Anjanikumar Choudhari graduated in Mathematics and Statistics and obtained his Masters in Management Studies from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, Mumbai.

Mr. Choudhari joined the Mahindra & Mahindra Group in 1999 as Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Development Sector. He was appointed Executive Vice President responsible for Human Resources and Corporate Services and joined the Management Board in 2000. He was also responsible for Corporate Communications and the Spares Business Unit. In February 2004, he was appointed Executive Vice Chairman of Bristlecone Inc., USA and was involved in the merger of Bristlecone with Mahindra Consulting Limited. In January 2005, Mr. Choudhari was appointed President - Farm Equipment Sector.

Mr. Choudhari was appointed the Chairman of Punjab Tractors Limited in July 2007 and played an important role in its amalgamation with Mahindra & Mahindra Limited in February 2009.

Mr. Choudhari is the Chairman of Mahindra USA Inc. and Mahindra (China) Tractor Co. Ltd.. He is also the Vice Chairman of Mahindra Yueda (Yancheng) Tractor Company Limited, the Company’s second joint venture in China and serves on the Board of Mahindra & Mahindra South Africa (Pty) Limited.

In India, Mr. Choudhari is the President of the Tractor Manufacturers Association (TMA) and a member of the CII National Council on Agriculture for the year 2009-10. He is on the Board of Mahindra Gujarat Tractor Ltd., Swaraj Engines Limited and Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited. He is also the Chairman of Swaraj Automotives Limited, Mahindra ShubhLabh Services Limited and Mahindra Logistics Limited.

In addition, Mr. Choudhari serves as a Member of the Remuneration Committee of Swaraj Engines Limited and as a Member of the Risk Management Committee, the Audit Committee and the Share Transfer and Shareholder / Investors Grievance Committee of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited. He is also a Member of the Remuneration/Compensation Committee and the Loans & Investment Committee of Mahindra ShubhLabh Services Limited, as well as a Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of Mahindra Logistics Limited.

Before joining the Mahindra & Mahindra Group, Mr. Choudhari worked for 30 years with Hindustan Lever Limited in India and with Unilever in China. At Hindustan Lever, he held senior positions in marketing and sales for their soaps, detergents and foods businesses. He was the Sales Director and Vice President in charge of the foods business. In China, he was the Vice Chairman of Unilever Shanghai Sales Company.

While with Hindustan Lever, Mr. Choudhari was deputed to the Government of Maharashtra to set up MAFCO and his services were later loaned to the Government of India as a Marketing Advisor to the Ministry of Industries.

In the past, Mr. Choudhari has been a member of the Managing Committee of the PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Chairman of the Marketing Committee, Calcutta Management Association and has served on the Executive Committee of the Fair Trade Practices Association of India and the Internal Trade Committee of ASSOCHAM. He has been associated as a part time advisor to the Ministry of Health, Government of India for developing an effective national small family campaign. He has been a guest lecturer at the IIMs at Calcutta and Bangalore.