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Board of Directors

Mr. Bhaskar Bhat, Non-Executive Director
A mechanical engineer from IIT Madras with a post-graduate diploma in management from IIM
Ahmedabad, Mr. Bhat joined the Tata Watch Project (initiated at Tata Press) in 1983, which is now
Titan Company Limited. He has served as the Managing Director of Titan Company Limited since
April 2002. Mr. Bhat has engineered the creation of many brands including pioneering the concept of
franchising and retailing in Watches, Jewellery, Eyewear and Precision Engineering. He was awarded
the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Madras in 2008. He was appointed as a Director on the Board
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of Tata Sons in November 2017. He was appointed as the Non-Executive Director of Tata Chemicals in
December 2016.

Mr. Nasser Munjee, Non-Executive Independent Director
With a Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics, Mr. Munjee has held various positions
at HDFC for more than 20 years, including serving as an Executive Director. He was the Managing
Director of IDFC and served on the Board of various multinational companies and trusts. He was a
technical adviser on the World Bank's Public Private Partnership Infrastructure and Advisory Fund.
Mr. Munjee has been the chairman of DCB Bank since June 2005 and was appointed as a
Non-Executive, Independent Director on the Board of Tata Chemicals in September 2006.
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Dr. Y. S. P. Thorat, Non-Executive Independent Director
Dr. Thorat holds a Doctorate in Economics along with Degrees in Political Science and Law. He started
his career with the Reserve Bank of India in 1972 and was appointed as its Executive Director in 2003.
His major contribution has been in the field of policy support for agriculture finance, supervision and
export credit. In the year 2004, he was appointed as the Managing Director of NABARD and later the
Chairman. In the past, he has been associated with the Planning Commission, Government of India,
for the 10 and 11 five-year plans. Dr. Thorat is also a director of several other companies
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and has been serving as a Non-Executive, Independent Director on the Board of Tata Chemicals
since January 2010.
Ms. Vibha Paul Rishi, Non-Executive Independent Director
Ms. Vibha Paul Rishi holds a BA Degree in Economics from Delhi University and an MBA with
specialisation in marketing from the Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi. She is an experienced
business leader who has worked with Titan, PepsiCo, Max India and Future Group with stints in India,
the UK and USA. Her last role was as the Executive Director, Brand and Human Capital of Max India.
She has worked at senior positions in branding, strategy, innovation and human capital around the
world. She serves on the Boards of several reputed companies and is also on the Board of Pratham,
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an NGO that works to provide education to underprivileged children in India and was appointed
as a Non-Executive, Independent Director on the Board of Tata Chemicals in September 2014.

Mr. S. Padmanabhan, Non-Executive Director
Mr. Padmanabhan is a distinguished alumnus of IIM Bangalore, a Gold Medallist and alumnus from
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and has also completed the Advanced Management Program
at Harvard Business School. During a 26-year stint with Tata Consultancy Services, Mr. Padmanabhan
held several senior leadership roles. In the past, he has held the positions of Executive Director of
Tata Power as well as the Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Tata Sons. He also serves on the
Boards of several other Tata companies. Appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Tata Chemicals since
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December 2016, he is currently the Executive Chairman, Tata Business Excellence Group (TBExG).

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