Leadership

Leadership

Tech Mahindra Foundation's Board

Tech Mahindra Foundation Leadership Mr. Anand Mahindra

Mr. Anand Mahindra

Mr. Anand G. Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group graduated with Honors (Magna cum laude) from Harvard College …..

Tech Mahindra Foundation Leadership Mr. Anand Mahindra

Mr. Anand Mahindra

DIRECTOR

Mr. Anand G. Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group graduated with Honors (Magna cum laude) from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1977. In 1981, he secured an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts. He returned to India that year and joined Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Ltd (MUSCO), the country’s foremost producer of specialty steels, as Executive Assistant to the Finance Director. In 1989, he was appointed as the President and Deputy Managing Director of the company. Under his leadership, Mahindra Group captured the worlds attention by expanding across major industrial sectors from automobiles and agriculture to IT and aerospace. Anand Mahindra is included in Fortune Magazine’s list of The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders in 2014. Fortune magazine also named him as one of the top 25 most powerful business people in Asia for the year 2011.

Dr. Anish Shah

Dr. Anish Shah

Dr. Anish Shah is the Managing Director and CEO of the Mahindra Group. He joined Mahindra Group in 2014, as Group…..

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Dr. Anish Shah

Managing Director and CEO,
Mahindra Group

Dr. Anish Shah is the Managing Director and CEO of the Mahindra Group. He joined Mahindra Group in 2014, as Group President (Strategy), and worked closely with all businesses on key strategic initiatives, built capabilities such as digitization & data sciences and enabled synergies across group companies. In 2019, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director and Group CFO, with responsibility for the Group Corporate Office and full oversight of all businesses other than the Auto and Farm sectors, as a part of the transition plan to the CEO role.

Anish holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business where his doctoral thesis was in the field of Corporate Governance. He also received a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon and has a post-graduate diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has received various scholarships, including the William Latimer Mellon Scholarship, Industry Scholarship at IIMA, National Talent Search and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust.

Mr. Mohit Joshi

Mr. Mohit Joshi

Mohit Joshi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Mahindra Limited. With over two decades of…..

Mr. Mohit Joshi

Mr. Mohit Joshi

MD & CEO Designate of
Tech Mahindra

Mohit Joshi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Mahindra Limited. With over two decades of experience in enterprise technology software and consulting, Mohit has worked with the largest corporations in the world in driving digital transformation and building thriving businesses.

He has been Non-Executive Director at Aviva Plc since 2020 and is a member of its risk and governance, and nomination committees.

Prior to joining Tech Mahindra, Mohit was President of Infosys Limited. He started his career in banking with ABN AMRO and ANZ.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Tech Mahindra Foundation Leadership Mr. Vineet Nayyar

Mr. Vineet Nayyar

Mr. Vineet Nayyar is the Former Executive Vice Chairman of Tech Mahindra. An accomplished leader, he has led …..

Tech Mahindra Foundation Leadership Mr. Vineet Nayyar

Mr. Vineet Nayyar

DIRECTOR

Mr. Vineet Nayyar is the Former Executive Vice Chairman of Tech Mahindra. An accomplished leader, he has led several organisations across industries, creating high-performance teams and successful businesses. In a career spanning over forty years, Vineet has worked with the Government of India, international multilateral agencies and in the corporate sector (both public and private). He started his career with the Indian Administrative Service and held a series of senior positions, including that of a District Magistrate, Secretary – Agriculture & Rural Development for the Government of Haryana and Director, Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India. Vineet was also the founding Chairman and Managing Director of the state-owned Gas Authority of India and has served as the Managing Director of HCL Corporation Ltd., and as the Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies Ltd. He was also a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of HCL Perot Systems. He received a master’s degree in development economics from Williams College, Massachusetts.Vineet was awarded the Ernst and Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year [Manager]’ for the year 2013.

Tech Mahindra Foundation Leadership Mr. Ulhas Narayan Yargop

Mr. Ulhas Narayan Yargop

Mr. Ulhas N. Yargop is a Director of the Company. Ulhas joined the Mahindra & Mahindra Group in 1992 …..

Tech Mahindra Foundation Leadership Mr. Ulhas Narayan Yargop

Mr. Ulhas Narayan Yargop

DIRECTOR

Mr. Ulhas N. Yargop is a Director of the Company. Ulhas joined the Mahindra & Mahindra Group in 1992 as General Manager – Corporate Planning. In 1994, Ulhas was appointed General Manager, Mahindra-Ford Project. Since 1999, Ulhas has been the President for Telecom and Software Sector and a member of the Group Management Board. He holds a B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai and an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School.

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Mr. Mohit Joshi

Mr. Mohit
Joshi

Mohit Joshi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Mahindra Limited. With over two decades of…..

Mr. Mohit Joshi

Mr. Mohit Joshi

MD & CEO Designate of
Tech Mahindra

Mohit Joshi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Mahindra Limited. With over two decades of experience in enterprise technology software and consulting, Mohit has worked with the largest corporations in the world in driving digital transformation and building thriving businesses.

