Board of
Directors

Mr. Damodaran is a retired IAS officer. Currently, he serves as a governance consultant, advisor, mentor and coach, with various state governments and the Central government. He also works with regulatory bodies, investment institutions, banks, development financial institutions and the private sector. He has headed the highly successful restructuring efforts in Unit Trust of India (UTI) and Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI). In addition, he has chaired the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). During his tenure at SEBI, he was elected Chairman of the EMC of the International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO). He led the Government of India (GoI) appointed task force for settling up the Resolution Corporation of India and managed the high-powered committees of GoI, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and some Chambers of Commerce. He has won several awards for governance, leadership and transformation. Currently, he sits on the Boards of some of India’s biggest companies and on the Advisory Boards of some foreign entities. He is the Founder Chairman of IIM, Tiruchirappalli. He graduated with distinction in Economics and in Law from the Universities of Madras and Delhi, respectively. He is widely acknowledged as one of India’s foremost champions of corporate governance and is passionate about improving the Board’s performance.

Dr. Burman was appointed as Non-Executive and Independent director on January 13, 2010. He is an eminent industrialist with particular interests in areas of research and development in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology and Technology issues. Dr. Burman has Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Kansas, USA. He is currently the Chairman of Dabur India Limited and a member in the Council of Governors at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Mr. Dinodia was appointed as director on the Board on March 31, 2001. Mr. Dinodia is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Chairman and Managing Partner in a Delhi-based chartered accountancy firm – M/s. S.R. Dinodia and Co. LLP. He has considerable experience in corporate affairs and allied legal and taxation matters.

Mr. Nath was appointed as Non-Executive and Independent Director effective October 14, 2009. Mr. Nath, aged 72, is an Advocate of Supreme Court of India and a Partner of one of the India’s leading legal firms, Rajinder Narain & Co., also called RNClegal. He studied B.Com. (Hons.), LLB at Delhi and International and Comparative Laws at King’s College, London, and PIL at Harvard and was apprenticed at Sinclair Roche and Temperley Solicitors, London. He brings rich and specialised experience of more than 40 years in Corporate and Commercial law, Asset Finance and Cross Boarder issues. He was recongnised several times by Euromoney and others as leading Lawyer in the fields of Mergers & Acquisitions and Aviation Laws. He is listed in Who’s Who and Legal 500. The Bar Association of India has conferred its highest honour on him.

Gen. Malik was appointed as Non-Executive and Independent director on the Board on May 4, 2001. He retired as the chief of Indian Army in September, 2000. During his 41 years long distinguished military career, he received several awards including the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) - the highest National award for distinguished military services.

Mr. Pawan Munjal has consistently demonstrated visionary leadership to emerge as one of India’s highlyrespected business leaders. Even in a highly-competitive and volatile market, he has guided Hero MotoCorp to not just consolidate its leadership status, but also expand its global footprint across continents. Under his leadership, Hero MotoCorp achieved the coveted title of world’s No. 1 two-wheeler Company (in terms of volume sales by a single company in a calendar year) in 2001 and has successfully retained this position till date. The Company received the coveted Time magazine’s Manufacturing Innovator of the year in 2016.

Mr. Munjal has led Hero MotoCorp to command a dominant share in the domestic motorcycle market in India and is now present in 35 countries across Asia, Africa, Central and South America.

Ms. Kamineni is the Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, the pioneer of private healthcare in India.

She heads Apollo Pharmacy, India’s largest pharmacy chain and is the founder and Whole Time Director on the Board of Apollo Munich Health Insurance.

An Independent Director on the Boards of Blue Star Limited and Hero MotoCorp, she serves on the Advisory Council of the National Cadet Corps (NCC). Getting elected as the first woman President of CII for the year 2017-18 has been another major feather in her cap.

Mr. Kasbekar is responsible for operations, catering to the domestic, exports and after sales market demand. He has been a part of the Company for close to 14 years and has significantly contributed to its growth.

Mr. Kasbekar brings over four decades of experience in the field of operations, supply chain, manufacturing and project engineering. A stint at Birla Copper as Business Head gave him exposure to the copper business and during his tenure the business turned profitable. He is an active member of CII northern region council.

Mr. Munjal was appointed as an additional director on the Board as on July 29, 2010. He is the Managing Director of Rockman Industries Ltd., one of the leading suppliers of aluminium die casting, machined and painted assemblies to Hero MotoCorp Ltd. A graduate in Commerce, he possesses rich experience and expertise in business management. Over the years, he has been instrumental in elevating Rockman Industries Ltd. to its current status.

Years of experience and expertise have led Mr. Munjal to earn a place in the Boards of various companies.

Dr. Singh was appointed as Non-Executive and Independent director on the Board on September 28, 2004. He is author of ten academically reputed books and over 75 research papers. Dr. Pritam Singh is one of the pioneers of Management Education in India who has devoted his life to the development of Management Education in India and abroad. Dr. Singh received the Padam Shri Award in 2003 for his contributions to this field. Dr Singh has been a member of many government committees as well.

Mr. Edgerley was appointed as Non-Executive director on the Board as on May 4, 2011. He was appointed as Non-Executive and Independent Director from May 5, 2016.

Mr. Edgerley is currently a Senior Advisor of Bain Capital and Managing Director of VantEdge Partners, a private investment firm. He has worked with various prestigious organisations in responsible positions such as Bain Capital and Bain & Company. He has gathered experience as a consultant and manager in the healthcare, information services, retail and automobile industries. Earlier, he was a Certified Public Accountant with Peat Marwick Mitchell and Company. At present, he serves on the Boards of Sensata Technologies, APEX Tool Group, MYOB and TI Automotive. Mr. Edgerley is also a member of the Kansas State University Foundation, The Shamrock Foundation, and serves on the Board of Year Up. He was awarded an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and a BS from Kansas State University. Mr. Edgerley brings with him enriched experience in the field of finance and administration.