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Anand G. Mahindra Chairman, Mahindra Group Current Role programme in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to make the company an efficient and aggressive competitor in the new liberalized Mr. Anand Mahindra is Chairman of the US $19 billion Mahindra economic environment in India. Group which is today one of India’s top industrial houses. The Mahindra Group is a socially and environmentally responsible global In April 1997, he was appointed Managing Director of Mahindra & federation of companies with a leading presence in major sectors of Mahindra Ltd, and in January 2003 given the additional the Indian economy. The Group is present across the spectrum responsibility of Vice Chairman. In August 2012, he was appointed from Agri-business to Aerospace and is now entering new areas like Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra and renewables. Chairman of the Mahindra Group. In November 2016, Mr. Mahindra was re-designated as Executive Chairman of Mahindra & Career Graph Mahindra Ltd and continues to be Chairman of the Mahindra Group. Mr. Mahindra graduated with Honours (Magna cum laude) from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1977. In 1981, he During Mr. Mahindra’s tenure, Mahindra has also grown secured an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School, Boston, inorganically, seizing opportunities across the globe. Recent Massachusetts. He returned to India that year and joined Mahindra acquisitions include Ssangyong Motors, Reva Electric Car Ugine Steel Company Ltd (MUSCO), which was, at that time, the Company, Satyam Computer Services, Aerostaff Australia, country’s foremost producer of specialty steels. In 1989, he was Gippsland Aeronautics, Peugeot Motorcycles, Holiday Club appointed Deputy Managing Director and President of the company. Resorts, SOFGEN Holdings Limited, Lightbridge Communications During his stint at MUSCO, he initiated the Mahindra Group’s Corporation and Pininfarina S.p.A. amongst others. diversification into the new business areas of real estate development and hospitality management. Global Influencer Mr. Mahindra took over as Deputy Managing Director of the flagship Mr. Mahindra is well known for his Twitter influence. His Twitter company Mahindra & Mahindra in 1991 at a time when the handle @anandmahindra has over 6 million followers. He was turnover was US$ 177 million. He initiated a comprehensive ranked third in the ‘WorldofCEOs.com’ 2013 ranking of the ‘Top change. 30 CEOs on Social Media’. He was listed among the “10 CEOs You Need To Follow On Twitter” by Benzinga in 2016. Fortune Magazine India Inc. Leader has listed him among the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders in 2014 and as one of the top 25 most powerful business people in Asia for Mr. Mahindra has often been invited by the Central & State the year 2011. Governments to provide his inputs on matters of national importance. He serves on the following Boards and Committees: Mr. Mahindra was the World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos co- chair in 2009 & co-chaired the WEF India Economic Summit in 1. Board of Directors, Invest India, Department of Industrial 2014. He co-chaired the Bloomberg Global Business Forum 2017 Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industries, and is co-chairing the Global Climate Action Summit 2018. He Government of India represents Indian industry at several global meets. He was 2. US – India CEO forum appointed Honorary Ambassador of Foreign Investment Promotion 3. India – Australia CEO Forum for the Republic of Korea from 2011 to 2015. Until 2016, he also 4. Board of Trade, Government of India served on the Asia Business Council, the International Advisory 5. Committee for Reforming the Regulatory Environment for Council of Singapore’s Economic Development Board and the Global Doing Business in India Board of Advisors of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York 6. India Council for Sustainable Development 7. National Council for Electric Mobility He is a member of the Founders Board of The Rise Fund, a USD 2 8. National Sports Development Fund, Government of India – billion impact fund, a collaboration of TPG Growth, Elevar Equity, and Council and Executive Committee The Bridgespan Group. He is the Chairman of the India Advisory 9. Chief Minister's Advisory Council, Govt. of Rajasthan Council of the Lincoln Center, New York and serves as the Trustee 10. Empowered Committee on Mumbai Transformation on the board of the Natural History Museum of London. 11. The Nehru Centre, Mumbai - Executive Committee 12. Chairman of Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council under the Other International Boards and Committees that he serves on: Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission 1. World Bank Group’s Advisory Board for Doing Business 13. India Council, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves 2. The French Prime Minister's Strategic Attractiveness Council 3. US - India Strategic Partnership Forum Mr. Mahindra is the co-founder of the Harvard Business School 4. Harvard Business School – Asia – Pacific Advisory Board Association of India, an association dedicated to the promotion of 5. Harvard University Asia Centre – Advisory Committee professional management in India. He was a co-promoter of Kotak 6. Harvard Business School – Board of Dean’s Advisors Mahindra Finance Ltd., which was converted into the Kotak 7. Formula E Sustainability Committee Mahindra Bank in 2003. It is one of foremost private sector banks 8. President’s International Council of The J. Paul Getty Trust in India today. 