Earlier, in the day, HDFC Bank’s rival Bank ICICI Bank tweeted in honor of Puri, calling Puri a source of inspiration. ICICI Bank wrote on its official Twitter handle, ICICI Bank expresses his gratitude for Aditya Puri’s contribution to the Indian banking industry. Bank said, “You remained an inspiration for many people in many of your decades tenure. We wish you a bright future.
HDFC Bank made such world class bank
Aditya Puri said that when this bank was established 25 years ago, we had many fellow children at that time. There were many middle classes, who wore Bata shoes. There were many companions who were working in good positions in foreign companies. He said that at that time there was only one wish in the mind of all colleagues that one world class bank should be established in our country too. He said, ‘I remember well that when I was forming a team for the bank in Sandose House, it was what people used to tell people to come and join the Best Bank of the World.
Aditya Puri said that there were enough challenges in the initial days. Due to lack of money, we went to Kamla Mills and opened our office. U But thank God that we kept moving forward on the decision we took, and today we have reached here.
This is how HDFC Bank started-Aditya Puri established the private sector HDFC Bank in India in the 90s. He left Malaysia and left a citybank job. In about two decades, Puri carried the bank ahead and kept it in profit and made the lowest NPA bank.
Bankers who got the highest salary of the country-HDFC Bank MD and CEO Aditya Puri is the highest salary banker in India. In the last financial year, Aditya Puri’s salary and other benefits rose 38 per cent to Rs 18.92 crore. Apart from this, according to the bank’s annual report, Aditya Puri received an additional Rs 161.56 crore for using share options in the last financial year.
Deepak Parekh gave me full exemption to make HDFC Bank a brand-Talking to CNBC-TV18, Puri said that the bank has inherited the best brand in financial service under HDFC. Puri said that I already told Deepak that I want to work freely. I want to create an institution. So I will come only when I would have got an open exemption to work here. There will be no bond of any kind. Because free hand work will be fun. If you have faith in the vision, then only you can walk with the vision.
Aditya Puri further said that Deepak Parekh also came to the board, but he never intervened in our work. Puri said that HDFC Bank has created its brand with state -of -the -art technology with confidence, security and transparency.
Aditya Puri said that the lead of any company changes, people also go here and there, but our bank already has a strong and better team. He said that even though he was the face of the brand, all the decisions are taken by consulting the team.
There is a complete planning to work here. All the people of the team know about that plan. We have a strong team. We take care of employees better.
Puri said that I was the first person to say that there would be no cut in the bonus, promotion, and any facility of them. Even for this year, I want to assure that we will not get any such deduction. And we will achieve all the goals of this year. Puri further said that his dream is that HDFC Bank should become the largest bank in the country.