The Board
of Directors

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani

Chairman and Managing Director
Chairman: Finance Committee

 

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani (DIN 00001695) is a Chemical Engineer from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (earlier University Department of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai). He has pursued MBA from Stanford University, USA.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani has joined Reliance in 1981. He initiated Reliance's backward integration journey from textiles into polyester fibres and further into petrochemicals, petroleum refining and going upstream into oil and gas exploration and production. He created several new world class manufacturing facilities involving diverse technologies that have raised Reliance's petrochemicals manufacturing capacities from less than a million tonnes to about fourteen million tonnes per year. He is envisaging almost doubling these capacities to twenty seven million tonnes per annum within a short span.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani led the creation of the world's largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar, India, with a capacity of 6,60,000 barrels per day (33 million tonnes per year) integrated with petrochemicals, power generation, port and related infrastructure. Further, he steered the setting up of another 5,80,000 barrels per day refinery next to the existing one in Jamnagar. With an aggregate refining capacity of 1.24 million barrels of oil per day at any single location in the world has transformed "Jamnagar" as the 'Refining Hub of the World'.

In September 2008, when the first drop of crude oil flowed from the Krishna-Godavari basin, Shri Mukesh D. Ambani's vision of energy security for India was being realized.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is steering Reliance's development of infrastructure facilities and implementation of a pan- India organized retail network spanning multiple formats and supply chain infrastructure. Today, Reliance Retail is the largest retail player in the Country.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is also setting up one of the most complex 4G broadband wireless services in the world offering end to end solutions that address the entire value chain across various digital services in key domains of national interest such as Education, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Government- Citizen interfaces and Entertainment.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani's achievements have been acknowledged at several national and international levels. Over the years, some of the awards and recognition bestowed on him are:

  • Awarded Othmer Gold Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership by The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF), Philadelphia, USA in May 2016
  • Conferred an honorary Doctor of Science by Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai in February 2015
  • In 2014, he continues to be featured in the list of the 'Most Powerful People in the World' by Forbes magazine
  • NDTV honored him as one of the 25 Greatest Global Living Legends in 2013
  • Awarded as '
  • Global Challenger' by Boston Consulting Group in 2013 In 2013, he was conferred 'Entrepreneur of the Decade' by All India Management Association
  • In 2011, he was featured in the list of TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World
  • In 2011, ranked the 5th best performing CEO in the World by the Harvard Business Review in its ranking of the top 50 global CEOs
  • In 2010, awarded the Dean's Medal by University of Pennsylvania Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science for his leadership in the application of Engineering and Technology

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry, Government of India and Board of Governors of the National Council of Applied Economic Research. He is the Chairman of Board of Governors, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is a Board member of the Interpol Foundation and a Member of The Foundation Board of World Economic Forum.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is a member of the Indo-US CEOs Forum, Chair of The British Asian Trust's India Advisory Council, International Advisory Council of The Brookings, McKinsey & Company International Advisory Council, Global Advisory Council of Bank of America, Member of The Business Council and London School of Economics' India Advisory Group.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is elected as a Foreign Member of prestigious United States National Academy of Engineering. Only 9 other Indians have ever received this prestigious honour.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is the Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Reliance Retail Ventures Limited and a Director of Reliance Foundation and Reliance Europe Limited.

At RIL, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee.

He is Promoter of the Company and holds 36,15,846 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani

Non Executive,
Non Independent Director

 

Smt. Nita M. Ambani (DIN 03115198) is a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai University and a Diploma holder in Early Childhood Education.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani is the Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, which has impacted the lives of over 6 million people through initiatives in rural transformation, health, education, sports for development, disaster response, arts, culture and, heritage and urban renewal.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani is committed to building India as a multisports nation and leads the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) programme, which was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 23 July 2016. RFYS is a multi-city, multi-sports, school and college competition that seeks to reach out to 2 million children in 8 cities in its first year and 5 million children in 16 cities in its second year.

