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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Y C DEVESHWAR
Y C
Deveshwar (62), an engineering graduate from the Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi joined ITC Limited in
1968. He was appointed as a Director on the Board of the
Company in 1984 and became the Chief Executive and
Chairman of the Board on January 1, 1996. Between 1991
and 1994, he led Air India as Chairman and Managing
Director.
Under his
leadership, ITC’s Sustainability efforts were given
shape through unique business models. ITC became the
first Indian company to publish its Sustainability
Report, 2004 in accordance with the guidelines of the
Global Reporting Initiative. For the efforts at creating
sustainable livelihood opportunities, ITC also won the
inaugural World Business Award instituted jointly by the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the HRH Prince of Wales
International Business Leader's Forum (IBLF). ITC’s ‘e-Choupal’,
a digital infrastructure initiative to empower marginal
farmers in India, is taught as a case study at the
Harvard Business School. This initiative won the
Development Gateway award at Beijing in September 2005
and the Stockholm Challenge Award in May 2006.
Deveshwar
is the Past President of the Confederation of Indian
Industry. He is also a member of the Board of Governors
of the Indian School of Business and the former Chairman
of the Society and Board of Governors of the Indian
Institute of Management, Calcutta. He also serves on the
National Executive Committees of some of India’s premier
trade and industry bodies.
Amongst
several awards and recognitions during his distinguished
career, Deveshwar has been honoured with the SAM/SPG
Sustainability Leadership Award 2007 conferred at the
International Sustainability Leadership Symposium,
Business Person of the Year Award 2006 by the UK Trade &
Investment by His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, the Duke
of York, and in January 2006, he was inducted to the
prestigious Hall of Pride at the Indian Science
Congress. He was also named Manager Entrepreneur of
the Year 2001 by Ernst & Young. |
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Anup Singh
Anup Singh (64) was appointed a Director on the Board of ITC
on November 21, 1997. He supervises the Company’s
Cigarettes, Foods, Personal Care, Lifestyle Retailing
and Agri Business Divisions. He has in the past held
responsibility for the Company's Information
Technology business. An Electrical Engineer from IIT Kharagpur, he has played a key role in initiating
modernisation, quality and technology upgradation in
various businesses across ITC throughout a career
spanning over four decades. He was instrumental in
implementing the concept of “Management by Objectives” (MBO),
a strategic initiative of the Company.
Prior to his appointment as Director, he led the
Company’s Cigarette and Specialty Papers Business as its
Chief Executive. Mr. Singh also holds responsibility for
the Company’s R&D, Environment, Occupational Health and
Safety functions and oversees the Central Projects
Organisation. His Directorships include that of Surya
Nepal Private Limited and the Tobacco Institute of
India. He is the President of The Bengal Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and past President of the Indian
Chamber of Commerce. |
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K Vaidyanath
K Vaidyanath (59) was appointed a Director on the Board of ITC on January 17, 2001. He holds responsibility for the Company's Finance, Internal Audit and Corporate Communications functions, its investment subsidiary, its Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Information Technology, Education and Stationery Products, Matches and Agarbattis businesses. He is also the Chairman of ITC Infotech India Limited and its subsidiaries, ITC Infotech Limited, UK and ITC Infotech (USA) Inc.
Before his elevation to the Board, he was the Company's Chief Financial Officer. An MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur, Vaidyanath has been with ITC for the past 33 years. He has held various positions in the Company's Finance function including that of Head of Finance of ITC's Packaging, Hotels and Agri Businesses. He has also been Head of Corporate Planning & Treasury, as well as Internal Audit. He has in the past held responsibility for the Company's Agri Businesses. He has been a recipient of the 'Best CFO' award from Business Today. |
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Anil Baijal
Anil Baijal (63)
joined the ITC Board as a Non-Executive Independent Director on
January 22, 2010. Prior to this, he represented the Specified
Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India on the ITC Board from July
2007 to August 2009.