9. Honorary Advisory Committee for the John H. McArthur Distinguished Fellowship As a leading industry figure, he has served as President of the 10. International Advertising Association World Congress 2018 – Confederation of Indian Industry in 2003-04 and has also been Governing Council President of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). 11. US - India Business Council He also served on the Boards of the National Stock Exchange of India and the National Council of Applied Economic Research, as • ‘Social Media Person of the Year’ by the Internet and Mobile Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Institute of Association of India (2016) Design and the India Design Council, and as a member of the • Conferred the degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Indian automobile industry Recognition (2015) • Business Today CEO of the Year (2014) International Honours: • 'Special Recognition for Creating a True Global Indian MNC' at • Featured in Barron's List of Top 30 CEOs worldwide (2016) India's Best Market Analyst Award by Zee Business (2013) • Appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre national la Légion d’Honneur • Forbes India Leadership Awards ‘Entrepreneur for the Year’ (Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honour) by the (2013) President of the French Republic (March 2016) • Business Leader of the Year by NDTV (2012) • First Indian recipient of the Harvard Medal by the Harvard Alumni • JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award from All India Association given for extraordinary service to Harvard University Management Association (2011) (2014) • IMC Juran Quality Medal by IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National • Sustainable Development Leadership Award from The Energy Quality Award Trust (2010) and Resources Institute (TERI) (2014) • CNBC TV18 Outstanding Business Leader of the Year (2009) • Knighted as 'Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy', a • Business Leader of the Year by Economic Times (2009) civilian award of State, conferred by the President of Italy for • Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year India award (2009) achieving extraordinary results in the promotion of bilateral • Indian of the Year award by NDTV (2009) relations between Italy and India (2013) • Global Leadership Award by the US-India Business Council Beyond Business (2012) • Business Courage Award by Asia Business Leadership Forum A firm believer in the power of education, Mr. Mahindra initiated (2012) the Nanhi Kali programme at KC Mahindra Education Trust about • Best Transformational Leader Award by the Asian Centre for two decades ago with an aim of providing underprivileged girls Corporate Governance & Sustainability (2012) access to quality education. Since then, a quarter million ‘Nanhi • Featured in Asia’s 25 most powerful business people by Fortune Kalis’ across the country have received after-school educational magazine (2011) support as well as school supplies. Mr. Mahindra serves as a • Lloyds Banking Group Business Leader of the Year Award at The Trustee at the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust, which provides a Asian Awards (2011) variety of scholarships to students to pursue vocational and higher education, and also has a unique livelihood training program. He is Indian Honours: on the Board of Governors of the United World College of India, • ‘Disruptor Personality of the Year Award’ by Bloomberg TV India Mahindra (2016) Mr. Mahindra is a Life Trustee and Chairman of the Board of the Naandi Foundation, India’s leading NGO focused on education of underprivileged girls, skilling and employment of youth and sustainable livelihoods to small farmers through organic and biodynamic agriculture. Naandi has spun off some of its initiatives into for-profit social businesses. One example is Naandi Community Water Services, which is a JV with danone.communities, engaged in setting up low-cost drinking water plants, catering to 700,000+ customers. Another is Araku, a shared value enterprise maximizing the benefit to Adivasi farmers by creating a global brand that bypasses middlemen. The first global Araku branded coffee store was inaugurated in Paris in February 2017. In 2014, Mr. Mahindra, together with Charu Sharma, founded the Pro Kabaddi League to popularize the ancient and popular Indian game of kabaddi. The league, televised through the STAR television network, is aimed at creating a new popular fan following for Kabbadi as an antithesis to cricket. He also cofounded the Indian entertainment channel EPIC, which is a Hindi infotainment channel that showcases content based on India from mythology to food to sports in a uniquely contemporary format.