annual-report-FY2021

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LIMITED 15 Mr. Sharma is not debarred from holding the office of Director pursuant to any Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) or any other authority. Brief resume of Mr. Sharma, nature of his expertise in specific functional areas, disclosure of relationships between directors inter-se, name of listed entities and other companies in which he holds directorships and memberships/ chairmanships of Board Committees, shareholding in the Company, the number of Meetings of the Board attended during the year, as stipulated under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial Standard - 2 on General Meetings issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India are stated herein, and are also provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of the Annual Report. Save and except Mr. Sharma, and his relatives to the extent of their shareholding interest, if any, in the Company, none of the other Directors, Key Managerial Personnel (“KMP“) of the Company and their relatives are, in any way, concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in the Resolution set out at Item No. 4 of the Notice. Mr. Sharma is not related to any other Director / KMP of the Company. The Board recommends the Ordinary Resolution set out at Item No. 4 of the Notice for approval of the Members. ITEM NO. 5: Proposal: Mr. CP Gurnani (DIN: 00018234), the Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company is liable to retire by rotation and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment. Mr. CP Gurnani was first appointed as a Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 1 st April, 2020. Profile: Mr. CP Gurnani has completed 62 years of age. Mr. CP Gurnani (popularly known as ‘CP’ within his peer group), is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Mahindra Limited - a USD 5.2 billion digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions provider with 124,250+ professionals across 90 countries, helping 988 global customers including Fortune 500 companies. An accomplished business leader with extensive experience in international business development, start-ups and turnarounds, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, Mr. CP Gurnani played a pivotal role in Tech Mahindra’s transformation journey, and one of the biggest turnarounds of Indian Corporate History - the acquisition and merger of Satyam. Living by the credo, ‘don’t work hard, work smart’, Mr. CP Gurnani brings an inimitable leadership style combined with a laser-sharp focus on customer experience, which has helped Tech Mahindra emerge as one of the leading global digital transformation providers. He strongly believes that one just cannot ride the growth path with resources that are out of sync with market dynamics. One of his many noticeable achievements in the past year has been an ambitious, company-wide initiative aimed at retraining Tech Mahindra employees to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to remain competitive and survive the age of digital transformation. In a career spanning 40+ years, Mr. CP Gurnani has held several leading positions with Hewlett Packard Limited, Perot Systems (India) Limited and HCL Corporation Limited. Mr. CP Gurnani hasalsoservedasaChairmanofNASSCOMfor theyear 2016-2017. He is an ardent supporter of Individual Social Responsibility, and often prods people to invest their time towards betterment of humanity and society, at large. He is on the Board of Tech Mahindra Foundation that was launched in 2007 to help the underprivileged children. He also founded ‘Titliyan’, an NGO that spearheads spreading quality education and developing life and social skills of more than 240 underprivileged children. A chemical engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, he is a distinguished and active alumnus of the Institute. Mr. CP Gurnani has also been felicitated with an honorary Doctorate degree by Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology and Sharda University. Mr. CP Gurnani has also been featured in a Harvard Case Study on ‘Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers’. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including 'Inspiring CEO 2021' recognition by The Economic Times, Technology Icon of India 2020 recognition by VARINDIA Brandbook, Business Today ‘Best CEO’ Awards 2019 (IT & ITES category), ‘Corporate Leader of the Year’ Award - 14 th (I-ACE) Awards 2018, Gold Winner in the ‘CEO of the Year’ for his organization’s wide reskilling initiative, Asia One Global Indian of the Year - Technology’ in 2016, Listed among the top 100 global CEOs as part of The Wall Street Journal CEO Council 2016, ‘Best CEO of the Year’ at the Forbes India Leadership Awards in 2015, Business Standard ‘CEO of the Year’ in 2014, CNBC Asia’s India Business Leader of the Year in 2014, Dataquest ‘IT person of the Year’ in 2013 and The Ernst and Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year' in 2013. Directorships and Committee positions: He is on the Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. His passion for education is resonated in the various honorary positions he holds - He is on the board of Mahindra Educational Institutions (MEI) & a member of the Board of Management of Mahindra University, a private university promoted by MEI to educate future citizens for and of a better world. He is also the Chairman of IIM Nagpur and the Founding Trustee of Plaksha University. Mr. Gurnani is also on the Boards of Pininfarina S.p.A and T-Hub Foundation.