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Dr. Anish Shah, Group CEO and MD of Mahindra Group

Dr. Anish Shah

Group CEO and MD

Dr. Anish Shah is the Group CEO and Managing Director of the Mahindra Group. His role as Group CEO includes oversight of all Group businesses, which employ 260,000+ associates across 20 industries and 100+ countries. His primary focus is on nurturing a purpose-driven organization, establishing tech leadership in each industry and driving value creation across businesses.

Under Anish’s leadership, the Group is reigniting value creation with exponential growth across multiple businesses and prudent capital allocation. Anish believes that “purpose drives profits”. He is the custodian of Mahindra’s Rise philosophy, of driving positive change in the lives of our communities to enable them to Rise. And he is championing the Mahindra Group’s efforts to play a leadership role in Women Empowerment and Sustainability.

Prior to joining the Mahindra Group, Anish was President and CEO of GE Capital India from 2009-14, where he led the transformation of the business, including a turnaround of its SBI Card joint venture. His career at GE spanned 14 years, during which he held several leadership positions at GE Capital’s US and global units. He has also led Bank of America's US Debit Products business and worked with Bain & Company in Boston and Citibank in Mumbai.

Anish was appointed as President of FICCI in 2024, leading one of India’s oldest and largest industry bodies. Currently, he co-Chairs the India-Australia CEO Forum and the India Alliance of CEOs for Climate Change. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Business Council at the World Economic Forum, the India-Singapore Business Roundtable and the NITI Frontier Tech Hub Expert Council for AI. He was the Chair of the Automotive Governors Council at the World Economic Forum from 2022-24 and a member of UK Investment Council from 2021-24.

Under his leadership, the Mahindra Group received the prestigious 'Company of the Year' award from Economic Times in 2024. In the same year, Anish was honoured as the Entrepreneurial CEO at EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and celebrated as Fortune India’s Best CEO in 2023.

Anish holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. His interests include sports (particularly Cricket and American Football), reading and travel.

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Mr. Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group

Mr. Anand Mahindra

Chairman, Mahindra Group

Dr. Anish Shah, Group CEO and MD of Mahindra Group

Dr. Anish Shah

Group CEO and MD

Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director and CEO of Auto and Farm Sectors at Mahindra Group

Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar

ED & CEO, Auto & Farm Sectors

Ms. Abanti Sankaranarayanan, EVP - Group Public Affairs at Mahindra Group

Ms. Abanti Sankaranarayanan

EVP - Group Public Affairs

Mr. Amarjyoti Barua, Group Chief Financial Officer at Mahindra Group

Mr. Amarjyoti Barua

Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Amit Kumar Sinha, MD & CEO - Mahindra Lifespaces and Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Amit Kumar Sinha

MD & CEO - Mahindra Lifespaces

Ms. Asha Kharga, EVP - Group Customer & Brand at Mahindra Group

Ms. Asha Kharga

EVP - Group Customer & Brand

Mr. Hemant Sikka, President - Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector, Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Hemant Sikka

MD & CEO - Mahindra Logistics

Mr. Lakshmanan Chidambaram, President - Tech Mahindra Americas, Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Lakshmanan Chidambaram

President - Tech Mahindra Americas

Mr. Manoj Bhat, MD & CEO - Mahindra Holidays & Resorts Limited, Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Manoj Bhat

MD & CEO - Mahindra Holidays & Resorts Limited

Mr. Mohit Joshi, MD & CEO - Tech Mahindra, Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Mohit Joshi

MD & CEO - Tech Mahindra

Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Group Chief Technology Officer, Mahindra Group, Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Mohit Kapoor

Group Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Naveen Raju, General Counsel & EVP - Group Legal, Mahindra Group, Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Naveen Raju

General Counsel & EVP - Group Legal

Mr. Puneet Renjhen, EVP - Group Partnerships & Alliances, Mahindra Group, Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Puneet Renjhen

EVP - Group Partnerships & Alliances

Mr. Velusamy R, President - Automotive Technology & Product Development, Mahindra Group, Group Executive Board Member, Joint Managing Director, Mahindra Electric Automobile Limited

Mr. Velusamy R

President - Automotive Technology & Product Development

Mr. Raul Rebello, MD & CEO - Mahindra Finance, Group Executive Board Member

Mr. Raul Rebello

MD & CEO - Mahindra Finance

Mr. Ruzbeh Irani, President – Group Human Resources at Mahindra, responsible for corporate social responsibility, infrastructure services, and a member of the Group Executive Board.

Mr. Ruzbeh Irani

President - Group Human Resources

Veejay Ram Nakra, President of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Automotive Division

Mr. Veejay Ram Nakra

President - Farm Equipment Business

Vinod Sahay, President of Mahindra Group’s Aerospace and Defence, Trucks, Buses, and Construction Equipment Sectors

Mr. Vinod Sahay

President - Aerospace & Defence, Trucks, Buses & CE

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