Arun K. Nanda is Executive Director & President, Infrastructure Development Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. The Mahindra Group with a turnover of US $ 4 billion, is among India's largest industrial groups in the private sector. Mr. Nanda has been with the Mahindra Group for more than 30 years and has been instrumental in the Group's growth. He joined the Mahindra group as a management accountant at Machinery Manufacturers Corporation Limited in 1973. In 1992, he joined the Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited as Executive Director. He was appointed President of Infrastructure Development Sector of the Group in 1994.

Mr. Nanda has been guiding the Group's forays in the Infrastructure sector. This includes areas such as property development, construction, leisure and lifetime holidays, infrastructure privatization projects and engineering consultancy.

Mr. Nanda is a Graduate in Commerce, a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (FCA) and a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS). He has a Degree in Law from the University of Calcutta. He has also participated in Senior Executive Programme at the London Business School.

He is the President of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India, a member of the governing board of the Indo-American Society, and a Member of the Governing Board of Bombay First. He is the Chairman of "CII National Committee on Water" for 2006-07.

Mr. Nanda serves on the Boards of several companies in various capacities. He is the Chairman of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts (India) Limited, Owens Corning (India) Limited, PSL Erickson Limited, Mahindra Construction Company Limited, Mahindra Acres Consulting Engineers Limited, Mahindra Infrastructure Developers Limited and the Vice-Chairman of Mahindra Lifespaces Developers Limited and Mahindra World City (Developers) Limited.

He is also on the Board of Directors of Mahindra Holdings & Finance Limited, Mahindra Intertrade Limited, Mahindra World City (Jaipur) Limited, Mahindra (China) Tractor Company Limited, ABN AMRO Asset Management (India) Limited, Mahindra Holidays and Resorts USA Inc and Mahindra Water Utilities Limited He is a Member of the Advisory Board for Asia Pacific in Barco Company Limited.

An avid golfer, Mr. Nanda loves traveling, interacting with people and involving himself in industry and community related projects.