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Dr K K Birla |
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is a renowned industrialist
and has a career spanning more than six decades as a business
leader. Dr Birla has established one of India's well-known
business conglomerates, spanning a wide spectrum of key
industries like sugar, fertilizers, chemicals, heavy engineering,
textiles, shipping and media. He has a Bachelors of Arts
(Hons) in Hindi and holds a Honoris Causa Doctorate in
Literature. He has been educated at Calcutta University,
Delhi University and Punjab University. He was a member
of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament
from April 1984 until March 2002. Dr Birla has been a
member of a number of consultative committees of the Government
of India. He has headed Chambers of Commerce such as Indian
Sugar Mills Association, Federation of Indian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, Indian Chamber of Commerce and
many other prominent organisations. Dr Birla joined our
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Ms Shobhana Bhartia |
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Vice Chairperson and Editorial
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is responsible for our long-term
vision and strategy. As Editorial Director, she is in
charge of formulating and directing the editorial policies
of the Company. She has more than 20 years of experience
in the newspaper industry. Mrs Bhartia is a graduate from
Calcutta University. She has been honoured by the Government
of India with the Padma Shree, in 2005, for her contribution
in the field of journalism. Mrs Bhartia has received several
awards, including the Outstanding Business Woman of the
Year, 2001, by PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry;
Global Leader for Tomorrow, 1996, by the World Economic
Forum and the National Press India Award, 1992. She was
on the board of Indian Airlines Limited and on the North
Regional Board of the Reserve Bank of India. She has been
associated with us since our incorporation. |
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Mr Y C Deveshwar |
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Director |
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has a career spanning 36 years,
with experience across general management, strategic management
and business leadership. He graduated from the Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi, with a BTech degree and
joined ITC Limited, a public listed company in India,
in 1968 as a Management Trainee. He was appointed to the
board of directors of ITC Limited in 1984 and has led
various businesses of ITC Limited besides leading Air
India as Chairman and Managing Director from 1991 to 1994.
Mr Deveshwar is a recipient of various awards and recognitions,
including the Manager Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2001,
by Ernst & Young. He is currently the Chairman of
ITC Limited. He is also currently the president of Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII). Mr Deveshwar joined our Board
in May 2004. |
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