Deepak Parekh: A man for all occasions

Deepak parekh,now that he's about to retire, HDFC's chairman says his biggest challenge will be to not interfere in the institution that is almost synonymous with him.

It will be hard to imagine the financial world without Deepak Parekh being in the thick of things. But HDFC's chairman, who turns 65 this Sunday, says he's had his innings. A man for all occasions and a trouble-shooter beyond comparison, Parekh was reluctant to give up his bridge session, a regular feature of his Saturdays, to do ‘Lunch with BS'. So, instead we decided to settle for coffee at his office in the Churchgate area in Mumbai. Parekh, who thrives on work, tells Shobhana Subramanian his biggest challenge will be how not to interfere in HDFC.

Image: Deepak Parekh gestures during his address at a meet

Text: Business Standard

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