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179 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 education even resonates today. He is on-board with Mahindra Ecole Centrale and is also the Chairman of IIM Nagpur. Mr. Gurnani’s endeavours are self-explanatory which won him numerous accolades that include winning Gold at the CEO World Awards 2018 for his Organisation’s Wide Reskilling Initiative and the Business Today ‘Best CEO’ Awards 2019 in the IT & ITES category. His clinical leadership strategies have always been honoured at various platforms over the years counting in the ‘Asia One Global Indian of the Year - Technology’ in 2016, ‘Best CEO of the Year’ at the Forbes India Leadership Awards in 2015, Business Standard ‘CEO of the Year’ in 2014, Ernst and Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year, CNBC Asia’s ‘India Business Leader of the Year’, Dataquest ‘IT person of the Year’ - in 2013. Mr. Gurnani strongly believes in promoting child education. He is an active member of the Tech Mahindra Foundation – launched in 2007 to help the underprivileged children with 1,16,000 beneficiaries & counting. Mr. Gurnani along with his wife Anita, have founded ‘Titliyan’, an NGO located in Noida spreading smiles, happiness and education to more than 240 under privileged children – a dream project for the Gurnanis. This is definitely a perfect culmination of his leadership capabilities in all spheres of life. Mr. CP Gurnani has completed 61 years of age. Mr. Gurnani is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tech Mahindra Limited. He is Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director on Board of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, Director of Comviva Technologies Limited, Tech Mahindra Foundation, Pininfarina S.p.A and a Nominee Director of T-Hub Foundation and Mahindra Educational Institution. He is also Chairman of Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur. Mr. CP Gurnani is a Chairman/Member of the following Board Committees: Sr. No. Name of the Company Name of the Committee Position Held 1. Tech Mahindra Limited Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Chairman Stakeholders Relationship Committee Member Investment Committee Member Securities Allotment Committee Member 2. Comviva Technologies Limited Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member Mr. CP Gurnani does not hold any Ordinary (Equity) Shares in the Company. F. Codes of Conduct The Board of your Company has laid down two separate Codes of Conduct (“Codes”), one for all the Board Members and the other for Employees of the Company. These Codes have been posted on the website of your Company at the web link: https://www.mahindra.com/ resources/FY20/AnnualReport.zip. All the Board Members and Senior Management Personnel have affirmed compliance with these Codes. A declaration signed by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer to this effect is enclosed at the end of this Report. The Code of Conduct for the Board Members of the Company also includes Code for Independent Directors which is a guide to professional conduct for Independent Directors, pursuant to section 149(8) and Schedule IV of the Act. G. CEO/CFO Certification The Executive Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Managing Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company jointly give annual certification on financial reporting and internal controls to the Board in terms of Regulation 17(8) of the Listing Regulations. Further, prior to the organisational changes, the quarterly certification on financial results while placing the financial results before the Board in terms of Regulation 33(2) of the Listing Regulations were jointly certified and issued by the Executive Chairman, Managing Director and Group CFO & Group CIO.