HDFC Bank Limited at its board meeting held on January 19, 2019, approved the appointment of Mr. Sandeep Parekh as an Additional Independent Director of the Bank for a period of 5 years effective from January 19, 2019, subject to the approval of the shareholders. Mr. Sandeep Parekh is the managing partner of Finsec Law Advisors, a financial sector law firm based in Mumbai. He was an Executive Director at the Securities & Exchange Board of India during 2006-08, heading the Enforcement and Legal Affairs departments.