C. Achuthan

C. Achuthan was appointed to the Board on January 11, 2009 as an independent director. Previously, Achuthan was the Chairman of the Securities Appellate Tribunal. Prior to that, Achuthan was a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Achuthan is currently a member of the board of directors of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. and a trustee of the ING Mutual Fund. Achuthan holds a masters degree in economics from Kerala University and a degree in law from Bombay University.

T. N. Manoharan

T. N. Manoharan, a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), is a post-graduate in Commerce and a Law graduate from the Madras University. He was the President of the ICAI during 2006-07. He was a member of various committees constituted by the Government of India and the Regulators.

Manoharan was a member of the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) of IFAC for two years. He was Chairman of the Committee on Education and Centre for Excellence of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA).

At present, he is a member of the Working Group constituted by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) with reference to IFRS for SMEs. He has been appointed by the Government as a Member of the Appellate Authority, under the Chartered Accountants Act. He is a director in a few companies. He is Chairman of the National Committee on Accounting Standards and Taxation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Manoharan was a visiting faculty of a few professional Institutions; RBI Staff College and a few Business Schools. He authors articles for newspapers and magazines. He has presented several papers on technical subjects in India and abroad. He is widely travelled. He has authored books on Indian Direct Tax Laws for professionals and students. Manoharan is a recipient of “For the Sake of Honour” award and “Life time achievement” award from Rotary International. He received ‘Business Leadership Award’ from the Finance Minister under the aegis of NDTV-Profit. CA. Manoharan recently received, as part of the Satyam Revival Team, from the Prime Minister the CNN-IBN “Indian of the Year 2009” Award in the Business category.

C. P. Gurnani

Gurnani (CP to his colleagues) is the CEO of Mahindra Satyam. Prior to moving to Mahindra Satyam, CP headed Tech Mahindra’s Global Operations, Sales and Marketing functions, and led the development of Tech Mahindra’s Competency & Solution units. CP’s inimitable style of leadership combined with his sharp focus on customer experience has helped Tech Mahindra to emerge as one of the leading providers of IT Services and Telecom Solutions to the global telecom ecosystem.

CP has extensive experience in building international business, start-ups, turnarounds, joint ventures and mergers & acquisitions. In a career spanning over 28 years, he has held several leading positions with HCL Hewlett Packard Limited, Perot Systems (India) Limited and HCL Corporation Ltd. Prior to joining Tech Mahindra, CP was the Chief Operating Officer and a co-founder of Perot Systems (India) Limited, initially set up as HCL Perot Systems. At HCL Perot Systems, CP orchestrated the HCL Corporation and Perot Systems joint venture from its inception to making it one of India’s top IT services companies.

CP received a chemical engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He serves on the boards of CanvasM, Tech Mahindra (Thailand) Limited, Tech Mahindra (Beijing) IT Services Limited, Mahindra Logisoft and Tennenbaum Institute in Georgia Institute of Technology among others.

CP takes keen interest in community work and was nominated by Ernst & Young for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2007.

Sanjay Kalra

Kalra, 46, is the CEO of Tech Mahindra Limited. In his earlier role at Tech Mahindra he spearheaded the BT relationship, Research & Development services for telecom equipment manufacturers and transformation/business process reengineering services. He is also responsible for Mergers & Acquisitions for Tech Mahindra.

Prior to joining Tech Mahindra, Kalra was the Chief Executive Officer of DSL Software (a joint venture between HCL Technologies Ltd. and Deutsche Bank), which is focused on providing IT and BPO solutions to capital markets. Kalra has also served at HCL as President of HCL Technologies Europe and was responsible for the creation and incubation of Cisco’s first outsourced Research & Development center in India. With global roles in Schlumberger Limited and Tata Unisys, Kalra has extensively leveraged global delivery to create new products and business lines, nurtured start-ups and led high growth businesses. Kalra was responsible for cross-border transactions involving the purchase of Deutsche Software from Deutsche Bank, Apollo Contact Center from BT in Northern Ireland and Axes Technologies in India.

Kalra received a degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and is a recipient of the “Outstanding Contribution Award for National Development” from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi Alumni Association. In addition to his responsibilities at Tech Mahindra, Kalra’s principal directorships include his serving as a director on the board of directors of CanvasM Technologies Limited.

Ulhas N. Yargop
Ulhas N Yargop, 55, is the President, IT Sector and Member, Group Management Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Yargop joined Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd in 1992 and has worked as General Manager — Corporate Planning, General Manager — Product Planning, General Manager, Mahindra-Ford Project, and as Treasurer of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. He was appointed as President, IT Sector in 1999. The IT Sector includes Tech Mahindra (focused on the telecom vertical) and Bristlecone (focused on supply chain consulting). Yargop is also responsible for Mahindra SIRF, the corporate venture capital activity of the Mahindra Group. He has previously worked with GKN Automotive Inc., USA as Director of Finance and later with GKN Invel Transmissions Ltd., New Delhi as General Manager — Commercial. He also worked with The Standard Batteries Ltd., Mumbai as Vice President — Industrial.

Yargop received a bachelor of technology degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and a master’s in business administration degree from the Harvard Business School.

In addition to his responsibilities at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Yargop’s principal directorships include his serving as a director on the boards of directors of

Tech Mahindra Limited, Venturbay Consultants Private Limited, Mahindra Logisoft Business Solutions Limited, CanvasM Technologies Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Contech Limited, Mahindra Engineering Services Limited, Bristlecone India Limited, Mahindra-BT Investment Company (Mauritius) limited, Mahindra Telecommunications Investment Private Limited, Officemartindia.com Limited, AT&T Global Network Services India Private Limited, Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc, Tech Mahindra GmbH, Bristlecone Limited Cayman Islands, Bristlecone Inc.

Yargop serves as a member of the board of governors of Mahindra United World College of India and the managing committee of Harvard Business School’s India Research Center. He is also a trustee of Sunrise Initiatives, K. C. Mahindra Education Trust and Mahindra Foundation.

M Damodaran
M Damodaran, IAS (Retired), is currently practicing as an independent consultant in diverse areas of management. He has over 30 years of experience in financial services and public sector enterprises and has served as the former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Chairman and Managing Director of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and as Chairman of the Unit Trust of India (UTI). He has also held various positions in the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Ministry of Commerce.

Gautam S Kaji
Gautam S Kaji is the former Managing Director for operations of the World Bank with responsibility for Africa, East Asia and the Pacific and South Asia. He also led the World Bank's finance and private sector development programs and served as chair of the World Bank's operations committee, which reviews all projects put forward for World Bank support. Prior to this, he worked in a commercial bank. He is currently Chairman of Centennial Group - a Washington-based Policy and Strategic advisory firm and their non-profit initiative `The Emerging Markets Forum.’