Board of Directors
Non Independent, Non Executive
N. Chandrasekaran
Chairman (Non-Independent, Non-Executive)
Natarajan Chandrasekaran is Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons, the holding company and promoter of more than 100 Tata operating companies with aggregate annual revenues of more than US $100 billion. He joined the Board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Chairman in January 2017. Natarajan Chandrasekaran is Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons, the holding company and promoter of more than 100 Tata operating companies with aggregate annual revenues of more than US $100 billion. He joined the Board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Chairman in January 2017. Chandra also chairs the Boards of several group operating companies, including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – of which he was Chief Executive Officer from 2009-17. The Tata group companies include 29 publicly-listed corporations with a combined market capitalization that exceeded US $120 billion at the start of 2017. His appointment as Chairman followed a 30-year business career at TCS, which he joined from university. Chandra rose through the ranks at TCS to become CEO and Managing Director of the leading global IT solution and consulting firm. Under his leadership, TCS generated total revenues of US $16.5 billion in 2015-16 and consolidated its position as the largest private sector employer in India and the country’s most valuable company. TCS has also been placed among the “Big 4” most valuable IT services brands worldwide, ranked as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Forbes and recognized as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute across 24 countries. Chandra embedded a culture of customer-focus and innovation at TCS. In addition to his professional career at Tata, Chandra was also appointed as a Director on the Board of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, in 2016. He has also served as the Chairperson of the Information and Communication Technology Industry Governors at the World Economic Forum, Davos in 2015-16. Chandra is an active member of India’s bilateral business forums including USA, UK, Australia and Japan. He served as the chairman of NASSCOM, the apex trade body for IT services firms in India in 2012-13. His business leadership has been recognized by several corporate and community organizations, and he has received numerous awards. Business Leader of the Year at the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence 2016; CNBC TV 18 - ‘Indian Business Icon', 2014; CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2014 (business category); Best CEO for 2013 and 2014 by Business Today; and, Best CEO 2010-15 Institutional Investor’s Annual All-Asia Executive Team rankings. Chandra has been awarded several honorary doctorates by leading universities in India and internationally. He attended the Regional Engineering College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, where he completed a Masters degree in Computer Applications before joining TCS in 1987. Chandra is an avid photographer, and a passionate long-distance marathon runner. Born in 1963, Chandra lives in Mumbai, with his wife Lalitha. They have a son, Pranav, who is currently pursuing undergraduate studies.
Independent, Non Executive
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Khosla
Director (Independent, Non-Executive)
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Khosla became UC San Diego’s eighth chancellor on August 1, 2012. As UC San Diego’s chief executive officer, he leads a campus with more than 45,000 students within 11 academic, professional and graduate schools and eight undergraduate residential colleges. UC San Diego is also home to the prestigious Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the UC San Diego Health System that includes 3 hospitals. UC San Diego is recognized as one of the top 5 public research universities in the world and is the largest civilian employer based in San Diego County. He initiated and led UC San Diego’s first-ever Strategic Plan and the ambitious 10-year, $2 billion campaign, the youngest institution ever to complete a multi-billion-dollar fundraising campaign. He has significantly expanded college access and affordability for underserved populations, initiated interdisciplinary research initiatives to foster collaboration and solve societal challenges, and strengthened university and community relationships and partnerships. As an internationally renowned researcher, educator, and higher education leader and visionary, he previously served as Dean of the College of Engineering and Philip and Marsha Dowd University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He began his teaching career at Carnegie Mellon in 1986 as Assistant Professor, got appointed as Dean in 2004 and was elected as the University Professor in 2008. From 1994 to 1996, he also served as a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Program Manager in the Software and Intelligent Systems Technology Office, Defense Sciences Office and Tactical Technology Office, where he managed advanced research and development programs. He serves on advisory boards for several non-profit and government organizations, venture capital firms, and high-tech start-up companies. He has served as a member of Strategy Review Board for the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan; the Council of Deans of the Aeronautics Advisory Committee, NASA; the National Research Council Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design; the Pennsylvania Treasury Advisory Board; and the Senior Advisory Group for the DARPA Program on Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and the American Society for Engineering Education. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Association for Advancement of Science, the American Association of Artificial Intelligence, the Indian Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors, and the Indian National Science Academy. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Indian Academy of Science. Dr. Khosla is also the recipient of numerous awards for his leadership, teaching, and research, including the 2012 Light of India Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the George Westinghouse Award for contributions to improve engineering teaching. In 2012, he was named one of the 50 most influential Indian Americans by Silicon India. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur in 1980, and his MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering in 1984 and 1986 at Carnegie Mellon. In 2014, he received an honorary doctorate of science from the Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur. He is a Director on the Board of Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research (Section 8 Company) and Biometricore Inc.
