MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. | Integrated Annual Report 2021-22

150 COMPANY OVERVIEW BOARD’S REPORT MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT STANDALONE ACCOUNTS CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS The attendance of the Directors at these Meetings held during the year, was as under: Name of Directors AGM, 6 th August, 2021 (VC/ OAVM) Board Meetings Date and Mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 Held during the year Attended % of attendance of a Director 29 th April, 2021 (VC) 28 th May, 2021 (VC) 6 th August, 2021 (VC) 9 th November, 2021 (VC) 10 th & 11 th February, 2022 (Hybrid) 15 th March, 2022 (Hybrid) Mr. Anand G. Mahindra 6 6 100% Dr. Anish Shah 6 6 100% Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar 6 6 100% Dr. Vishakha N. Desai 6 6 100% Mr. Vikram Singh Mehta 6 6 100% Mr. T. N. Manoharan 6 6 100% Mr. Vijay Kumar Sharma 6 6 100% Mr. Haigreve Khaitan 6 6 100% Ms. Shikha Sharma 6 6 100% Mr. CP Gurnani 6 6 100% Ms. Nisaba Godrej 6 5 83.33% Mr. Muthiah Murugappan 6 6 100% % of Attendance at a Meeting 100% 91.67% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% AGM and Board Attendance Attended through video conference  Leave of Absence                      Attended in-person In view of the massive outbreak caused due to COVID-19 pandemic and severe ongoing restrictions imposed to contain the spread, social distancing has to be a pre-requisite, and hence majority of the Committee and Board Meetings were held through Video Conferencing (VC) facility during the year under review. All Directors were provided VC facility to participate in the Meetings of the Committees and of the Board. D. Meetings of Independent Directors The Independent Directors of your Company meet before the Board Meeting without the presence of the Chairman, the Managing Director or the Executive Director or other Non-Independent Director(s) or any other Management Personnel. These Meetings are conducted in an informal and exible manner to enable the Independent Directors to, inter alia , discuss matters pertaining to review of performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board of Directors as a whole, review the performance of the Chairman of the Company (taking into account the views of other Executive and Non-Executive Directors), assess the quality, quantity and timeliness of ow of information between the Company Management and the Board that is necessary for the Board of Directors to effectively and reasonably perform their duties. Five Meetings of Independent Directors were held during the year under review and these Meetings were well attended by the Independent Directors. E. D irector(s) seeking Appointment/ Re‑appointment Dr. Anish Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director (Automotive and Farm Sectors), liable to retire by rotation and being eligible for re-appointment at the ensuing AGM of your Company, have offered themselves for re-appointment. Dr. Anish Shah Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Anish Shah is the Managing Director and CEO of the Company. He joined Mahindra Group in 2014, as Group President (Strategy), and worked closely with all businesses on key strategic initiatives, built capabilities such as digitization & data sciences and enabled synergies across group companies. In April, 2020 he was appointed Deputy Managing Director and Group CFO, with responsibility for the Group Corporate Office and full oversight of all businesses other than the Auto and Farm sectors, as a part of the transition plan to the CEO role.