The Reliance Foundation Young Champs programme has awarded 41 youngsters scholarships to receive world-class football coaching and school education. The grassroots programme to identify football talent has reached out to half a million children across India. The Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA programme has reached out to 2.8 million children, 45% of whom are girls, covering 18 cities. These programmes have cumulatively reached out to over 3.3 million children.

Under her leadership, the Reliance Foundation BIJ (Bharat- India Jodo) initiative aims to bridge the gap between rural and urban India by catalysing sustainable growth in the rural areas. She steered operation 'Mission Rahat' to provide relief and rehabilitation to the affected in the natural calamities in Uttarakhand in 2013, Jammu and Kashmir in 2014, and Chennai in 2015. She led the planting of 3.4 million trees over 2,500 acres at Reliance Jamnagar refinery site and developed a world-class township where over 5,500 families reside. The mango orchard with 138,000 trees is today Asia's largest mango plantation at a single location.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani provides leadership to 14 schools that educate over 15,000 students every year. She is the Founder & Chairperson of Dhirubhai Ambani International School, which in 2015 was ranked as India's No. 1 International School for the 3rd consecutive year by Education World. The Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship Programme has supported nearly 11,000 scholars, 20% of whom are specially-abled and almost 50% are girls. The 'Education For All' initiative has benefitted over 70,000 underprivileged children. Reliance Foundation plans to establish a world-class multi-disciplinary university.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani is the President of Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, which provides international quality, affordable healthcare and is one of India's largest green hospitals. Reliance Foundation's 'Health for All' initiative has provided primary medical care to about half a million underprivileged people. She is on the Board of Visitors of MD Anderson Cancer Centre and the Advisory Board of Massachusetts General Hospital. The Reliance Foundation Drishti has gifted vision to about 15,000 people through corneal transplants and its international Braille newspaper in Hindi is circulated in India and 14 other countries. She is the Brand Ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and led the Foundation's cleanliness drive across 12 states.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani is the architect of Mumbai Indians, which won the IPL trophy in 2013 and 2015 and the Champions League T20 trophy in 2011 and 2013. She is the Founder & Chairperson of Football Sports Development Limited that launched the Indian Super League (ISL) in 2014, which has revolutionised football in India.

Smt Nita M. Ambani is committed to preserving and promoting India's art, culture and heritage. Reliance Foundation sponsored the 'Gates of the Lord' exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago and partnered with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, to showcase the works of Nasreen Mohamedi.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani has received many awards and honours. In 2015, the All India Management Association (AIMA) presented her with the Entrepreneur of the Year award and Business Today conferred on her India's Most Powerful Women Award. In 2016, Forbes Asia magazine ranked her amongst Asia's 50 Most Powerful Business Women.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani was recently nominated for election for Membership to the International Olympic Committee.

Smt. Nita M. Ambani is a Director of EIH Limited.

She is a promoter and holds 33,98,146 shares of the Company in her name as on March 31, 2016.

Shri Nikhil R. Meswani

Executive Director
Member: Stakeholders' Relationship Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee, Finance Committee

 

Shri Nikhil R. Meswani (DIN 00001620) is a Chemical Engineer. He is the son of Shri Rasiklal Meswani, one of the Founder Directors of the Company.

He joined Reliance in 1986 and since July 01, 1988 he is a Wholetime Director designated as Executive Director on the Board of the Company.

He is primarily responsible for Petrochemicals Division and has contributed largely to Reliance to become a global leader in Petrochemicals. Earlier, he handled refinery business between 1997 and 2005. He was also responsible for integration of IPCL with Reliance businesses. In addition, he continues to shoulder several other corporate responsibilities such as Corporate Affairs and Group's taxation policies. He also takes keen interest in IPL cricket franchise "Mumbai Indians", ISL & other sports initiatives of the group.

He was the President of Association of Synthetic Fibre Industry and was also the youngest Chairman of Asian Chemical Fibre Industries Federation. He is also a member of managing committee of Federation of Indian Export Organisations set up by Ministry of Commerce. He is a Member of the Board of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India.

He was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2005 and continues to actively participate in the activities of the Forum. He is a member of Global Advisory Board of Harvard University.