Hanne Sorensen
Director (Independent, Non-Executive)
Ms. Hanne Birgitte Breinbjerg Sorensen is a Danish national, born in 1965 and holds an MSc in Economics and Management from the University of Aarhus. During the period 1994-2016, she was engaged in various roles within the A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Group in Denmark, a company primarily specializing in the transportation and logistics segments. Among other noteable designations: From 2014-2016 as the CEO of Damco, the Hague, Netherlands, a Supply Chain Management company; From 2012-13 as the CEO of Maersk Tankers, Copenhagen; From 2008-12 as the Senior VP and Chief Commercial Officer of Maersk Line, Copenhagen. Ms. Sorensen is presently on the Board of Directors and Committees thereof of various International Companies. She is a Director on the Board of Tata Motors Limited, Holcim Limited, Ferrovial S.E., Jaguar Land Rover Holdings Limited, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc and Jaguar Land Rover Limited.
Keki M. Mistry
Director (Independent, Non-Executive)
Mr. Keki M Mistry is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. A renowned professional with over four decades of varied work experience in banking and 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 Limited and Indian Hotels Company Ltd. In 1981, Mr. Mistry joined Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (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 Ltd. with HDFC Bank, 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 Limited, HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited. Mr. Mistry is a Senior Advisor to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), a Canada based pension fund, a Strategic Advisor for Cyrus Poonawalla Group’s Financial Services Ventures and also an advisor to Nish Capital (Kedaara), Witkopeend BV, Netherlands, an EQT Group. He is also appointed as a consultant to Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants (India) Private Limited. He is also on the Advisory Boards of PWC India and Axis MF with regard to Real Estate. For his business leadership, he has received numerous awards from several corporate and community organizations. Mr. Mistry is presently the Chairman of the Primary Market Advisory Committee (PMAC) constituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Governance Committee of Corporate Debt Market Development Fund of SBI Fund Management Limited and FICCI’s Capital Markets Committee - specialised sub-group on Debt. He also Co-Chairs the B20 [South Africa 2025] Task Force on Integrity & Compliance. He is also a member of SEBI’s Advisory Committee on Listing Obligations and Disclosures (ACLOD), and the ‘Standing Committee on Primary Markets’ constituted by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). He is Chairman on the Board of HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited and is a Director on the Board of HDFC Bank Limited, HDFC Capital Advisors Limited, The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited, KATB Consultant Private Limited and Flipkart Private Limited, Singapore.
Al-Noor Ramji
Director (Independent, Non-Executive)
Mr. Al-Noor Ramji is a veteran Chief Information Officer, Board Advisor, Investor and Entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience driving digital strategy and transformation for global enterprises, advising boards and mentoring and investing in startups. He is currently Chairman of Digital Growth Advisors Limited. His most recent executive position was as Group Chief Digital Officer at Prudential plc. Prior to that, he held CEO and senior technology leadership roles at organizations like Misys PLC, Calypso Technologies, BT Group, Qwest Communications, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Swiss Bank Corporation and Credit Suisse First Boston LLC. He is also the founder or co-founder of successful tech start-ups. He has experience of several IPOs and successful proxy battles. Mr. Ramji holds a BSc in Electronics from the University of London, is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has been a multi-year recipient of CIO awards globally. Mr. Ramji is a Director on the Board of Tata Motors Limited, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, Nation Media Group, Kenya, Jaguar Land Rover (China) Investment Co. Limited, Sygnum Bank AG and Viva Armenia. Past directorships include Apigee, Virtusa Corp., Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. in the USA all of which were acquired.
Sanjay V. Bhandarkar
Director (Independent, Non-Executive)
Mr. Sanjay V. Bhandarkar has over three decades of corporate finance, advisory and investment banking experience. He is an independent non-executive director on the boards of three listed companies, The Tata Power Company Limited, HDFC Asset Management Company Limited and Chemplast Sanmar Limited; unlisted companies like Tata Projects Limited, Newage Power Private Limited and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (shareholder nominee). Mr. Sanjay Bhandarkar is also on the Investment Committee of the South Asia Growth Fund II and III of GEF Capital Partners as an external IC member. He is on the advisory board of 1Crowd, a seed capital stage online investing platform which has also raised a SEBI approved fund for seed stage investing. Mr. Bhandarkar was on the Investment Committee of a SEBI registered seed capital fund called Contrarian Vriddhi as an external IC member. The fund has fully invested its corpus. Mr. Bhandarkar started his career with ICICI in 1990 and ISec, the joint venture between ICICI and JP Morgan, and then spent two years with Peregrine Capital. He was part of the founding team of Rothschild India in 1998 and played a key role in establishing Rothschild as a well-recognised and respected pure play advisory investment banking firm in India. He led the Rothschild India business from December 2005 to June 2016 when he stepped down from his full-time role. Mr. Bhandarkar's focus at Rothschild was on M&A as well as equity capital market advisory for Indian and international companies. He led the teams that worked closely with the Government of India on the 3G and BWA spectrum auctions, the first e-auctions done in India, and on the restructuring of the Enron and GE owned Dabhol power project, one of the largest and most complex restructurings to date. Mr. Bhandarkar did his Postgraduate Diploma in Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur in 1990. He lives in Mumbai.
