Who we are

Mr. Suresh Badami

Chief Distribution Officer, HDFC Life

Mr. Suresh Badami is the Chief Distribution Officer at HDFC Life.

Mr. Badami joined HDFC Life in October 2013 with a rich experience of 21 years across various industries and over a decade’s experience in retail banking across branch banking, wealth management, credit cards and payment solutions. Prior to joining HDFC Life he was with ICICI Bank’s retail division. Before that he has worked with organizations like ICI India Ltd. and Dunlop.

Mr. Badami is a science graduate from Bangalore and holds a post graduate degree in management with majors in Marketing & Finance from XIM -Bhubaneswar.

Mr. Sameer Yogishwar

Chief Executive Officer

In 1998, Mr. Sameer Yogishwar started his professional career with India’s largest mortgage finance company, HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation) Limited, one of the Founder Shareholders of HDFC Life, as a Management Trainee. In his 16-year stint with HDFC Life, Mr. Yogishwar was involved across multiple functions including process, operations, learning & development, agency sales, bancassurance, strategic alliances and international business. Within HDFC Life, he has essayed multiple senior leadership roles, having headed the zonal business functions in large geographies of the country, apart from spending a significant part of his career in building up and managing the organization’s 500 strong branch operations network in India.

Mr. Yogishwar has traversed critical junctures in the last 19 years to become the first CEO of HDFC International Life and Re in January 2016. He was instrumental in obtaining the license and incorporating the Company in the DIFC.

Mr. Yogishwar also serves on the Board of Directors of the DIFC Insurance Association NPIO.

Mr. Yogishwar holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and a Masters in Management Studies (Finance), both from Mumbai University.