He was honoured by the Institute of Economic Studies, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the Textile Association (India), Ministry of Textiles. He is also a distinguished Alumnus of the University Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT), Mumbai.

He is currently ranked fourth among Top 40 Global Power Players in chemical industry as per ICIS – leading chemical industry magazine.

He is a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee, the Finance Committee and the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee of the Company.

He is a Director of Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited, Chairman of its Audit Committee and member of its Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

He holds 4,18,374 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Shri Hital R. Meswani

Executive Director
Chairman: Health, Safety and Environment Committee
Member: Stakeholders' Relationship Committee, Finance Committee, Risk Management Committee

 

Shri Hital R. Meswani (DIN 00001623) graduated with Honours in the Management & Technology programme from the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the Wharton Business School. He joined Reliance Industries Limited in 1990. He is on the Board of the Company as Whole-time Director designated as Executive Director since August 04, 1995, with overall responsibility of the Petroleum Refining Business and all Manufacturing, Research & Technology and Project Execution activities of the group.

He is a member of the Finance Committee, Stakeholders' Relationship Committee, Risk Management Committee and Chairman of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee of the Company.

He is a Director of Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited and Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited.

He has been instrumental in the execution of several mega projects of the group including the Hazira Petrochemicals complex and the world's largest Refinery complex at Jamnagar.

He has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers – the International Professional body for Chemical, Biochemical and Process Engineers) in recognition of his contribution to the process industries.

He is the recipient of The 2011 D. Robert Yarnall Award from The Engineering Alumni Society of the University of Pennsylvania.

He was also conferred the Honorary CEPM-PMA Fellowship Award for Project Management Excellence.

He holds 3,51,886 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.


Shri P. M. S. Prasad

Executive Director
Member: Health, Safety and Environment Committee, Risk Management Committee

 

Shri P.M.S. Prasad (DIN 00012144) is a Whole-time Director designated as Executive Director of the Company since August 21, 2009.

He has been with the Company for about 35 years. Over the years, he has held various senior positions in the Fibres, Petrochemicals, Refining & Marketing and Exploration & Production Businesses of the Company.

Shri Prasad holds Bachelor's degrees in Science and Engineering.

He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Petroleum Engineering Studies, Dehradun in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Petroleum sector. He has been conferred the Energy Executive of the Year 2008 award by Petroleum Economist in recognition of his leadership.

Shri Prasad is a member of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company.

He is also a Director of Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited and Chairman of its Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

He holds 1,36,666 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil

Executive Director
Member: Health, Safety and Environment Committee

 

Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil (DIN 02460200) has been appointed as a Whole-time Director designated as Executive Director of the Company with effect from May 16, 2010.

He holds Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and has a rich experience of more than four decades in the Petroleum Refining Industry.

He joined Reliance in 1996 and led the commissioning and start-up of the Jamnagar complex. He was associated with this project since conception right through Design, Engineering, Construction and Commissioning. He also led the commissioning of the manufacturing operations in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Jamnagar by Reliance.

He started his career in 1966 with the Indian Oil Corporation. In the initial years he worked in various capacities in Operations, Technical Services and startup/ commissioning of various Refinery Process Units/ facilities in Barauni and Gujarat Refineries. Being a person with a strong penchant for analytical work and high technology skills, he was chosen to head the Central Technical Services Department at the Corporate Office of Indian Oil Corporation. Here he did extensive work in 'expansion of the existing refineries', 'energy optimisation', 'debottlenecking studies' and 'long range planning'.

Then he moved to Mathura Refinery as the head of Refinery Operations. From Mathura he was picked up to become the Director (Technical) of Oil Co-ordination Committee (OCC) - the 'Think Tank' of the Ministry of Petroleum, the Government of India. He has travelled extensively and has been to USA, Russia, the Middle East, Europe and the Far East in connection with refinery design, technology selection, crude sourcing, and so on. Having served for 28 years in Indian Oil Corporation and OCC in various capacities, he rose to the position of Executive Director and spearheaded the setting up of Panipat Refinery for the Indian Oil Corporation.

