Academic & professional qualifications
- Master’s in Mechanical Sciences from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, UK
- MBA with distinction from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- On the Dean’s list for all terms and ranked second in the University
- General Management and Leadership
- Corporate governance and Finance
- Functional and managerial experience
- Diversity behavioural and personal attributes
- Chairman - Triveni Turbines DMCC, Dubai
- Director - Triveni Turbines Europe Pvt. Ltd, UK
- Director - Triveni Energy Solutions Ltd
- Director - Triveni Foundation
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of North India’s oldest charitable hospital - Tirath Ram Shah Charitable Hospital inaugurated by the first President of India, and funded by the Triveni Group and the Sawhney family
Present directorship(s) in other listed company(ies)
- Promoter and Chairman & Managing Director - Triveni Turbine Limited
- President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) (1991-92)
- President Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) – two terms (1985-86 and 1986-87)
- President Sugar Technologists Association (STAI) (1988-91)
- Chairman - Executive, International Society of Sugar Cane Technology (ISSCT) 1995-99
- President of the All India Chess Federation for 12 years
- Government-nominated founder Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur
- Chairman of Doon School, Dehradun
- “Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” from President Chirac
- ‘Honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order’ (LVO) from HM Queen Elizabeth II
- Chevalier of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in Burgundy
- Received the Mike Bennet Award 1998 from the British Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, U.K. for the best technical paper
- Chaired the Commonwealth Leadership Development Conferences to foster and broaden the decision-making ability of future commonwealth leaders
Tarun Sawhney
Promoter and Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Academic & professional qualifications
- Master’s in Economics from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, UK
- MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA
- General Management and Leadership
- Corporate governance and Finance
- Functional and managerial experience
- Diversity behavioural and personal attributes
- CII - Member of the National Council
- Member of the advisory board of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
- Member of the International Leadership Council of the New Museum (New York, USA)
- Director - Triveni Foundation
- CII - Chairman of the Agricultural Council
- Trustee of the Tirath Ram Shah Charitable Hospital, New Delhi
- Director - Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited
- CII - Co-Chairman of the National Committee on Bioenergy
- Member of the International Advisory Council of the Tate Modern (UK)
- Director - Triveni Energy Solutions Limited
Present directorship(s) in other listed company(ies)
- Promoter & Non-Executive Director - Triveni Turbine Limited
Past appointments
- Board member in Indian Public School’s Society
- President of the Doon School Old Boys’ Society (DSOBS)
- President of the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA)
- Industry Excellence Award (Sugar), conferred by the former Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Rao Patil
- Intrôniséd as a Chevalier du Tastevin in 2023
Nikhil Sawhney
Promoter & Non-Executive Director
Academic & professional qualifications
- Master’s of Arts from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, UK
- MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- General Management and Leadership
- Corporate governance and Finance
- Functional and managerial experience
- Diversity behavioural and personal attributes
Present directorship(s) in other listed company(ies)
- Promoter and Vice Chairman & Managing Director - Triveni Turbine Limited
- President of the All India Management Association
- Trustee of the Tirath Ram Shah Charitable Hospital, New Delhi
- Director - Triveni Energy Systems Ltd.
- Director - Triveni Foundation
- Fellow of the Aspen Institute of India and the Aspen Global Leadership Network
- Chair of the CII - Triveni Water Institute and CII National Committee on Capital Goods & Engineering
- Director - Mathura Waste Water Management Pvt Ltd.
- Co-Chair of the Ananta Aspen-led India-Israel Forum
- Director - Triveni Energy Solutions Ltd.
- Director - Pali ZLD Pvt Ltd.
