Deepak Parekh , a Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants - England & Wales, has been Executive Chairman of HDFC Limited since February 1993 and Managing Director since April 1985. He is the Non-Executive Chairman of HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd., Chairman of the Board of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd., and also the Non-Executive Chairman of HDFC Chubb General Insurance Ltd. He is the Non-Executive Chairman of Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd., Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Chairman of the Siemens Ltd. He is also on the Board of Castrol BP India, Hindustan Lever, Mahindra & Mahindra and Indian Hotels Company. In addition, he has been a member of various Committees set up by the Government of India.

Mr Parekh has won several awards viz , prestigious Businessman of the Year '96 from Business India, The JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award from the All India Management Association (AIMA), 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.