Deepak Parekh
Deepak Parekh is the Chairman of HDFC, the India's leading housing finance company. A pioneer in mortgage finance, he has enabled scores of Indian middle class people owning their houses or apartments through affordable loans.
A chartered accountant, Deepak Parekh began his career with Ernst & Young Management Consultancy Services in New York. After returning to India, he worked with Grindlays Bank and also Chase Manhattan Bank as its assistant representative for South Asia. Deepak Parekh joined HDFC in 1978. He was promoted as its Managing Director in 1985 and appointed its Chairman in 1993. He is instrumental in making the HDFC a premier housing finance institution in the country. Deepak Parekh is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd (IDFC), a Government of India enterprise for infrastructure projects in 1997. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Glaxo India Ltd & Burroughs Wellcome (India) Ltd and on the Board of Castrol BP India; Hindustan Lever; Siemens Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra and Indian Hotels Company. He is also a non-executive, independent Director of SingTel.
Deepak Parekh has been a member of various Committees set up by the Government of India. He was appointed Chairman of the high level expert committee, formed to recommend measures for strengthening the Unit Scheme – 1964. The Reserve Bank of India appointed him Chairman of the Advisory Group for Securities Market Regulation, which was tasked to compare the level of adherence to international standards in India with that in other countries. He was also Chairman of the Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry of Power to look into the reform efforts in the power sector.
Deepak Parekh has won several awards including Businessman of the Year 1996 by Business India and the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award by All India Management Association (AIMA). He was the first recipient of the Qimpro Platinum Award for Quality for his contributions to the services sector and the youngest recipient of the prestigious Corporate Award for Life Time Achievement by the Economic Times. He was also conferred Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
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- http://people.forbes.com/profile/deepak-s-parekh/86998
- http://www.peopleandprofiles.com/ProfilesDet-28/Deepak+Parekh.html?profile_id=320
- http://profit.ndtv.com/2009/01/11133433/Profile-Deepak-Parekh.html
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Sunil Mittal
Sunil Bharti Mittal, born October 23, 1957 is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman and managing director of the Bharti group. The US$5 billion turnover company runs India's largest GSM-based mobile phone service. He is the son of the late Sat Paul (former MP) and Lalita.[5]
unil Bharti Mittal | |
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Born | October 23, 1957 Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
Residence | South Delhi |
Ethnicity | Indian |
Alma mater | Punjab University Bachelor of Economics & Political Science [1] |
Occupation | Founder, Owner, Chairman and CEO of Bharti Airtel |
Net worth | ▲US $ 8.2 billion (2009) [2] |
Religious beliefs | Hindu |
Spouse(s) | Nyna [3] |
Children | Eiesha and twins Kavin & Sharvin [4][1] |
Website www.airtel.in |
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