Board

Jacob Kurian is the Chairman and Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Madras. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in business management from Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. Prior to joining our Company, he was the country manager at TATA Unisys Limited and also worked at TATA Services Limited and Titan Industries Limited.

John K. Paul is the Whole-time Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Calicut. He is responsible for the Maruti Suzuki dealership operations of the group. He has more than 48 years of experience in automobile industry. He is currently the president of Kerala Automobiles Dealership Association and currently a member of Federation of Automobile Dealers Association’s Executive Committee and Governing Council. He is also a trustee of the Lawrence School Lovedale Alumni Foundation.

Francis K. Paul is a Whole-time Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Calicut. He is responsible for corporate social responsibility activities and other policy matters of our Company. He has more than 48 years of experience in the automobile sector.

Naveen Philip is a Managing Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Calicut and a postgraduate diploma in management from the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. He has more than 26 years of experience in the automobile industry. He is a member of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association’s Governing Council. Previously, he held the position of a manager at Godrej Telecom Limited.

Preeti Reddy is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in arts from the University of Delhi and an honours diploma in business management from Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. She is the chairperson South Asia at Kantar Consumer Insights organisation. She has previously served as a senior vice president at IMRB International Limited. She has previously worked in consumer consulting as a vice president at KSA Technopak (I) Pvt Ltd and has worked as Market Research Manager at VST Industries Limited.

Rakesh Kumar Bhutoria is the Non-Executive Nominee Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Jadavpur University and master’s degree in management studies from University of Bombay. He has also previously worked as a managing director of Standard Chartered Bank UAE and group executive vice president in commercial banking at IDFC Bank Limited. He has been appointed as a Non-Executive Nominee Director of our Company pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement.

George Joseph is a Non- Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Kerala. He is a certificated associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He has also completed a banking diploma from the Institute of Bankers, London. He retired as chairman and managing director of Syndicate Bank. He was associated with Canara Bank for a period of over 36 years and resigned as general manager in 2006. He has also served as chairman, whole time director and joint managing director of Wonderla Holidays Limited. He has in the past served as the independent director of Muthoot Finance Ltd and ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited.He is currently serving as chairman and lead Independent Director of Credit Access Grameen Bank Limited.