SBI's Kumar, HDFC's Puri speak on their careers, legacies, motivations

The two titans of Indian banking also spoke about what it takes to succeed in the highly competitive and byzantine financial services sector

"Picture abhi baki hai” was HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri’s cryptic comment when he was asked about his post-retirement plans. Participating in a fireside chat at Unlock BFSI 2.0, a series of webinars organised by Business Standard, along with Rajnish Kumar, State Bank of India’s chairman, Puri said he derived tremendous satisfaction from the fact that “his successor thinks he is lucky to have got things on a platter”.    

On the legacy they are leaving behind, Puri said he was leaving a “trusted brand”, while Kumar said he would leave behind a “few saplings which his successor will nurture”.

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