Baijal joined the
Indian Administrative Service in 1969 from the Union Territories
Cadre. In a career spanning over 37 years, Mr. Baijal has held
various important responsibilities including that of the Union Home
Secretary, Chairman & Managing Director, Indian Airlines, Chief
Executive Officer, Prasar Bharti Corporation, Vice-Chairman, Delhi
Development Authority, Development Commissioner, Goa, and Counselor
in-charge of the Indian Aid Programme in Nepal. He retired in
October 2006 as Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government
of India. He piloted the flagship programme - Jawaharlal Nehru Urban
Renewal Mission - for improving infrastructure and basic services in
the country.
Currently, he is a
Senior Advisor to the Infrastructure Development & Finance Company
Ltd. (IDFC) and Chairman of IDFC Foundation. In addition, he is the
Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Airlines.
He is also on the
Boards of DLF Pramerica Life Insurance Company Limited, Minerals &
Metals Trading Corporation of India Limited (MMTC) and International
Travel House Limited. |
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Shilabhadra Banerjee
Shilabhadra Banerjee (61) joined the ITC Board as
a representative of the Specified Undertaking of
the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) on February 4,
2010. Banerjee, a Masters in History from St. Stephen’s
College, Delhi, began his career in the Indian
Administrative Services in 1971 from the Andhra
Pradesh Cadre. In a career spanning over 37 years,
he has held several eminent positions including
that of Joint Secretary in the Ministries of
Petroleum & Natural Gas and Urban Development.
Banerjee was Director General (Acquisition) in the
Ministry of Defence and retired as Secretary,
Ministry of Tourism in October 2008. Banerjee
spearheaded the infrastructure upgradation at
important tourist destinations in India and played
a key role in articulating India's response to
climate change issues relating to the tourism
sector.
He received a Post Graduate Diploma in Public
Administration from the Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi in 1992 and an M. Phil
degree in Social Sciences from the University of
Punjab the same year. Banerjee has been a Visiting
Fellow at the Queen Elizabeth House, University of
Oxford, U.K. and the National Institute of Urban
Affairs, New Delhi.
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R K Kaul
R K Kaul (57) joined the ITC Board on August 7, 2007 as a representative of the General Insurer’s (Public Sector) Association of India. Kaul commenced his career as an Officer with the General Insurance Corporation of India in 1977. After a year, he was assigned to the National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL), where he handled several responsibilities.
In 1993, Kaul was seconded to Kenindia Assurance Company Limited, Nairobi as Deputy General Manager, Operations. He returned to NICL in 1999 as Manager of Delhi Regional Office II. From 2000 to 2002, he was in charge of operations of NICL in Gujarat. In 2002, he became the Assistant General Manager for Delhi Regional Office I. In 2006, he took over as General Manager, NICL, Kolkata. |
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S H Khan
S H Khan (71) joined the ITC Board as a Non-Executive Independent Director on October 30, 2006. Khan is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Industrial Development Bank of India. He holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce and is a university Gold Medalist. He is an alumnus of International Management Development Institute, Lausanne.
He started his professional career with RBI and after serving it for a few years moved over to IDBI in 1966. He served IDBI in various capacities for over three decades and retired as its Chairman and Managing Director in 1998. During his tenure as Chairman, IDBI made impressive growth in its operations and profits. He was instrumental in expanding its activities to several new areas like commercial banking, asset management and stock broking. He played an important role in the promotion of two premier capital market institutions viz., NSE and NSDL and guided their operations for 5 years as their first Chairman. He was also involved in the promotion of the rating agency, CARE and served as its Chairman for 10 years. Khan in his capacity as IDBI Chairman has served on the Boards of a number of important institutions such as UTI, LIC, GIC, IFCI, Exim Bank, Deposit Insurance Corporation, Indian Airlines and Air India. Currently he serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of several companies including Bajaj
Auto Ltd, Infrastructure Development Finance Company and
Apollo Health Street Limited. |
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S B Mathur
S B Mathur (65) has been on the ITC Board since July 29 2005, first as a representative of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and then in his individual capacity.
