Mahindra Corporate

Mr. Anand G. Mahindra
Vice Chairman & Managing Director

Mr. Anand G. Mahindra, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group, graduated from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Magna cum Laude (High Honours). In 1981 he secured an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts. He returned to India that year and joined Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Ltd (MUSCO), the country’s foremost producer of speciality steels, as Executive Assistant to the Finance Director. In 1989 he was appointed President and Deputy Managing Director of the company.

During his stint at MUSCO, he initiated the Mahindra Group’s diversification into the new business areas of real estate development and hospitality management.

In the summer of 1991, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, the country’s dominant producer of off-road vehicles and agricultural tractors.

He has since been engaged in a comprehensive change programme in Mahindra & Mahindra Limited to make the company an efficient and aggressive competitor in the new liberalised economic environment in India.

In April 1997, he was appointed Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and in January 2003 given the additional responsibility of Vice Chairman.

Mr. Mahindra was a co-promoter of Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited, which in 2003 was converted into a bank. Kotak Mahindra Bank is one of the foremost private sector banks today.

Mr. Mahindra frequently shares his views and ideas on Indian economy and business through his writings in some of India’s leading business magazines.

Mr. Mahindra is the recipient of the following awards:

•	‘Knight of the Order of Merit’ by the President of the French Republic
•	Rajiv Gandhi Award 2004 for outstanding contribution in the business field
•	2005 Leadership Award from the American India Foundation for his, and the Mahindra Group’s commitment to corporate social responsibility
•	Person of the Year 2005 from Auto Monitor
•	CEO of the Year from India Brand Summit 2006
•	CNBC Asia Business Leader Award and India Business Leader Award for the year 2006
•	NDTV Profit Car & Bike Award 2007 for Automobile Man of the Year

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Mr. Mahindra is the co-founder of the Harvard Business School Association of India, an association dedicated to the promotion of professional management in India. The association has grown substantially over the years.

He is Past President 2003-04 of the Confederation of Indian Industry and has also been President of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).

Mr. Mahindra is a Director of The National Stock Exchange of India Limited appointed under the “Public Representatives” category.

He takes a keen interest in matters related to education and apart from being a Trustee of the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust, which provides scholarships to students, he is also on the Board of Governors of the Mahindra United World College of India.

Mr. Mahindra is the Founder Chairman of the Mumbai Festival, which was launched in January 2005. The event was the first comprehensive festival to celebrate the rich cultural diversity of the city.

He is the Co-Chairman of the International Council of the Asia Society, New York and Co-President of The Euro India Centre.

Mr. Mahindra is a Member of the following organisations:

1.	Harvard Business School - Asia–Pacific Advisory Board
2.	Harvard Business School - Member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors
3.	Harvard University Asia Centre - Advisory Committee
4.	Harvard Business School - Advisory Council of the Initiative on Corporate Governance
5.	Harvard Business School India Research Centre Society – Founder Member
6.	Asia Business Council
7.	International Enterprise Singapore – 2nd India Advisory Panel
8.	Microsoft India - Advisory Board
9.	National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), Government of India – Council and Executive Committee
10.	The Nehru Centre, Mumbai - Executive Committee
11.	National Council of Applied Economic Research
12.	National Institute of Bank Management, Pune - Governing Board

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