He has been Non-Executive Director at Aviva Plc since 2020 and is a member of its risk and governance, and nomination committees.

Prior to joining Tech Mahindra, Mohit was President of Infosys Limited. He started his career in banking with ABN AMRO and ANZ.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Mr. Haigreve Khaitan

Mr. Haigreve
Khaitan

Mr. Haigreve Khaitan is an Independent Director of Tech Mahindra Limited. He is a Senior Partner of Khaitan……

Mr. Haigreve Khaitan

Haigreve Khaitan

DIRECTOR

Mr. Haigreve Khaitan is an Independent Director of Tech Mahindra Limited. He is a Senior Partner of Khaitan & Co and leads the Firm’s Corporate, M&A and Private Equity practices. He is an elected member of the National Executive Committee of the Firm, which is responsible for the Firm’s strategic growth and development. He is also one of the co-founders of the Firm’s Mumbai office. He advises companies, boards of directors and financial institutions on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate governance, corporate restructuring and other corporate and securities laws matters.

Haigreve has been involved in some of the most high-profile and complex M&A and private equity transactions in India and is sought after for his expertise by some of the most prominent Indian promoters, Indian and international companies, Indian regulatory agencies as well as some of the largest global funds investing in India. He advises a range of large Indian conglomerates and multinational clients in various business sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, retail, infrastructure, steel, software and information technology. A well-known name in India’s legal industry, Haigreve is counted among the top lawyers of the country.

Haigreve has been consistently recommended by many of the world’s leading law chambers and accreditation bodies. Sources also praise him as an “outstanding lawyer” who is “extremely good and very sharp when it comes to large transactions’’. He has been acknowledged for his experience and expertise by:

  • Asian Legal Business amongst the top 15 M&A lawyers in Asia.
  • Chambers and Partners as a “Star Individual” for M&A and an “eminent practitioner” for Private Equity;
  • The Legal 500 as a “Leading expert” for Corporate and M&A;
  • IFLR 1000 as a “market leading” lawyer for Corporate M&A; and
  • India Business Law Journal amongst top 100 lawyers in India.
  • Who’s Who Legal as a “Thought Leader” for M&A and Governance in India.

Haigreve is on the board of directors of various companies including Jio Platforms Limited, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, CEAT Limited, JSW Steel Limited, Tech Mahindra Limited, Inox Leisure Limited and Borosil Renewables.

Tech Mahindra Foundation Leadership Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Rao

Ms. M. Rajyalakshmi
Rao

Ms. M. Rajyalakshmi Rao is an Independent Director of Tech Mahindra Limited…..

Tech Mahindra Foundation Leadership Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Rao

M. Rajyalakshmi Rao

DIRECTOR

Ms. M. Rajyalakshmi Rao is an Independent Director of Tech Mahindra Limited. She is an MBA from Osmania University and MS (Advertising) from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA.

She had served as a full-time member for 18 years in Consumer Judicial System – 8 years in Maharashtra District and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and 10 years in National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Government of India. She is the author of two books on consumer movement – ‘Consumer is King’ (in 12 languages) and ‘Consumer Rights and You’. She has also served as a member of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Committee on Customer Service in Banks. She has been a member of the Film Censor Board and the First Lady President of the American Alumni Association in Mumbai. She has been a former Advisory member of the Insurance Advisory Committee of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, Hyderabad for two terms.

She is immediate past National President of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. She is the Founder Chairperson of the All India Foundation of Deaf Women. She also serves as a Member of Advisory Board of Council for Fair Business Practices. She is also a member of the Managing Committee of the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) of Commerce and Industry and also Executive Committee member of IMC (Ladies wing).

Mr. Manoj Bhat

Mr. Manoj
Bhat

Mr. Manoj Bhat is a Non-Executive Director of Tech Mahindra Limited and the Group Chief Financial Officer and member……

Mr. Manoj Bhat

Manoj Bhat

DIRECTOR

Mr. Manoj Bhat is a Non-Executive Director of Tech Mahindra Limited and the Group Chief Financial Officer and member of the Group Executive Board of the Mahindra Group. Manoj leads the Mahindra Group’s finance vertical. He collaborates with all the Group companies finance leadership teams on strategy, governance, and controllership; providing leadership on all aspects related to financial planning & analysis, financial reporting, business planning, tax management, fund raising, investor relations and treasury operations.

Mr. Manoj Bhat is a member of Audit Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Risk Management Committee and Investment Committee of Tech Mahindra Limited.

As a Board member and an active member of the Risk Management Committee of Tech Mahindra, he also overviews the cybersecurity strategy of the organization.

In his prior role, Manoj was the Chief Financial Officer at Tech Mahindra, responsible for the Finance function and overseeing Secretarial functions across 160 subsidiaries and over 90 countries. In his 15 years at Tech Mahindra, he has had responsibilities for various functions like Finance, Corporate Planning & Development, M&A and Strategy. Manoj started his career with HCL Perot Systems and worked in various finance leadership roles across multiple geographies.