He has been the Site President of the Jamnagar complex of the Company from 2001 to 2010. He is currently heading Group Manufacturing Services (GMS) since 2011 and working towards achieving excellence in the areas of HSE, Technology, Reliability and Operations of all Manufacturing Sites covering Refineries, Petrochemicals and Polyester Plants of the Company. Under his able leadership, in 2005, the Jamnagar Refinery became the first Asian Refinery to be declared the 'Best Refinery in the world', at the 'World Refining & Fuel Conference' at San Francisco, USA. Both Refineries have bagged many national and international awards for Excellence in Safety performance, Energy conservation & Environment management, including the 'Golden Peacock Global Award for Sustainability for the year 2010'.

In recognition of his excellent achievements, the CHEMTECH Foundation had conferred on him the "Outstanding Achievement Award for Oil Refining" in 2008. He is also a Member of the Research Council of the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.

He is a member of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee of the Company.

He holds 25,000 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta

Independent Director

 

Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta (DIN 00001963) is senior partner of Messers Kanga & Company, a leading firm of Advocates and Solicitors in Mumbai. He has been in practice for over 60 years and has vast experience in legal field and particularly on matters relating to corporate laws, banking and taxation.

He is a legal advisor to leading foreign and Indian companies and banks. He has also been associated with a large number of Euro issues made by Indian companies. He was the Chairman of the Taxation Law Standing Committee of LAWASIA, an Association of Lawyers of Asia and Pacific, which has its headquarters in Australia.

He is a Director of the Indian Merchant's Chamber, Mumbai. He is the Lead Independent Director of the Company. During his long legal career, he has served as an Independent Director of a large number of leading corporates including Larsen & Toubro Limited, SKF (India) Limited, Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited, Arvind Limited and Bennett Coleman & Company Limited.

He is a recipient of Rotary Centennial Service Award for Professional Excellence from Rotary International. In its normal annual survey conducted by Asia Law Journal, Hong Kong, a leading International law journal, he has been nominated as one of 'the Leading Lawyers of Asia 2011' for six consecutive years. Recently, 'Trans Asian Chamber of Commerce & Industry' conferred on him the prestigious award of 'The Pillar of Hindustaanee Society' for the year 2014-15 in the field of 'Ethical Law Practice'.

He holds 3,30,000 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi

Independent Director
Chairman: Audit Committee, Stakeholders' Relationship Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee
Member: Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee

 

Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi (DIN 00001879) is practicing as senior advocate in Supreme Court of India. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha till April 02, 2014. He holds important positions in various fields' viz. economics, profession, politics, commercial, education, medical field, sports and social service. He has received various Awards and medals for his contribution in various fields. He was a Director in Central Bank of India and Dena Bank, amongst many other reputed companies. He was the President of the Indian Merchant's Chamber and presently is a Member of its Managing Committee. He was on the Managing Committee of ASSOCHAM and the International Chamber of Commerce. He was the Hon' Counsel of Republic of Ethiopia.

Mr. Trivedi is a Chairman / Director of Sai Service Pvt. Ltd., Supreme Industries Limited, Zodiac Clothing Company Limited, New Consolidated Construction Company Limited, Emami Limited, Federation of Indian Automobile Association and other private limited companies.

He is the Chairman of Indo African Chamber of Commerce. He was the President of the Cricket Club of India. He was the past President of the Western India Automobile Association. He is also Member of the Indian Merchant's Chamber, All India Association of Industries, W.I.A.A. Club, Yachting Association of India, B.C.A Club, Orient Club and Yacht Club.

Mr. Trivedi is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee and the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee of the Company. He is a member of the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of Zodiac Clothing Company Limited.

He has been conferred Honorary Doctorate (HonorisCausa) by Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha.

He holds 27,984 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur

Independent Director
Member: Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee, Health, Safety and Environment Committee

 

Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur (DIN 00001982) was born in 1928 in Peshawar where he had his early education. He graduated with honours in Electrical Engineering in 1951 from, Jadavpur, Calcutta and has wide experience in Power, Capital Goods, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sectors.