- CII - Chairman, Northern Region
- CII - Co-Chairman, National Committee on Capital Goods & Engineering
- CII - Chairman, Delhi State Council
- Member - Board of Governors of IIM (Calcutta)
- CII - Co-Chairman, National Manufacturing Council
- Voted one of India’s forty ‘hottest’ business leaders under 40 by The Economic Times in 2015
Sudipto Sarkar
Independent Non-Executive Director
Academic & professional qualifications
- B.Sc. (Maths-Hons.) from Presidency College, Kolkata
- B.A. (Law Tripos), M.A. (Law) and LL.M, (International Law) from Jesus College, Cambridge, UK
- General Management and Leadership
- Corporate governance and Finance
- Functional and managerial experience
- Legal Expert, Specialising in Commercial and Corporate Law
- Diversity behavioural and personal attributes
- Practising Senior Advocate
- On the Panel of Arbitrators of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
- Barrister at Gray’s Inn, London, UK
- Associate Member of 6 Pump Court, Temple, London
- On the Panel of Arbitrators of London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Past work experience
- Arbitrator in domestic and international matters
Past appointments
- Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC)
- Director - BSE Limited
- Director - McNally Bharat Engineering Co. Limited
- Director - JSW Steel Limited
- Director - Descon Limited
- Director - Eveready Industries Ltd.
Present directorship(s) in other listed company(ies)
- Director - Vesuvius India Limited
- Director - EIH Associated Hotels Limited
J.K. Dadoo
Independent Non-Executive Director
Academic & professional qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University
- MBA in Marketing from IIM, Ahmedabad
- Bachelor of Law (LLB) from Delhi University
- General Management and Leadership
- Corporate governance and Finance
- Functional and managerial experience
- Government Relations
- Diversity behavioural and personal attributes
- Public Affairs and Policy Expert
Past work experience
- 35 years of experience working in various senior positions with the Government of India and State Governments
- Worked with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry since 2011, first as Joint Secretary and then as Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, till superannuation in December 2017
- Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi, Principal Secretary (Environment) in Govt. of Delhi, Additional Commissioner of Sales Tax in Delhi, Secretary to the Governor of Goa, Development Commissioner & Acting Chief Secretary in Goa, Deputy Commissioner in Arunachal Pradesh, Administrator of Lakshadweep (Governor, Chief Minister and Chief Secretary) etc.
- Counsellor Coordination in the Embassy of India, Moscow, Russia
- Director (Air Force) in the Ministry of Defence
- Director - National Textiles Corporation LTD. (NTC)
- Director - MMTC Limited
- Director - The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC)
- Director - National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
- Director - India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)
- Director - Cotton Corporation of India and Jute Board
- Member of the Committee of Approvals for projects of the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) and Exim Bank funded by the Ministry of Commerce
Siraj Azmat Chaudhry
Independent Non-Executive Director
Academic & professional qualifications
- Commerce graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi
- MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
- General Management and Leadership
- Corporate governance and Finance
- Functional and managerial experience
- Transforming businesses in the Agriculture and Food space
- Diversity behavioural and personal attributes
- Agribusiness, FMCG Expert
Past work experience
- 35 years of experience, including 20 years in leadership role building, turning around, acquiring, and divesting businesses in the Agriculture and Food industry
- MD & CEO of NCML
- Chairman of Cargill India, the Indian arm of Cargill Inc.
- Country Chairman of SATS India
- Non-Executive Director and Chairman of National Commodity Management Ltd. (NCML)
- Co-Chair of the National Committee for Agriculture at FICCI
- Chair of the National Committee on Food Processing at FICCI
- Founding member of United Way, Delhi, and India Foodbank
Present directorship(s) in other listed company(ies)
- Independent Director - Tata Consumers Products Limited
- Independent Director - Dhanuka Agritech Limited
- Independent Director - Jubilant Ingrevia Limited
- Independent Director - Bikaji Foods International Limited
- Pride of Uttar Pradesh by Lucknow Management Association
- Pioneer for Edible Oil Fortification by FSSAI
Dr. Rajender Pal Singh
Independent Non-Executive Director
Academic & professional qualifications
- Indian Police Service 1987 batch, U.P. Cadre
- Graduate & Postgraduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University. Earned LLB & PhD degrees during service tenure.
- Attended specialised courses on Leadership & Management, Team Building, International Trade & Development and Corporate Governance from ISB Hyderabad, IIM Ahmedabad, WTO Geneva and IICA MCA Delhi.
