the Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited informed that the Board of Directors have appointed Mr. Keki Mistry as Additional and Independent Director for a tenure of 5 years with effect from August 09, 2023. A Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Mr. Keki Mistry brings with him over four decades of varied work experience in the Banking & Financial Services domain. In 1975, Mr. Mistry began his career with AF Ferguson & Co, a renowned Chartered Accountancy Firm, followed by short stints with Hindustan Unilever Ltd. and Indian Hotels Company Ltd. In 1981, Mr. Mistry joined HDFC Ltd., India's premier housing finance company.

Over the years he held several responsibilities, prior to being inducted onto its Board as Executive Director in 1993. He was appointed as the Managing Director in 2000, as the Vice Chairman & Managing Director in October 2007 and was the Vice-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation with effect from January 1, 2010. With the amalgamation of HDFC Limited, Mr. Mistry superannuated from HDFC Ltd. and has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of HDFC Bank from June 30, 2023.

Apart from being responsible for the overall functioning of HDFC, Mr. Mistry played a critical role in the successful transformation of HDFC into India's leading Financial Services Conglomerate. He facilitated the formation of companies including HDFC Bank Ltd., HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd., HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd. Mr. Mistry is the Non-Executive Chairman of HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company. He is also currently on the Board of HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd, HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Torrent Power Ltd, Griha Investments - Mauritius, Griha Investments Pte Ltd. ­ Singapore and Flipkart Private Limited ­ Singapore.

He is a Senior Advisor to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), a Canada based pension fund. Mr. Mistry has been a Consultant to the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) in Thailand, Mauritius, Caribbean Islands and Jamaica, guiding the company to review and evaluate the operations of mortgage financial institutions in these countries. He has also been Consultant to the Mauritius Housing Company and Asian Development Bank.

He is a Member of the Primary Market Advisory committee (PMAC) constituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). He is the Chairman of the Sub-Group Compulsory Delisting Framework Adopted by Stock Exchanges. He was also the Chairman of the Sub-Group constituted by SEBI to `Review the SEBI Buyback Regulations.'

Mr. Mistry was a Member of the Corporate Governance Committee constituted by SEBI in 2017. He was the Chairman of the Cll National Council on Corporate Governance for five years (2016-17 to 2017-18 and from 2019-20 to 2021-22). Mr. Mistry is a Member of the CII Economic Affairs Council for 2023-24.