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Mathur retired from Life Insurance Corporation of India in October 2004 as its Chairman. Subsequently, the Government of India appointed him the Administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) in December 2004, up to December 2007.
Mathur took over as Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India at a time when the insurance sector had just opened up. Under his leadership, LIC successfully rose to the challenges of a competitive environment by enhancing product offerings.
He joined Life Insurance Corporation of India in 1967 as a Direct recruit officer and rose to the rank of Chairman. He held various positions in LIC including Senior Divisional Manager of Gwalior division, Chief of Corporate Planning, General Manager of LIC (International) E.C., Zonal Manager in charge of Western Zone and Executive Director.
Mathur is currently Non Executive Chairman of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. He is a Director on the Boards of Infrastructure Leasing
& Financial Services Limited, DCM Shriram Industries Limited
and Havells India Limited among others. |
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D K Mehrotra
D K Mehrotra (56) has been on the ITC Board since May 26,
2006 first as a representative of the Specified
Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) and then
as a representative of Life Insurance Corporation of
India (LIC). He is currently the Managing Director of
LIC. He joined LIC as a Direct Recruit Officer in 1977.
Born in 1953, Mehrotra is an Honours Graduate in Science
from the Patna University. In an illustrious career
spanning 30 years, Mehrotra has held various important
positions spanning three Zones and the Corporate office
of LIC. He was Executive Director (International
Operations) before being appointed Managing Director.
Mehrotra has attended several important knowledge forums
in India and abroad. He is associated with the apex
training institutes of insurance in India, like the
National Insurance Academy and the Insurance Institute
of India. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board
of India Advantage Funds I & II of the ICICI Venture
Funds Management Company Limited. He is a Director on
the Boards of ACC Limited and Infrastructure Leasing &
Financial Services Limited, among others. |
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H G Powell
H G Powell (64) joined the ITC Board as a representative of
BAT on May 7, 2008. Powell's career spanning almost 40
years began in 1963 when he joined Unilever in its
Management Development Scheme. He trained with Lever
Brothers for 5 years in the Marketing and Sales
functions.
In 1968, he joined Warner-Lambert Inc. as Brand Manager
and became General Manager, Consumer Products, in 1975.
A year later, he joined Standard Brands in Canada and
assumed charge as President of Lowney's Confectionery.
Two years later, Powell joined Jacobs Suchard as
President of Nabob Foods. He later shifted to Germany to
head Jacobs Suchard's coffee and chocolate unit.
In 1984,
he joined John Labatt Ltd in Canada and was President of
a number of its businesses, including McGavin's
Bakeries, Everfresh Juice Company in Chicago, Ontario
Breweries and Labatt Brewing Company. In 1995, he took
over as Chief Executive Officer of Interbrew Americas
and then of Interbrew SA in 1999. Powell retired from
Interbrew SA in 2002.
Since July
2004, he is on the Board of Directors of Reynolds
American Inc.
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P B Ramanujam
P B Ramanujam (65) has been on the Board of ITC since October
30 1998, first as a representative of General Insurance
Corporation of India and its erstwhile subsidiaries and
then in his individual capacity. A qualified Chartered
Accountant, Ramanujam has held several
responsibilities in the General Insurance Corporation of
India covering finance, accounts, investments,
reinsurance, information technology etc. He was General
Manager and Director with the National Insurance Company
Limited and the Managing Director of GIC till July 31,
2004.
