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Khushru Sidhwa

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Chief Risk Officer at HDFC Life
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Khushru Sidhwa is the Chief Risk Officer at HDFC Life, bringing over 29 years of extensive experience in audit, risk management, and compliance within the financial services industry. A Chartered Accountant and graduate of the University of Mumbai, he specializes in corporate governance and liaising with regulatory bodies.

His career demonstrates a deep, long-standing commitment to governance and ethical management within Indias top financial firms. He has held senior leadership positions at major organizations including Fullerton India, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, and ABN AMRO, shaping control frameworks across the industry.

He is highly regarded as a people leader, with a recommendation calling him "The Best people Manager and problem solver" they have ever worked with.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Risk Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Priorities

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Risk Management Frameworks
His expertise lies in setting up and executing comprehensive frameworks covering operational, market, fraud, and technology risks for large financial organizations.
Corporate Governance
He has extensive experience reporting to Board-level audit and risk committees and serving on key company governance councils, shaping policy and oversight.
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Career

Work history

7-2010
Chief Risk Officer
HDFC Life
9-2007 - 6-2010
Director - Internal Audit & Risk Control Review
Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd. (a Temasek Group Company)
2007 - 2007
Vice President - Group Audit
ABN AMRO Central Enterprise Services Pvt Ltd
4-2005 - 2-2007
Senior Manager
Ernst & Young, India
7-1996 - 3-2005
Senior Manager - Audit
Deloitte, India (S.B.Billimoria & Co.)
In the press

Media appearances

HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited Announces Executive Changes. Featured in Marketscreener
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HDFC Life Insurance Company Directors Report – Director Details (2024). Featured in The Economic Times
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Education
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
1986 - 1991
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Mumbai
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