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

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LIMITED 18 ITEM NO. 8: Upon completion of his tenure as Executive Chairman, Mr. Anand G. Mahindra (DIN: 00004695), transitioned to the role of Non-Executive Chairman of the Company with effect from 12 th November, 2021, in line with the requirement of Regulation 17(1B) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”), which was later omitted and made discretionary by SEBI vide its Notification F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/76 dated 22 nd March, 2022. Though the requirements of the lawwere made discretionary, Mr. Anand G. Mahindra continues to be a Non-Executive Chairman and as a Director, liable to retire by rotation. Brief resume of Mr. Anand G. Mahindra, 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 Listing Regulations and Secretarial Standard - 2 on General Meetings issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India are stated herein. Profile: Mr. Mahindra has completed 67 years of age. Mr. Mahindra graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard College (1977) and secured an MBA from the Harvard Business School (1981). He made a generous endowment in 2010 to the Harvard Humanities Center which is now known as the Mahindra Humanities Centre at Harvard. In 2008 he was bestowed the Harvard Business School’s Alumni Achievement Award and in 2014 he became the first Indian recipient of the Harvard Alumni Association’s Harvard Medal. Mr. Mahindra was first appointed as a Director on the Board of the Company on 23 rd November, 1989. He then took over as Deputy Managing Director of the Company in 1991 at a time when the turnover was US$ 177 million. He initiated a comprehensive change programme to make the Company an efficient and aggressive competitor in the new liberalised economic environment in India. In April 1997, he was appointed as Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited and in January 2001 given the additional responsibility of Vice Chairman. In August 2012, he was appointed as Chairman and designated as Chairman & Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. In November, 2016, Mr. Mahindra was re-designated as Executive Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. Mr. Anand Mahindra's tenure has seen the Group expand domestically and internationally into a range of major industrial sectors from automobiles and agriculture to IT and aerospace. He has served on several influential bodies, national and international. These include the UN Global Compact Board, Global Board of Advisors of the Council on Foreign Relations, World Bank Group’s Advisory Board for Doing Business and the International Advisory Council of Singapore’s Economic Development Board. He has been the President of The Confederation of Indian Industry and served on the boards of the National Stock Exchange of India and the National Council of Applied Economic Research. He is currently on the board of Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency. Mr. Mahindra has been conferred with the Padma Bhushan Award (2020), India's third highest civilian honour for his contribution to the nation in the field of ‘Trade and Industry’. He has been named in Barron's List of Top 30 CEOs worldwide (2016) and Fortune Magazine’s list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders (2014). He was a recipient of the Best Transformational Leader Award by the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability (2012). He was appointed ‘Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honour’ by the President of the French Republic (2016) and conferred the 'Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy', by the President of Italy (2013). Mr. Mahindra is a major influencer on social media with over 9 million followers on Twitter. Among his many social change initiatives is the Nanhi Kali programme, which, for the last two decades, has provided over 330,000 under-privileged girls access to high quality education. Mr. Mahindra is the Chairman of the Board of Naandi Foundation, India’s leading NGO focused on educating girls, skilling youth and providing sustainable livelihoods to small farmers through biodynamic agriculture. Mr. Mahindra also serves on the Founders Board of The Rise Fund, a $2 billion impact fund. He is a strong votary of arts and culture. Mahindra Blues, Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards and Mahindra Sanatkada celebrate and nurture music, theatre culture, art and history in India. Mr. Mahindra is the member of the Global Advisory Council of the Lincoln Center, New York and has previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Natural History Museum of London. In 2014, Mr. Mahindra founded the Pro Kabaddi League to popularize the ancient and popular Indian game of kabaddi. The league, televised through the STAR television network, is today the second most viewed sporting league in India. Background and Proposal: As Non-Executive Chairman, Mr. Anand Mahindra serves as mentor and sounding board for the Managing Director and Senior Management especially in the areas of strategic planning, risk mitigation and external interface. He continues to play an important role in epitomising and building Brand Mahindra. He is available to provide feedback and counsel to the Managing Director and Senior Management on key issues facing the Company. The remuneration paid to Mr. Anand G. Mahindra, as Non Executive Chairman of the Company from 12 th November,