Mr. Vinod Kumar Dhall - Independent Director

He is an Independent Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of our Company. He was in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) where he worked at very high levels in government, at policy as well as executive levels. As Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, he introduced path-breaking reforms, such as enactment of the Competition Act and enhancing corporate insolvency and corporate governance provisions. He set up the Serious Frauds Investigation Office and initiated the pioneering E-governance project MCA21. He has long experience in economic and industrial matters and regulatory experience including as Member, SEBI and in Insurance. As Chairman/CEO of public sector companies, he has direct commercial experience. He also worked overseas with United Nations organisations.

Mr. Dhall is recognised as one of the leading Indian experts in competition policy and law, and is identified with the origin and growth of the Indian competition law. He was the first Member and Chairman (acting) of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). He set up the CCI and prepared it for its later onerous responsibilities. Mr. Dhall has an arrangement with reputed law firm Platinum Partners to advise clients on matters relating to competition law. His highly regarded book on Competition Law is one of the first books on the subject in India.

He is on the Board of Directors of a number of leading companies, and is/has been a member of various juries for awards in areas like corporate social responsibility and corporate governance.

He has been a Director on our Board since October 28, 2014.