Board of Directors
SHIV NADAR
Founder - HCL
Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer - HCL Technologies
Mr. Shiv Nadar established HCL as a startup in 1976 Acknowledged as a visionary by the IT industry and his peers; Mr. Shiv Nadar has often made daring forays based on his conviction of the future. Albeit a more recent entrant in the software services space, HCL is already among top Indian IT software majors and a force to reckon with for global technology giants.more>>
VINEET NAYAR
Vice Chairman & CEO, HCL Technologies Ltd.
Vineet Nayar is Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCLT), a $3.9 billion global information technology services company and author of the highly acclaimed management book “Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down” (Harvard Business Press, June 2010). He is also an acknowledged management visionary and a radical thinker who architected the company’s “Employees First, Customers Second (EFCS)” strategy, which transformed HCL’s business, through its inverted organizational structure which has helped create transparency and accountability within the organization and encourage a value-driven culture since its conception in 2005. more>>
ROBIN ABRAMS
Director
Ms. Robin Abrams, holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Nebraska. Ms. Robin Abrams was most recently interim CEO at ZiLOG. She had been the President of Palm Computing and Senior Vice President at 3Com Corporation.
Ms. Abrams was formerly the President and CEO at VeriFone. Before joining VeriFone in 1997, Abrams held a variety of senior management positions with Apple Computers. As Vice President and General Manager of the Americas, she oversaw sales and channel management for U.S., Canada and Latin America. Prior to that, she was the Vice President and General Manager of Apple Asia, where she was responsible for sales and marketing in the region.
Ms. Abrams spent eight years with Unisys in several senior-level positions. Her responsibilities included managing the delivery of business solutions focused on banking, airlines, government and networking. A portion of her tenure at Unisys included a five-year stint in Asia Pacific. The first twelve years of her career were in various management positions at Wells Fargo Bank (formerly known as Norwest Bank).
Ms. Abrams has served several U.S. public company boards including ZiLOG and BEA Systems (until it was acquired by Oracle) and currently serving Sierra Wireless and Openwave Systems. Ms. Abrams also serves on the Anita Borg Institute Board and several academic advisory committees.
SUBROTO BHATTACHARYA
Director
Mr. Subroto Bhattacharya is a Chartered Accountant. He spent his early career with DCM Limited where he rose to the position of a Director on its board. In the late eighties, he joined the HCL Group and subsequently joined the Board of the flagship company HCL Limited. Mr. Bhattacharya has an experience of over 34 years with specialization in Finance and Management Consultancy. He has a vast experience in financial management, accounts and audit.
AMAL GANGULI
Director
Mr. Amal Ganguli is a Chartered Accountant. He was earlier associated with Price WaterhouseCoopers, India as its Senior Partner. In a distinguished career spanning nearly four decades, Mr. Ganguli was involved with the India practice of Price WaterhouseCoopers and has an authority on matters related to audit, taxation, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring. He has expertise in areas relating to financial reporting, audit, taxation, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring.
R. SRINIVASAN
Director
Mr. R. Srinivasan has an Electrical Engineering Degree from Madras University and an MBA Degree from the IIM, Ahmadabad. He is the Founder, Managing Director of Redington (India) Limited- 3.6 billion dollar Technology Products Supply Chain Solution Company operating in India, Middle East, Africa & Turkey. Prior to starting Redington in Singapore, he spent three years in Indonesia with a leading Textile Company in the years 1978 to 1981. Srinivasan’s experience also includes a number of years with Readers Digest and The Coco-Cola Corporation in India. Mr. Srinivasan holds an Electrical Engineering Degree from Madras University in India and an MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad. He has an expertise in Strategic and Business Management.
SUDHINDAR KRISHAN KHANNA
Director
Sudhindar Krishan Khanna is the Chairman and Managing Director of IEP Mumbai, a leading control oriented PE Fund. He was admitted to the partnership of Accenture in London and then relocated to India to start Accenture’s practice. He was the Country Managing Partner of Accenture in India & the Middle East and a lead member of the Accenture global management team. He was responsible for the startup of all major Accenture businesses in India, including consulting, ITO, BPO and KPO. Mr. Khanna serves on the board of United Spirits, Peninsula Holdings, Canara HSBC Insurance. He received his Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College (New Delhi) and is a Chartered Accountant.
