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Ms. Padmasree Warrior, Independent Director at Mahindra Group

Ms. Padmasree Warrior

Independent Director

Ms. Padmasree Warrior is the Founder, President and CEO of Fable, a mobile-first company that brings stories for everyone, anywhere. Previously, Ms. Padma was the Chief Executive Officer of NIO U.S., Chief Development Officer and Board Member of NIO Inc., a manufacturer of Smart, Electric, and Autonomous Vehicles. In this role she scaled the company from start-up to a successful IPO NYSE:NIO in 3 years. Prior to NIO, Ms. Warrior served as the Chief Technology & Strategy Officer (CTSO) for Cisco until September, 2015. In this capacity, she was charged with aligning the company's technology and business strategy to business results. She oversaw corporate Strategy, Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture Investments, and Strategic Partnerships. Before that, she was the SVP and GM for Cisco Enterprise segment and co-led Cisco’s worldwide engineering organization. Prior to Cisco, she was EVP and CTO at Motorola. Under her leadership, Motorola was awarded the 2004 U.S. National Medal of Technology.

Ms. Padmasree Warrior has been widely recognized for her creative, visionary leadership. Forbes has named her one of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women" for three years running. In 2013, The International Alliance for Women gave her the World of Difference Award. In 2012, Business Insider called her one of the "25 Most Influential Women in Wireless". The Wall Street Journal has called her one of "50 Women to Watch”. Fast Company included her among the "100 Most Creative People in Business". The Economic Times listed her as "the 11th Most Influential Global Indian."

Ms. Padmasree Warrior has served on government initiatives, industry advisory boards as well as charitable and community organizations. She received the United States Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce’s Excellence Award and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago’s Outstanding Woman of Achievement Award. In 2007, she was inducted into the WITI Hall of Fame.

Ms. Padmasree Warrior holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India and a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, New York, U.S.

Ms. Warrior served as a Director on the Board of Microsoft from 2015-2023 and currently serves as a Director on the Board of Spotify Technology SA and as Director and CEO of Fable Group Inc.

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