Our websites Keeping in touch Home About us Our brands Innovation Responsibility Our investors Media centre Careers Home About us Board of Directors Print About us Our vision Our strategy Our culture Structure Global operations Board of Directors Management team Our history Board of Directors Mr Cyrus P Mistry, Chairman Mr Cyrus Mistry has been appointed Chairman of Tata Global Beverages Limited. He was inducted on the Board of Tata Global Beverages Limited in June 2012. A director of Tata Sons Limited since 2006, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of Tata Sons Limited in November 2011. Mr Mistry joined the board of Shapoorji Pallonji & Co as director in 1991 and was appointed managing director of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group in 1994. He is a graduate of civil engineering from Imperial College London (1990) and has an MSc in management from London Business School (1997). Mr Mistry is also a director of Tata Industries, Tata Power, Tata Teleservices, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel, Tata Motors and Tata Chemicals Mr Harish Bhat Mr. Harish Bhat is a member of the Group Executive Council (GEC) of Tata Sons. He joined the Tata Group in 1987, as an officer in the Tata Administrative Service. Prior to his appointment as a member of the GEC, he led Tata Global Beverages as Managing Director and CEO. During his career of 27 years with the Tata Group, Mr. Bhat has served in several senior roles. These include stints as Chief Operating Officer of the Watches and Jewellery businesses of Titan Company, and also in the telecom business of the Group. He has played a key role in several strategic moves over the past two decades, including the launch and nurturing of many iconic brands, the successful turnaround of the jewellery business, as well as the acquisition of Tetley. Mr. Bhat is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and IIM Ahmedabad, graduating top of his class in both Institutions, and winning the IIM Ahmedabad Gold Medal for scholastic excellence. He is a prolific writer, and his first book “Tata Log” was published by Penguin in 2012. Mr Darius Pandole Mr Darius Pandole is an Independent Director on the Board of Tata Global Beverages Limited. Mr. Pandole holds a BA (Economics) degree from Harvard (1988) and an MBA from the University of Chicago (1992). He is a Partner at New Silk Route Advisors Pvt. Ltd, a private equity firm focused on investing in India and other Asian economies. Mr. Pandole had earlier worked with Kraft General Foods in the US and returned to India in 1993 and managed the operations of his family owned soft drinks business, Duke and Sons Limited, which was a market leader in Western India. He served as Managing Director of IndAsia Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd., the Indian advisor to the AMP-IndAsia India Fund – a private equity fund established in partnership with AMP of Australia. Mr. Pandole joined IDFC PE Ltd. in February 2003, and was the Executive Director, and later Chief Operating Officer. Mr S Santhanakrishnan S. Santhanakrishnan, FCA is a partner in PKF Sridhar & Santhanam, Chartered Accountants and has more than 30 years of experience in Finance, Accounts including IFRS, Strategy & Planning, Global Assurance, Corporate Laws and Consulting. He is a member of the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He is actively involved in numerous industry oriented initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India and the Ministry of Corporate Afairs. Mr V Leeladhar Mr V Leeladhar has a long experience in the banking industry having served as the Executive Director of the Bank of Maharashtra, Chairman and Managing Director of Vijaya Bank and Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank of India. He also served as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for over four years. Mr Leeladhar is an expert on banking and finance-related issues. He was also a member of the Securities & Exchange Board of India for about three years. His expertise is in the area of banking and finance. Mrs Mallika Srinivasan Mrs Mallika Srinivasan is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, a flagship company of the Amalgamations Group. A thought leader and strategist, recognised for her commitment to excellence and contribution to Indian Industry, she has been at the helm of affairs of industry bodies and trade associations such as Tractor Manufacturers Association, Madras Management Association, Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Southern Regional Council of CII. She is also a director of five other Indian companies. She is a recipient of several business awards and has also been recognised by Business Today for seven consecutive years as one of the 25 most powerful women in Indian business. She shares an avid interest in academia, particularly management education and is a member of the Executive Board of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Mr Analjit Singh Mr Analjit Singh is the Chairman of Max India Limited as well as its subsidiaries Max New York Life Insurance Company Limited, Max Healthcare Institute Limited and Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited. He has been the driving force behind the group’s sustained growth and success since inception. He was conferred the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India for the year 2011. Mr Singh is a Member of the Prime Minister’s Joint Indo-US CEO’s Forum. He is the non-executive Chairman of Indus Towers and is a director on the board of some leading Indian companies such as Tata Global Beverages, Vodafone Essar, Hero MotoCorp Ltd, Dabur India and Sofina NV/SA, Belgium. Mr Singh is actively involved in governing several educational institutes of prominence as an Executive Board Member of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, and as Chairman of the new ISB Mohali Campus Advisory Board. He is also the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Doon School, Dehradun and recently appointed as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Mrs Ranjana Kumar Mrs Ranjana Kumar retired as Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission, Government of India. She was also a Member, Governing Council, National Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabad. She had held very significant positions in her career, including that as the Chairperson and Managing Director of Indian Bank, Chairperson of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Executive Director, holding concurrent charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Canara Bank and CEO of the US operations of the Bank of India based in New York. She regularly addresses managements of a cross-section of public sector undertakings on various aspects concerning management, leadership, issues relating to human resource management, etc. Mr Ajoy K Misra Ajoy Misra is CEO of Tata Global Beverages Group and Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited. He is a Civil Engineering graduate from BITS Pilani and holds an MBA from FMS, Delhi University. He was with the Indian Hotels for nearly 30 years and was leading its sales and marketing function in his most recent assignment. His prior roles include heading Sales for the Taj Group and being Area Director in the Sri Lanka and Maldives regions. Mr L Krishnakumar Mr L Krishnakumar is Executive Director on the board of Tata Global Beverages Limited. He is also the Group CFO of Tata Global Beverages and heads the finance, planning, governance and IT functions. He took over as Head of the Finance function of Tata Tea in 2004 and has been part of its rapid growth story since then. He has been actively involved in the Company’s acquisitions, restructuring and financing across the world. Mr L Krishnakumar has been with the Tata Group since 2000, initially with the Indian Hotels Limited as its Vice President Finance. He holds professional qualifications in Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accountancy and Company Secretarial Services and has over 30 years experience in a variety of industries including consumer goods, hotels, manufacturing and consulting. Ms Ireena Vittal Ms Ireena Vittal is a Non Executive Independent Director on the Board of Tata Global Beverages Limited. Ms Vittal graduated in electronics and has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. She is a former partner with McKinsey & Co and is a recognised thought partner to consumer-facing companies looking to build large-scale, profitable businesses. She has also served governments and public institutions to design and implement solutions core to India's development, such as inclusive urban development and sustainable rural growth. Ms. Vittal was a founding member of the economic development practice and the global emerging-markets practice at McKinsey. After 25 years in the corporate world, she is currently working in the urban & agriculture space and is also an Independent Director on the board of select Indian companies such as Axis Bank, Titan Industries, Indian Hotels, Godrej Consumer, Glaxo Smithkline and on the global advisory board of ideo.org. 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