing finance company, HDFC Ltd., which has turned the dream of owning a home into a reality for millions across the country. His astute business acumen and farsightedness has not only made HDFC the leader in Mortgages, but has also transformed it into India’s leading Financial Services Conglomerate with presence in Banking, Asset Management, Life Insurance, General Insurance, Real Estate Venture Fund, Real Estate, Education Loans and Education. Government and Industry, impressed by Deepak’s performance, have honoured him with several awards. Some of the most important ones are; the Padma Bhushan in 2006. Internationally, some of his recent prominent awards include, ‘Bundesverdienstkreuz’, Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit, one of the highest distinction granted by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2014, “Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour” is one of the highest distinctions given by the French Republic in 2010, and Deepak is also the first international recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award by Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, in 2010

Research Interest

pharmaceutical industry