Non Independent, Executive
K. Krithivasan
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
K. Krithivasan, also known as Krithi, took over as the CEO & MD of Tata Consultancy Services on June 1, 2023. In his three-decade plus tenure at TCS, he has held various leadership roles in delivery, customer relationship management, large program management and sales and has a strong track record of successfully leading TCS’ largest industry vertical, the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance business. As CEO, Krithi sharpened the multinational company’s focus on industries by realigning the organisational structure into key business groups. He has steered TCS’ strategy for creating the world’s largest AI ready workforce. His focus has been on two key pillars: customer centricity and employee empathy. Under Krithi’s leadership, TCS continues to be recognized as a Global Top Employer. During his tenure, TCS’ brand value has risen by $2 billion, according to Brand Finance and has been rated as one of the world’s most admired companies by Fortune Magazine. He co-chairs the B20 Digital Transformation Taskforce in Brazil and has served as a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Council. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd. and holds Directorship position in TCS Foundation. Krithi joined Tata Consultancy Services in 1989 as an assistant system analyst in New Delhi. He moved to North America in 1997, where he was soon promoted to Regional Manager for TCS Florida. In the year 2000, Krithi took over as the e-business delivery head and was promoted in 2004 to head the BFSI Solution Centre. From 2018, he led the unit to achieve double-digit growth driven by strong momentum in all major markets. In his role as the head of the BFSI vertical, Krithi steered TCS’ expansion into high-growth markets such as Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. Born in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, Krithi received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras and a master’s degree in industrial and management engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. He is a proud father of two daughters and attributes his success to his family.
Aarthi Subramanian
Executive Director - President and COO
Ms. Aarthi Subramanian is the Executive Director – President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Prior to the above role, Ms. Aarthi Subramanian was the Group Chief Digital Officer at Tata Sons Private Limited (Tata Sons), the principal investment holding company and promoter of Tata enterprises. In this pivotal role, she led the conglomerate's digital, technology and innovation agenda across a diverse portfolio of industries. Ms. Aarthi Subramanian has extensive experience in technology and operations. At Tata Sons, she was instrumental in ensuring that Tata group companies harness digital technologies to enhance operational efficiency, customer engagement, and competitive advantage. Ms. Subramanian had held several key board positions within the Tata group: • Tata Capital Limited and Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited: Contributing to the financial services arm of the Tata group, she offered her insights into digital financial solutions and governance. • Infiniti Retail Limited: Overseeing operations of the retail arm known for the Croma brand, she aided in integrating digital technologies to enhance customer experiences. • Tata Digital Private Limited, Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Limited, Tata UniStore Limited: Guiding the digital initiatives of the group, focusing on building consumer-centric digital businesses. Ms. Subramanian's association with the Tata group spans over three decades, marked by progressive leadership roles as Executive Director and Global Head of Delivery Excellence, Governance & Compliance at TCS, she was responsible for ensuring service delivery excellence, governance of large transformation programs, and overseeing risk and compliance across global operations. Head of Delivery for Retail & CPG Business Unit at TCS. She led strategic accounts and major client relationships, driving customer satisfaction through rigorous service delivery and value addition. Ms. Subramanian holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, and a Master's degree in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas, USA. Her exemplary contributions have been acknowledged through various accolades such as "Technology Leader of the Year" at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards (2019) - Honoured for her pioneering efforts in driving technological innovation and digital transformation within the Tata group, Business Today's "Most Powerful Women in Business" (2016) where she was recognized for her significant impact and leadership in the corporate sector. Ms. Subramanian is a Director on the Board of Tata Electronics Private Limited.
Committee Composition
Name
Position
Nature of Directorship
Name
Mr. Keki Mistry
Position
Chairman
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Khosla
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Ms. Hanne Sorensen
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Mr. Al-Noor Ramji
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Mr. Sanjay Bhandarkar
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Position
Nature of Directorship
Name
Mr. Keki Mistry
Position
Chairman
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Mr. N. Chandrasekaran
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Non-Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Ms. Hanne Sorensen
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Mr. Sanjay Bhandarkar
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Position
Nature of Directorship
Name
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Khosla
Position
Chairman
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
K. Krithivasan
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Non-Independent, Executive
Name
Mr. Keki Mistry
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Position
Nature of Directorship
Name
Mr. N. Chandrasekaran
Position
Chairman
Nature of Directorship
Non-Independent, Non-Executive
Name
K. Krithivasan
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Non-Independent, Executive
Name
Mr. Sanjay Bhandarkar
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Position
Nature of Directorship
Name
Mr. N. Chandrasekaran
Position
Chairman
Nature of Directorship
Non-Independent, Non-Executive
Name
K. Krithivasan
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Non-Independent, Executive
Name
Position
Nature of Directorship
Name
Mr. Keki Mistry
Position
Chairman
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
K. Krithivasan
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Non-Independent, Executive
Name
Mr. Al-Noor Ramji
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Independent, Non-Executive
Name
Mr. Samir Seksaria
Position
Member
Nature of Directorship
Chief Financial Officer
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