After varying stints from 1951 to 1962, as an electrical engineer in Hirakud Dam project, Punjab State Electricity Board and Indian Railways, he served with distinction in various positions in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. Most remarkable achievement of his career was establishment of fast growing systems oriented National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) as the founder Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) and was described as a 'Model Manager' by the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank. Dr. Kapur has authored "The Bloom in the Desert – The Making of NTPC", the phenomenal success story which in a large part is the result of the processes and work culture put in place by Team NTPC led by him during early years. As a technocrat Dr. Kapur also has the rare distinction of holding a diplomatic assignment as First Secretary/Counsellor in Indian Embassy in Moscow, to coordinate economic relations and wide ranging industrial collaborations between Soviet enterprises and PSUs in India.

As Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministries of Power, Heavy Industry and Chemicals & Petrochemicals during 1980-86, Dr. Kapur was actively involved in establishing "Maruti" in collaboration with Suzuki of Japan to set up a state of art automobile plant. He also made significant contributions by introducing new management practices and liberalization initiatives including "Broad Banding" and "Minimum economic sizes" in industrial licensing. He was also associated with a number of National Institutions as Member, Atomic Energy Commission; Member, Advisory Committee of the Cabinet for Science and Technology; Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Bombay (1983-94); Member, Board of Governors, IIM Lucknow and Chairman, National Productivity Council. Dr. Kapur was also member of various government committees.

In recognition of his "services and significant contributions in the field of Technology, Management and Industrial Development", Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, conferred on him degree of D.Sc. In March 2010 Dr. Kapur delivered 'Dr. Triguna Sen Memorial Lecture' and the National Council of Education, Bengal conferred its "Fellowship" on him. He is recipient of "India Power, Life Time Achievement Award" presented by Council of Power Utilities, for his contributions to Energy and Industry sectors. ENERTIA Awards 2010 also conferred Life Time Achievement Award on Dr. Kapur. Project Management Associates, India adopted Dr. D.V. Kapur as Mentor during its 20th International Conference in December 2013. Dr. Kapur is also recipient of "Meritorious Services Award" for "exemplary services to Indian Energy Sector" presented by India Energy Forum. Eminent Engineer Award 2016 has been awarded to Dr. Kapur by Engineering Council of India (ECI).

In addition to Reliance Industries Limited, Dr. Kapur is also on the Board of Honda Siel Power Products Limited, DLF Limited and other private limited companies. He has also served on the Board of Tata Chemicals Limited, L&T and Ashok Leyland. He has also been Chairman of subsidiaries of Jacobs Engineering Consultants (USA) and GKN plc (UK). He was also the founding Chairman of Reliance Power Limited.

He is a member of the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee and the Health, Safety and Environment Committee of the Company. He is the Chairman of Audit Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee and Remuneration Committee of Honda Siel Power Products Limited. He is a member of Audit Committee of DLF Limited. He is also the Chairman of Corporate Governance Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee and Risk Management Committee of DLF Limited.

He holds 13,544 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Prof. Ashok Misra

Independent Director
Member: Stakeholders' Relationship Committee

 

Prof. Ashok Misra (DIN 00006051) is a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Tufts University and a Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. He has also completed the 'Executive Development Programme' and 'Strategies for Improving Directors' Effectiveness Programme' at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

He is the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the IIT Council, Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Roorkee, member of Board of Governors of IIT Delhi and a member of the Central Advisory Board of Education of MHRD. He was the Director at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay from 2000 to 2008, where he made significant contribution taking the Institute to greater heights and during his tenure it was transformed into a leading Research & Development Institute. In his currrent positions he continues to play an important role in the IIT system and Higher Education in India.

Earlier he was at IIT Delhi from 1977-2000 and at Monsanto Chemical Co. from 1974-1977. He is currently the Chairman Emeritus-India, Intellectual Ventures. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (President from 2006-08); the Indian National Academy of Engineering; the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers; the Indian Plastics Institute and the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences. He is the Founder President of the Polymer Processing Academy and Founder President of IIT Alumni Centre, Bengaluru. He was former President of the Society of Polymer Science, India and the Federation of Asia Polymer Societies.

