An exclusive with HDFC's Aditya Puri; Another unicorn for India

Thursday July 18, 2019 , 3 min Read

HDFC Bank is India’s largest private sector bank. An entity that has stood out as a rare exception in times of aggressive disruption thanks to the iconic, visionary, and agile leadership of its Managing Director Aditya Puri.

The longest-serving head of a private bank, Aditya Puri is famously known as the Bachchan of Banking. He returned to India in 1994 from Malaysia where he was the CEO of Citibank, and has successfully steered HDFC to achieve what he set out to do - create a ‘world-class Indian bank.’

In an exclusive interaction with YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma, Aditya Puri talks about what it takes to be a banking giant that operates with the agility of a startup, surviving and thriving disruption, and more.

Aditya Puri, Managing Director, HDFC Bank

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