Ramanujam has served as a faculty member at the
National Insurance Academy, Pune. He is a guest faculty
at the Institute of Financial & Management Research,
Chennai in the area of risk management & insurance. He
was also the Chairman of the committee appointed by the
interim Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) for
prescribing norms, rules and regulations in the area of
finance. He has also been a member of two other IRA
committees on technical issues and investment matters
and Insurance Regulatory Information System. He was a
member of FICCI's Reinsurance Sub-Committee as also of
the Insurance Tariff Advisory Committee of Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). He is
currently a member
of the Educational Advisory Council of the school of
Management, SRM University, Tamil Nadu. |
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Anthony Ruys
Anthony Ruys (62) joined the ITC Board as a representative of BAT on January 20, 2009. He holds a degree in commercial law from the University of Utrecht and a Master's degree
(AMP 104) from the Harvard Business School.
Ruys commenced his career with Unilever in 1974. During his long tenure with Unilever, he served at various senior positions, including that of marketing director and chairman of various subsidiary companies in the Netherlands, Colombia and Italy. In 1993, he joined Heineken as a member of its Executive Board, became Vice-Chairman in 1996 & Chairman in 2002 and remained in that position till 2005. In March 2006, he was appointed to the Board of BAT as a Non-Executive Director. Currently, Ruys is also on the Boards of ABN Amro Bank NV, Lottomatica Spa, Schiphol Group NV, Janivo Holdings BV, besides serving as Chairman on the Board of Trustees of Rijksmuseum, Aids Foundation and Madurodam
(Miniature City). |
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Basudeb Sen
Basudeb Sen (61) has been on the Board of ITC since March
23,1995, first as a nominee and then as a representative
of UTI, and from July 28, 2000 in his individual
capacity. Sen has over 32 years of management experience
in different areas of commercial banking, cold mining, development
banking and investment management. He is an M.A. in
Economics and a Ph.D. from Indian Statistical Institute,
besides being an alumnus of the Harvard Business School.
Sen is on the Academic Advisory Committee of the
Calcutta Business School also its Director. He has contributed
several articles in academic / professional journals and
financial papers on a wide range of issues related to
management, economics, banking, financial markets and
energy.
He has served as Chairman and Managing Director of the
Industrial Investment Bank of India Limited and
Executive Director of the Unit Trust of India. He has
managed critical business responsibilities in various
areas including strategic planning, risk management
system, investment portfolio management and fund
marketing and credit / project appraisal.
Sen has served as Chairman and / or Member of various
working groups / committees set up by SEBI, RBI and
Indian financial institutions and industry associations
on such issues as consortium lending, corporate
governance, institutional disinvestment, overseas
investment by mutual funds, money markets and corporate
debt restructuring. He has also served on the Boards of several
companies in sectors like infrastructure, engineering,
petrochemicals, electronics and financial services.
He is the Director on the Boards of South Asian
Petrochem Ltd and SREI Venture Capital Limited, among
others. |
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B Vijayaraghavan
B Vijayaraghavan (74) joined the ITC Board as an Independent
Non-Executive Director on November 25, 1996.
Vijayaraghavan was in the Indian Administrative Service
from 1957 to 1993, when he retired in the rank of Chief
Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu. He has served
as Secretary to the Tamil Nadu Government in the Public
Works, Forests & Fisheries, Prohibition and Excise and
Home departments. He has been the Chairman of the Tamil
Nadu Electricity Board, Member - Board of Revenue and
Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Tamil Nadu, Chairman
and President, Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and
Fertilisers Limited, Chairman and Managing Director - State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu and
Vigilance Commissioner and Commissioner for
Administrative Reforms, Tamil Nadu. During this period,
he had also chaired various government committees
concerning forests, wildlife, environment and reform of
sales tax laws and administration.
After his retirement
from Government service, Vijayaraghavan was a Member of
the Syndicates of Alagappa University and Bharathidasan
University, Member of the Governing Council, Salim Ali
Centre for Ornithology and Natural History and Member of
the Committee for Economic Reforms, Jammu and Kashmir
and a Trustee of the Indian Bank Mutual Fund and
arbitrator for disputes between the public sector coal
companies and the State Electricity Boards of
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and
Chattisgarh. Vijayaraghavan is currently Chairman,
Chennai Snake Park Trust. |
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