He is an Independent Director on the Board of Jubilant Life Sciences Limited and Kirloskar Electric Company Limited. He is a member of Audit Committee, Sustainability and CSR Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee of Jubilant Life Sciences Limited.

He is a member of the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee of the Company and a Member of the Investment Committee for Aditya Birla Private Equity – Sunrise Fund. He was on the Board of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited for 6 years. He is/has been on the Boards or Councils of several national and international institutions. He has received several awards including the Distinguished Alumnus Awards from all his alma maters – IIT Kanpur, Tufts University and University of Massachusetts. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by IIT Delhi during its Golden Jubilee in 2011. He has coauthored a book on Polymers, was awarded 6 patents and has over 150 international publications. He is on the editorial board of several scientific journals.

He holds 2,300 shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Prof. Dipak C. Jain

Independent Director

 

Prof. Dipak C. Jain (DIN 00228513) has a M.S. in Mathematical Statistics from Guwahati University, India and a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Texas at Dellas, United States of America. Prof. Jain is a distinguished teacher and scholar. He had been Dean of the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America from 2001 to 2009 and an Associate Dean from 1996 to 2001. Currently, he is a Chaired Professor of Marketing at INSEAD, a leading business school with three campuses at Fontainebleau (Paris), France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. He has served as the Dean of INSEAD from 2011-13. He is a Director of Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (Thailand). He has more than 30 years of experience in management education. He has published several articles in international journals on marketing and allied subjects.

His academic honor include the Sidney Levy Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1995; the John D.C. Little Best Paper Award in 1991; Kraft Research Professorships in 1989-90 and 1990-91; the Beatrice Research Professorship in 1987-88; the Outstanding Educator Award from the State of Assam in India in 1982; Gold Medal for the Best Post- Graduate of the Year from Guwahati University in India in 1978; Gold Medal for the Best Graduate of the Year from Darrang College in Assam in India in 1976; Gold Medal from Jaycees International in 1976; the Youth Merit Award from Rotary International in 1976; and the Jawaharlal Nehru Merit Award, the Government of India in 1976.

He is a Director of John Deere & Company, United States of America, Global Logistic Properties, Singapore and Northern Trust Bank, United States of America. He is also a Director of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and HT Global Education. He is a member of Audit Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited and also a member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited.

He does not hold any shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar

Independent Director
Member: Audit Committee, Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee

 

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar, (DIN 00074119) National Research Professor, is presently also the President of Global Research Alliance, a network of publicly funded R&D Institutes from Asia- Pacific, Europe and USA with over 60,000 scientists.

Dr. Mashelkar served as the Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), with thirty-eight laboratories and about 20,000 employees for over eleven years. He was also the President of Indian National Science Academy and President of Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK).

Dr. Mashelkar is on the Board of Directors of several other reputed companies such as Tata Motors Limited, Thermax Limited, Piramal Enterprises Limited, KPIT Technologies Limited, TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited and several other private limited companies.

He is Chairman of the Safety, Health and Environment Committee as well as Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of Tata Motors Limited. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee of Tata Motors Limited and member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee of TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited. He is also member of Audit Committee of Piramal Enterprises Limited and Remuneration Committee of KPIT Technologies Limited.

Dr. Mashelkar is a member of the Audit Committee, the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee of the Company.

Dr. Mashelkar is only the third Indian engineer to have been elected (1998) as Fellow of Royal Society (FRS), London in the twentieth century. He was elected Foreign Associate of National Academy of Science (USA) in 2005, Associate Foreign Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2011); Foreign Fellow of US National Academy of Engineering (2003); Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K. (1996), Foreign Fellow of Australian Technological Science and Engineering Academy (2008) and Fellow of World Academy of Art & Science, USA (2000).