- General Management and Leadership
- Corporate governance and Finance
- Compliance Programme
- Human resource management and capacity building
- Functional and managerial experience
- Risk Management
- Administration
- Diversity behavioural and personal attributes
- Emergency Response and Crisis Management
- Performance Audit
- Secretary of the Retired Senior Police Officers Association (RESPOA)
- Chief Advisor (Enforcement & Vigilance) at Meesho, Bengaluru, and Satya Micro Capital, New Delhi
- Advisor (legal) Uttar Pradesh Microfinance Association
Past work experience
- 37 years in various challenging field, operational and administration assignments in U.P.
- Deputy Director General in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) - 5 years
- Director General of Police in U.P.
- Held important dual charges of EOW (Economic Offences Wing) and SIT (Special Investigation Team) for over 3 years (2018-2021)
- DGP Training Directorate and supervising Police training in 11 Police Training Institutes and 75 recruit training centres across U.P., till superannuation in February 2023
Awards & recognitions
- Several reputed awards/medals by the Hon’ble President of India, Hon’ble Chief Minister of U.P., Hon’ble Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, MHA, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, National Unity Mission etc.
Manoj Kumar Kohli
Independent Non-Executive Director
Academic & professional qualifications
- Degrees in Law, Commerce and MBA from Delhi University
- Attended the “Executive Business Programme” at the Michigan Business School and the “Advanced Management Programme” at the Wharton Business School
- General Management and Leadership
- Corporate governance and Finance
- Functional and managerial experience
- International Business Transformation
- Diversity behavioural and personal attributes
- Manufacturing, Telecom, Renewable energy expertise
Past work experience
- Over 45 years in diverse sectors
- Country Head - SoftBank India, supporting SoftBank Group and Vision Fund as one of the largest investors of USD 15 billion in over 25 AI focussed portfolio companies in India
- Executive Chairman of SB Energy (2015-19)
- Managing Director and CEO of Bharti Airtel, for operations in 20 countries in Asia and Africa (till 2015)
- Led the formation of the world’s largest tower company (Indus and Bharti Infratel) for achieving major infrastructure synergies for the industry
- Chairman and Managing Partner in MK Knowledge LLP
- Chair of CII Unicorn Forum for attracting new tech investments in India
- Independent Director on the Board of Axis Bank Ltd
- Chairman, CII Task Force on Ease of Doing Business
- Adjudged “Telecom Man of the Year” in 2000 by Media TransAsia
- Named “Distinguished Alumni” by SRCC Delhi University
- “Lifetime Achievement Award” in Voice & Data Telecom Leadership Forum 2020
Dr. Meena Hemchandra
Independent Non-Executive Director
Academic & professional qualifications
- Ph. D in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune (Maharashtra)
- CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), India
- EDP on Advanced Risk Management from Wharton, USA
- 1-year PG programme (online) in Data Science and Business Analytics (University of Texas-Austin/Great Lakes Institute-Delhi)
- Strategy/policy formulation and implementation
- Treasury management
- Corporate governance
- Foreign exchange regulations
- Corporate balance sheets
- IT governance including cybersecurity
- Career central banker with over 35 years of experience in Reserve Bank of India
- Head of department, RBI, managing India’s forex reserves
- Executive Director of RBI in-charge of Supervision of Banks, Non-Banking Finance Companies and Cooperative Banks from June 2015 till her superannuation in November 2017
- Various positions in Foreign Exchange Department
- Part of the senior management team which set up the two currency presses owned by RBI and introduced, inter-alia, costing system, MIS, financial management controls etc.
- Established the ‘Standing Committee on Cyber
Security in Banks’ in RBI, being its first Chairperson.
- Associated with consultancy work which included both corporate entities, financial sector entities, and a premium international financial institution.
- Advised in the areas of strategy formulation, financial regulation, risk management, institution building, IT financial software development, cyber-risk surveillance toolbox etc.
Past appointments
- 14 years on RBI board & nominee directorship on the Boards of Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, ECGC and supervisory board of NABARD
- Directorial positions with Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited and CFM ARC Private Limited post-retirement
- Principal of the Reserve Bank’s College of Agricultural Banking
- Part time Chairperson and independent director of Karur Vysya Bank Limited
- Independent director on the Boards of Clearing Corporation of India Limited, and Digital Lending Association of India
- Senior Advisor to DMI Finance Pvt. Limited, a digital finance company
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