Governance

N. Chandrasekaran was appointed as a Director and Chairman on the Board of Tata Chemicals with effect from November 24, 2020.

He serves as Chairman of the board of Tata Sons, the holding company and promoter of more than 100 Tata operating companies with aggregate annual revenues of more than US $150 billion. He joined the board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Chairman in January 2017.  

His appointment as Chairman of Tata Sons followed a 30-year career at Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS). Chandrasekaran rose through the ranks to become the CEO and under his leadership, TCS consolidated its position as the largest private sector employer in India and India’s most valuable company.

Since he has taken over as Chairman of Tata Sons, Chandrasekaran has been driving the transformation of the group towards digital, sustainability and supply chain resilience. The group has forayed into new businesses including electronics manufacturing, semiconductor, EV battery manufacturing, consumer internet platform, and mobile technology for 5G. The Tata Group has expanded its aviation presence with the acquisition of Air India and is building a large global airline.

He was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian awards in India, in the field of trade and industry in 2022. The French Government conferred him with Légion d’Honneur, the highest civilian award in France for his outstanding business successes and decisive contribution to strengthening Indo-French economic ties. President Eisenhower Global Award for Leadership by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) was conferred to him in 2022.

He is the Co-Chair of the US India CEO Forum. He is on the Board of Governors of New York Academy of Sciences, elected as an international member of the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE), a member of the Tokyo Global Navigation Board, the Mitsubishi's International Advisory Committee and International Advisory Council of Singapore’s Economic Development Board. He is the Chairman of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow as well as the President of the Court at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He is also a member of the Stanford Doer School for Sustainability Advisory Council and the MIT CEO Advisory Board. He also chairs the Board of other Tata Companies, including TCS, Tata Steel Limited, Tata Motors Limited, The Indian Hotels Company Limited, The Tata Power Company Limited and Tata Consumer Products Limited.

He is also the author of Bridgital Nation, a groundbreaking book on harnessing technological disruptions to bring Indians closer to their dreams.

S. Padmanabhan was appointed as a non-Executive Director of Tata Chemicals Limited in December 2016.

His career in the Tata group of companies began with Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) in 1982 and spans over 40 years. During his 26-year stint in TCS, he held roles such as Executive Director of Human Resources, Head of Application Development and Maintenance, Head of Airlines Practice, Country Manager, TCS Switzerland and Executive Director.

He was also the Executive Director-Operations of Tata Power from 6th February 2008 to 30th June 2014 and was responsible for the profitable and sustainable operations of all thermal and hydro generation plants across India and transmission and distribution systems in Mumbai. He was also on the boards of the operating subsidiaries of the company.

He was also the Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Tata Sons. He also headed the Tata Business Excellence Group (TBExG) and the Tata Group Ethics function. Heading the TBExG, he was responsible for enabling the Business Excellence journey of Tata companies globally. This role was integral to the Group’s initiatives in enhancing the performance of Tata companies through diagnostics, benchmarking and sharing of best practices. Under his leadership, TBExG helped companies leverage data and process excellence.

He is the Chairman of the board of Rallis India Limited and also a Director on the board of the Associated Building Company Limited, TCE Group Limited and Tata Chemicals North America Inc.

Padmini Khare Kaicker was appointed as a Director on the Board of Tata Chemicals Limited from April 1, 2018.

She is the Managing Partner of B. K. Khare & Co., one of the leading and reputed Indian Accounting Firms practicing in the profession for more than six decades.

She joined the accountancy profession in 1990 after completing her B.Sc. in Mathematics. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, a Certified Public Accountant (USA) and a Diploma holder in Business Finance from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. She has over 30 years of experience serving large and midsized clients in several sectors in areas of audit, taxation, corporate finance, risk management and corporate governance. She also has expertise in the area of Corporate Advisory, M&A and restructuring activities.

She serves on the boards of Rallis India Limited, Kotak Mahindra Investments Limited, J B Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bosch Limited, Franklin Templeton Asset Management (IFSC) Private Limited, National Payments Corporation of India, and a trustee on various trusts.

He has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He also has post-doctoral research experience in biochemistry from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has more than 30 years of experience in research. He headed the research function as Director on the Board of Hindustan Lever Limited and later went on to lead the Corporate Research function for Unilever as Senior Vice-President. He is also the Technical Advisor to the Society of Innovation and Development at the Indian Institute of Science.

Dr. Natraj also serves on the boards of Rallis India Limited, TCE Group Limited and Inzpera Healthsciences Limited.

He is a Mechanical Engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay having passed out in the year 1977 and then completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata in the year 1979 with a specialisation in Marketing.

Anand joined Asian Paints Limited in the year 1979 and worked in the Sales and Marketing function of the Architectural Coating and Chemical business, Industrial products manufacturing. He was made the head of the Decoratives Business in 2009 and Managing Director & CEO of Asian Paints Limited effective April 1, 2012 and superannuated in 2020.

He also serves on the boards of Borosil Limited, Lupin Limited, UFO Moviez India Limited, Bharat Forge Limited, Galaxy Surfactants Limited, Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited, Tata Chemicals International Pte. Limited and Galaxy Chemicals (Egypt) S.A.E.

He is an Indian industry veteran with nearly 36 years of multi-sector experience, having served at the highest echelons of two Indian conglomerates - Tata and Aditya Birla.

An engineer and a post-graduate in Business Management, he began his career on the shop floor of Tata Motors and rose to be President of its car business before joining the group board of the Aditya Birla group as an executive director, on which he remained for nearly nine years. He has served on several other Indian and foreign boards in various capacities over 21 years and brings deep insights in corporate governance, management and transformation of businesses as varied as auto, metals, mining, power and renewables, cement, trading, textiles, retail and financial services.

An avid sustainability champion, he was an alternate Council Member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Geneva and has been active on several industry bodies.

He also serves on the boards of Tata Investment Corporation Limited, Tata International Limited, Simto Investment Company Limited, Tata Chemicals North America, Tata Africa Holding (South Africa) Pte. Ltd, XS CAD Pty Ltd. (Australia), Alluvium International Pty Ltd. (Australia), and Magic Bus India Foundation (Section 8 Company) and on the advisory board of certain institutes.

R. Mukundan, Managing Director & CEO of Tata Chemicals Limited, joined Tata Administrative Service in 1990, after completion of his MBA from FMS, Delhi University. He is a distinguished alumnus of IIT, Roorkee, a Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society and an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in business administration by XIM University, Bhubaneshwar. With over 30 years' experience at Tata Group, he has held various responsibilities across the Chemical, Automotive and Hospitality sectors of the Tata Group.

R. Mukundan serves on the boards of Rallis India Limited, Tata International Limited, Ncourage Social Enterprise Foundation (Section 8 Company), Homefield Pvt. UK. Ltd, TCE Group Limited, Gusuite Holdings (UK) Ltd, TC Africa Holdings Ltd., Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited, Tata Chemicals North America Limited, Tata Chemicals International Pte. Ltd, Indo-Moroc Phosphore S.A., Tata Chemicals South Africa (Pty) Ltd., Carbon Disclosure Project India (Section 8 Company) and Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council (MEPSC). He also serves as a Trustee of various trusts and is a member of the advisory board of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He is currently the Vice President of the Confederation of Indian Industry for FY 2024-25.