Board Of Directors
Board Of Directors
Amarjyoti Barua
Chairman of the Board and Non-Executive Director - Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited,
Chief Financial Officer of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Amarjyoti Barua
Chairman of the Board and Non-Executive Director - Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited,
Chief Financial Officer of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Mr. Amarjyoti Barua joined the Mahindra Group in May 2023 as Executive Vice President - Group Strategy. Mr. Amar is a member of the Group Executive Board. In his role, he is leading the Group Strategy Office and works with the Group’s overall portfolio of businesses for growth over the short and long-term. Mr. Amar is also responsible for overseeing the groups’ investor relations function. Mr. Amar has recently taken over as the Group Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 17th May 2024.
Prior to joining Mahindra, Mr. Amar was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Oilfield Services & Equipment (OFSE) segment of Baker Hughes.
Prior to Baker Hughes, Mr. Amar held multiple roles at General Electric Co. (GE) over the course of 20+ years. Mr. Amar was the CFO for GE’s Power Conversion business. He also was the CFO for GE Mining, Financial Planning & Analysis Leader for GE in India and Executive Audit Manager at GE’s Corporate Audit Staff. Mr. Amar was promoted to GE company officer in 2019.
During his 25-year professional career, Mr. Amar has lived and worked in over 10 countries. He is a recipient of several recognitions including GE Board Simplification award, GE India President’s award, GE Chairman Award, and an Achievers award in Corporate Excellence from one of the leading Media groups in the Northeast of India in 2023. Mr. Amar is also actively engaged in supporting a not-for-profit charitable institution for supporting aged women called “Seneh”.
Mr. Amar holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA from a leading business school in India.
Raul Rebello
Non-Executive Director - Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited,
Managing Director and CEO of MMFSL
Raul Rebello
Non-Executive Director - Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited,
Managing Director and CEO of MMFSL
Mr. Raul Rebello is a career banker with extensive experience in the domain of Rural Banking and Financial Inclusion. Prior to joining Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (MMFSL), he was with Axis Bank as EVP & Head – Rural Lending & Financial Inclusion.
Over nearly 2 decades with Axis Bank, he led key businesses including Rural Lending, Farmer Funding, Gold Loans, MSME lending, Commodity Loans, Tractor & Farm Equipment Lending, Agri-Value chain Deposits, Payments & Insurance. He also led the Business correspondent channel including 15,000+ partner outlets and the Micro-ATM channel of the Bank. He played a pivotal role to increase the Banks Distribution in Rural and Semi –Urban areas through light format Banking outlets, Micro-ATMs, and Rural ecosystem partnerships.
He is credited with several transformational interventions viz. introducing various end-to-end digital initiatives and paperless loan journeys for low-income households, besides launching suitable phygital tools and customer journeys including Aadhar Pay. Under his leadership, Axis Bank has won the prestigious Financial Inclusion Award at the Asian Banking and Finance Awards in 2019 and 2021.
Mr. Raul is a member of CII National Council on Agriculture since FY19 and serves as an Advisory Board Member on the Expert Committee for Agriculture & Food Processing of Bombay Chambers of Commerce and Industry since 2017.
He is a Postgraduate in Management from the Goa Institute of Management.
Vedanarayanan Seshadri
Managing Director & Principal Officer, Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd.
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Managing Director & Principal Officer, Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Mr Vedanarayanan Seshadri is the Managing Director & Principal Officer of Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd, the Insurance broking subsidiary of Mahindra Finance. Prior to joining Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd in Feb’21, Mr Vedanarayanan was the President and COO for Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Veda is a management professional with 28 years of overall experience of which 18 years have been in the BFSI sector handling various assignments in Retail Banking, Life and Non Life Insurance.
Starting his career with Eicher Motors Ltd in automotive sales, he worked with BILT (Ballarpur Industries Ltd) in business development & internal consulting roles before joining ICICI Bank in 2003. In the retail Bank he worked in roles across both retail liabilities and assets and headed Product Development and Cross sell for the Mortgage business.
In 2007, he moved to Tata AIA Life Insurance handling several senior roles in Strategic planning, Partnership acquisition and heading the Eastern Zone for Tata AIA life. In 2012, Veda joined the non life company of the Murugappa Group, Chola MS General Insurance ltd as the Chief Marketing officer. In his 8 year stint with Chola MS, he built a strong retail franchise and handled multiple roles including setting up the Health Insurance SBU before taking over as President and COO in 2020.
An Engineer by profession, Veda has done his PGDM from MDI- Gurgaon and has also completed his Advanced Management Program (AMP) from INSEAD France.
Anjali Raina
Independent Director
Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited
Anjali Raina
Independent Director
Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited
Anjali Raina is the Executive Director of the Harvard Business School India Research Centre. In her leadership role at the IRC
In her leadership role at the IRC, Anjali focuses on building and maintaining relationships with senior business leaders in the region to facilitate the work of the center in research, educational programs, community building and faculty development. The HBS IRC seeks to understand and document the emerging trends that are shaping the future of India and the region. It seeks to play a proactive role in the social transformation of India. It engages HBS faculty, shares knowledge and best practices through research and case studies with leaders who are driving India’s growth and development. In short, the IRC works to bring the best of Harvard to India and take the best of India to Harvard.