In August 1997, Business India named Dr. Mashelkar as being among the 50 path-breakers in the post- Independent India. In 1998, Dr. Mashelkar won the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award, the first scientist to win it. In June, 1999, Business India did a cover story on Dr. Mashelkar as "CEO OF CSIR Inc.", a dream that he himself had articulated, when he took over as DG, CSIR in July 1995. On November 16, 2005, he received the Business Week (USA) award of 'Stars of Asia' at the hands of George Bush (Sr.), the former President of USA. He was the first Asian Scientist to receive it.

Deeply connected with the innovation movement in India, Dr. Mashelkar is currently the Chairman of India's National Innovation Foundation, Reliance Innovation Council, Thermax Innovation Council, KPIT Technology Innovation Council and Marico Innovation Foundation.

Thirty five universities have honored him with honorary doctorates, which include Universities of London, Salford, Swinburne, Pretoria, Wisconsin and Delhi.

In the post-liberalized India, Dr. Mashelkar has played a critical role in shaping India's S&T policies. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and also of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet set up by successive governments. He has chaired twelve high powered committees set up to look into diverse issues of higher education, national auto fuel policy, overhauling the Indian drug regulatory system, dealing with the menace of spurious drugs, reforming Indian agriculture research system, etc. He has been a much sought after consultant for restructuring the publicly funded R&D institutions around the World; his contributions in South Africa, Indonesia and Croatia have been particularly notable.

The President of India honoured Dr. Mashelkar with Padmashri (1991), with Padmabhushan (2000) and with Padma Vibhushan (2014), which are three of the highest civilian honours in recognition of his contribution to nation building.

He does not hold any shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

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Shri Adil Zainulbhai

Independent Director
Chairman: Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Risk Management Committee
Member: Audit Committee

 

Shri Adil Zainulbhai (DIN 06646490) is currently Chairman of Quality Council of India. He retired as Chairman of McKinsey, India after 34 years at McKinsey, the last 10 of which were in India.

Shri Adil has co-edited the book, 'Reimagining India' which featured 60 authors including prominent businessmen, academicians, economists, authors and journalists. The book has been #1 in non-fiction in India on its release and #2 on Amazon's International Business List in the US.

Shri Adil grew up in Bombay and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He also has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Shri Adil is very active in community, social causes and education. He is a Board member of Saifee Hospital, Board of Trustees at Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (redeveloping Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai), Wockhardt Foundation and Piramal Swasthya. He was President of Harvard Business School Alumni Association of India and is on the Global Advisory Board of the Booth School of Business at University of Chicago. Shri Adil is Chairman of Network18 Media and Investments Limited and TV18 Broadcast Limited. He is also a Director of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Cipla Limited, Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, TV18 Home Shopping Network Limited and Larsen and Toubro Limited. Shri Adil is a Board Member of McKinsey Investment Office, Washington.

Shri Adil is Chairman of the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee and member of the Audit Committee of the Company. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Network18 Media and Investments Limited. He is also the Chairman of Audit Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited. He is also the Chairman of Audit Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited.

Shri Adil is Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and member of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Risk Management Committee of Cipla Limited. He is also a member of Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Chairman of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of TV18 Broadcast Limited.

Shri Adil is member of Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of TV18 Home Shopping Network Limited. He is also a member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Larsen and Toubro Limited.

He does not hold any shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.

Shri Raminder S. Gujral

Independent Director
Member: Audit Committee

 

Shri Raminder Singh Gujral is B.A. (Economic Honours), LLB, MBA (IIM Ahmedabad) and M.A. (International Finance/ Business – Fletcher School). He retired from the post of Finance Secretary (Government of India) in 2013. He has held various posts in the Central Government and has sufficient experience on functioning of CBEC and CBDT. He has held positions of Secretary (Revenue), Secretary (Expenditure) and Secretary (Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways). He also served as Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He was also the Director General of Foreign Trade and Chairman of Board of Governors of National Institute of Financial Management.

He is also presently an Arbitrator in a couple of disputes of NHAI with Concessionaires of Road projects.

In addition to Reliance Industries Limited, Shri Gujral is also a Director of Adani Power Limited. He is also a member of Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Adani Power Limited. Shri Gujral is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.

He does not hold any shares of the Company in his name as on March 31, 2016.