Manoj has a Bachelor’s in Technology degree from IIT Mumbai and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from IIM Bangalore.

Dr-Mukti-Khaire

Dr. Mukti
Khaire

Dr. Mukti Khaire is an Independent Director of Tech Mahindra Limited. She has to her credit M.Sc. (Environmental Science)……

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Mukti Khaire

Director

Dr. Mukti Khaire is an Independent Director of Tech Mahindra Limited. She has to her credit M.Sc. (Environmental Science) from the University of Pune, Master’s Degree in Management from IIT, Mumbai, and Ph.D. in Management, from Columbia University. She has rich experience of over 25 years in the field of education, management consultancy and has received several awards. She is a Member of the Board of Directors of Fractured Atlas and Member of the Board of Directors of Exponential Creativity Ventures. She was Member of the National Selection Committee for the Bloomberg Foundation’s Mayors’ Challenge and Faculty Chair of the Harvard Deans’ Cultural Entrepreneurship Challenge. She is also a member of Board of Management of Mahindra University – a private university promoted by MEI.

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Ms. Penelope
Fowler

Penelope Fowler is an Independent Director on Tech Mahindra’s Board of Directors. She has a bachelor’s degree in business……

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Ms. Penelope Fowler

DIRECTOR

Penelope Fowler is an Independent Director on Tech Mahindra’s Board of Directors. She has a bachelor’s degree in business from Monash (Chisholm) University and is a CEW (Chief Executive Women) member as well as a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Penelope is Chairman at The Herald and Weekly Times—a role she was appointed to in July 2013.

She also acts as News Corp Australia’s Community Ambassador. She is deeply and passionately involved in building on the company’s legacy of supporting the communities within which we live and work. Penelope is Chairman at the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal and Deputy Chairman at The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. She is also a board member of The Australian Ballet along with Tourism Australia. She is Chair of The National Portrait Gallery. She is also a member of the advisory board of Visy/Pratt USA and the Bank of Melbourne Foundation.

Tech Mahindra Foundation's Management Team

Chetan Kapoor, CEO, Tech Mahindra Foundation

Mr. Chetan Kapoor

Chetan is an accomplished development professional with over two decades of rich experience in the …..

Chetan Kapoor, CEO, Tech Mahindra Foundation

Chetan Kapoor

CEO,
Tech Mahindra Foundation

Chetan is an accomplished development professional with over two decades of rich experience in the Education and Skill Development sectors. He joined Tech Mahindra Foundation as the Chief Operating Officer in October 2016, and prior to this, was associated with the Foundation as a consultant since April 2012. In this capacity, he conceptualized the Foundation’s flagship Skill Development Program (SMART), which is now one of the largest CSR-led urban skill development programs in India.

Prior to joining TMF, Chetan led his consulting company Edulever, which he founded in 2009. He is also the co-founder of Agrasar, a developmental organization working for Skills, Social Security and Education in Gurugram. Earlier, he worked with the American India Foundation (AIF), working as the Regional Head of the Digital Equalizer Program (bringing usable technology to education) and Bharti Foundation. Before this, he was the Director of Programs with Pratham where he worked extensively in the field of primary education, heading programs in Delhi and then in North India.

Before choosing to crossover into the development sector, he did his MBA in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, and worked with Apollo Tyres Ltd. He lives in Gurgaon with his wife Amrita and two sons, Aatmaj and Aadhar.

Mr. Sajid Ali

Mr. Sajid Ali

Sajid Ali is a senior social sector professional with expertise in designing, implementing, evaluation …..

Mr. Sajid Ali

Sajid Ali

Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Tech Mahindra Foundation

Sajid Ali is a senior social sector professional with expertise in designing, implementing, evaluation of sustainable CSR programs in the area of Skilling, Education, Health, Nutrition, Agriculture, and Microfinance. Prior to being appointed as the COO, he headed all the Skill Development and Education – Direct Implementation Programs (DIP) for the Tech Mahindra Foundation.

He helps develop Operational Processes, Research & Monitoring Frameworks to address transparency and diligence in the boardroom and across the Programs. The Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) unit works on baseline assessments, annual surveys, and market scans to evaluate the effectiveness of CSR programs. Besides, he is also the Presiding Officer of the Child Protection and Safeguarding committee. Prior to Tech Mahindra Foundation, Sajid worked with Danone, Edulever Consulting Company and SKS Microfinance Ltd.

A known figure in the Development space, he has been honoured as the ‘Young Leader in Individual Capacity’ by Mahatma Award in 2022. Before that, he has been recognised by the World CSR Congress as the top 50 most impactful global professionals listed in social innovation in 2016 and completed the Nudge Global Leadership Programme, Amsterdam in 2016. He is also a member of the Regional Council on CSR, FICCI and North India Convention on Higher Education, FICCI. Moreover, he is the Mentor for The Land Accelerator Programme, 2020 (South Asia), initiated by the World Resource Institute.

Sajid is an alumnus of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand and has undertaken a B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar in the year 2007. He enjoys reading, researching and music in his leisure time.

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