Under Anjali’s leadership, the HBS IRC has facilitated the writing of over 164 case studies on Indian Business Practice and supported half a dozen research projects. Anjali has co-authored several case studies such as Aadhaar: India’s ‘Unique Identification’ System, TeamLease: Putting India to Work (II) Legally; Pratham – Every Child in School and Learning Well; Naina Lal Kidwai: Investing in Her Country; Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers (A) as well as an HBR Article on The Ordinary Heroes of the Taj.
Since 2008, HBS IRC has run 32 executive education programs in India at the HBS style classroom in Mumbai for over 1651 business leaders on subjects ranging from Globalizing Indian enterprises, to Agri-business and held 166 lecture events covering over 10931 leaders. It has also supported the participation of 212 professors from premier Indian Business Schools in HBS’s Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning which is a program that aims to help management educators improve their effectiveness through innovative teaching and course design.
The IRC also houses the Harvard University South Asia Institute (SAI) which advances teaching and research through an interfaculty initiative that brings multiple perspectives on topics related to South Asia. SAI facilitates the work of faculty and students at Harvard and in South Asia through faculty and student research grants. It also engages in outreach activities that include seminars, lectures and symposiums that are open to Harvard and the larger community.
Anjali wears several additional hats. She is a Director on the Board of Harvard Business Publishing, India, the Regional President (Western Region) of NHRDN, an Advisor to The Akanksha Foundation, Trustee to LIFE Trust, an Advisory Member on the Board of HBS Club of India, and on the Advisory Board of the Indian Business School.
Prior to joining HBS IRC Anjali spent 15 years with Citigroup India, most recently as Country Director, before which she worked for more than a decade with ANZ Grindlays Bank PLC. Anjali holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, a bachelor's degree (Eng. Hons) from Loreto College and is an alumnus of HBS having completed the Advanced Management Program.
Jyotin Mehta
Independent Director on multiple boards including Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited
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Independent Director on multiple boards including Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited
B.Com. FCA FCMA FCS (DIN 0033518)
A Rank holder (All India Rank 3 - 1982) Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and Management Accountant and a Gold Medalist from University of Mumbai (1979).
Versatile finance and GRC professional with excellent academic credentials, held leadership positions in Voltas, ICICI Group and Shell Group of companies. Has rich experience of 40+ years in the areas of corporate finance, internal audit, corporate governance, risk and controls, company law and legal and regulatory compliance and customer service.
Independent Director and Chairman/ member of multiple boards and board committees in listed and unlisted companies including Linde India Limited, Suryoday Small Finance Bank, Amal Limited and companies in the ICICI Group, M&M Group.
Visiting faculty at leading management schools in India, including SP Jain Institute of Management Research and Welingkar Institute of Management (WeSchool).
Passionate about Governance, Technology, Customer Service & mentoring young professionals.
Hemant Sikka
President - Farm Equipment Sector,
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Hemant Sikka
President - Farm Equipment Sector,
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Hemant Sikka is the President of the Farm Equipment Sector (FES) and a Member of the Group Executive Board at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M).
Part of the well diversified Mahindra Group, Hemant has been President of Mahindra FES since April 2020, wherein he has global responsibility of Mahindra’s tractor and farm machinery business. Mahindra FES is the largest tractor company in the World by volume. Mahindra commands 40% Market Share in domestic tractor business in India. Apart from being market leader in India, FES has strong on ground presence and business in USA, Japan, Turkey and Finland and leads with iconic brands like Mahindra, Swaraj, Mitsubishi, Erkunt and Sampo in its portfolio.
Hemant also oversees Mahindra Powerol, a leading player in Genset and Industrial Engines Business & Mahindra 2 Wheelers division including CLPL (Classic Legends Pvt. Ltd , associate company of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd) which has flagship brands like Jawa, Yezdi and BSA.
Under his leadership FES has also entered into Agri advisory, Agri Input, Rental of Farm Machines and Precision Farming sectors under Brand Krish-e with a vision to transform farming and enriching lives of farmers.
Hemant also serves on the boards of several Mahindra Group companies in India and overseas.
Hemant is the President of Tractor & Mechanization Association (TMA) of India. Before taking responsibility as President of FES, Hemant was President – Chief Purchase Officer of the Automotive & Farm Sector of Mahindra, managing a spend of Rs. 35,000 Cr while also leading Mahindra Powerol and spares business of Mahindra.
He also worked as Head of Purchase for SsangYong Motors, South Korea, a group subsidiary of Mahindra, wherein he played a key role in the purchasing domain by building strong business relationships with Korean suppliers and lead the SsangYong purchase team in significantly reducing material costs and driving sourcing synergies with Mahindra.
Before his assignment in SsangYong Motors, Hemant was Head Manufacturing – Automotive Sector, where he provided strategic direction in improving productivity, workmen involvement and raising standards through initiatives like ‘Quality First’.
Prior to joining the Mahindra group in 2000, Hemant spent 9 years with Maruti Suzuki.
Hemant holds B.Tech. Degree from NIT Kurukshetra & MBA from FMS, DU.
Hemant enjoys sports and watching movies. He lives in Mumbai.