Board of
Directors
Mr. Nirmal Kumar Minda
Chairman and Managing Director
- An industrialist with around five decades of rich business experience in the Auto Components & Ancillary sector
- Instrumental in forming new alliances and joint ventures with reputable global players
- Helped the Group grow manifold under his dynamic leadership. Established footprints globally and received numerous awards and recognitions
Mr. Ravi Mehra
Deputy Managing Director & Head Group Corporate
- With around 33 year in the industry, Mr. Mehra has a rich management experience and has handled roles in strategy, finance, marketing, manufacturing, materials, HR, and product/technology development
- Mr. Mehra’s association with Uno Minda dates to 1995, when he joined the Group as General Manager (Finance). He has held various leadership positions at Uno Minda
- Under his leadership, the Group’s 2-wheeler/3-wheeler switch business has expanded globally, catering to ASEAN countries, Europe, and Japan, besides being No. 1 in India
Mr. Anand K. Minda
Non-Executive Director
- Over 42 years of hands-on experience in financial control, reviews, manufacturing, and project management
- Appointed Board Member since 2011. Plays a pivotal role in new projects and strategy formulation.
Mr. Vivek Jindal
Non-Executive Director
- Mr. Vivek Jindal is a Non-Executive Director of Uno Minda Limited, Managing Director of Minda Westport Technologies Limited and Minda Onkyo India (P) Limited
- He is also Director of Clarton Horns Spain and Mexico and successfully led the merger and acquisition of Spanish entity into Uno Minda folds. He is also leading EV/HV initiatives for Uno Minda Group
- An experienced professional with 18 years in the automotive Industry, Mr. Jindal completed his engineering from IIT Delhi, MBA from Katz Graduate School of Business (University of Pittsburgh - USA) and Executive MBA programme from Harvard Business School
- He is also a member of Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO)- Delhi Chapter, Executive Committee Member of ACMA and CII Haryana State Council Member. Before joining family business, he has worked at Infosys Technologies and India Bulls. Mr Jindal is an avid reader, health enthusiast and passionate singer
Mr. Rakesh Batra
Independent Director
- Mr. Rakesh Batra, as an industry expert, brings significant management and consulting experience of over 40 years in India, the US and Australia in the Automotive, Industrial Equipment and Manufacturing industries with deep corporate strategy and business transformation experience
- He did his B-Tech in Agricultural Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He did his Master of Business and Technology at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He did a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (SPA) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
- Until recently, he served as Partner and Automotive Sector Leader with EY India. Currently he is also a Strategic Advisor to two start-ups in the Indian EV ecosystem
Mr. Rajiv Batra
Independent Director
- Mr. Rajiv Batra is a Chartered Accountant from ICAI and Economics Honours Graduate from Shriram College of Commerce Delhi. He is a seasoned professional with over four decades of experience in Finance and Accounting across India and the US
- He is a passionate business leader helping businesses with their plans to scale up, guiding them with strategic business inputs, as well as providing them with timely interventions and support, including cost effective sources of funding
- He was one of first founding employees of the finance function at Xerox in India and rose to being the Chief Financial Officer. He later joined Xerox Inc., based in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, as Head of Controls for Developing Markets, and was promoted to CFO for Developing Markets in less than 18 months
Mr. Satish Balkrishna Borwankar
Independent Director
- Mr. Satish Balkrishna Borwankar is a B-Tech (Hons.) Mechanical Engineer, of 1974 batch of IIT Kanpur. He started his career with Tata Motors from 1974 as a Graduate Engineer Trainee. He acquired wide experience of working in the automobile industry, particularly in manufacturing and quality functions of commercial vehicles & passenger vehicles at Tata Motors
- Mr. Borwankar worked in various executive positions, for overseeing and implementing product development, manufacturing operations and quality assurance of commercial & passenger vehicle business at Tata Motors
- He played a significant role in setting up some of the green field projects at Tata Motors. He superannuated as Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer after serving the organisation for 45 years. He has also served as a Board member for various companies such as Jaguar Land Rover India Private Limited. and Tata Cummins Private Limited.
Mr. K.K. Khandelwal
Independent Director
- Dr. K.K. Khandelwal has an excellent academic record and constant quest for knowledge to study new subjects. He has been a merit holder at the school, college and university levels. He relentlessly pursued studies for nearly forty years after graduation, having three PhDs and twenty-eight other degrees
- Ex-Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Haryana, Ex- Chairman of Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Gurugram
- He has authored more than a dozen books on various subjects such as engineering, management, literature, culture, economics, computers, law, environment
- Dr. Khandelwal has been constantly serving the social cause by assuming responsibilities in Bharat Scouts and Guides in different capacities. He has served this social organisation as Chief National Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides, India and also State Chief Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides Haryana
Mrs. Rashmi Urdhwareshe
Independent Director
- Retired as Director ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India, Pune) in June 2020. Having started her career as Trainee Engineer, Mrs. Urdhwareshe rose through the ranks to take the coveted position as Director of ARAI in year 2014
- She holds master’s degree in E&TC and several other professional qualifications such as Diploma in Corporate Directorship (from WCCG), Six Sigma Black Belt (from ASQ), etc. Her 40+ years of industrial experience and expertise includes wide range of subjects in automotive domain
- Mrs. Urdhwareshe has served as the Chair / Vice Chair of various national/ international bodies and contributed greatly to developing automotive safety, emission and fuel efficiency standards under CMVR