About Us

Mr.Ghyanendra Nath Bajpai is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Bajpai is a distinguished leader in Indian business. He has held offices as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Chairman of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

Mr. Bajpai is known for his visionary leadership and exemplary integrity. He has served as a non-Executive Chairman and a director on various corporate boards in India and other countries. He is the recipient of several awards for unparalleled contribution to business. He is also a published author.

Mr. Bajpai has been the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Task Force of International Organisation of Securities Commissions, Insurance Institute of India and has served on the Governing Boards of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and National Insurance Academy.

He has delivered lectures at London School of Economics (LSE), Harvard University, and MIT and has addressed Stanford University, OECD & IMF seminars. He has received among others the Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Finance award from Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Mr. Bajpai holds a degree in Law and Masters in Commerce. Mr. Bajpai was appointed as Director on March 16, 2007 and was further appointed as Chairman of the Company in the Board meeting held on October 24, 2007.

Mr. Kishore Biyani is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Company.Mr. Biyani founded Pantaloons in 1997.He has also established a number of popular retail formats, including Big Bazaar, Central, Food Bazaar, Brand Factory and Home Town, which cater to a wide cross-section of Indian consumers.

In the recent years, Mr. Biyani has led the Group’s transformation into one of India’s leading business houses with presence in capital, consumer finance, insurance, brand development, retail, real estate development and logistics.

A staunch believer in the Group’s corporate credo, ‘Rewrite Rules, Retain Values,’ Mr. Biyani considers “Indianness” as the core value driving the Group.

He was recognised as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 in the Services Sector. He is the recipient of the Lakshmipat Singhania - IIM Lucknow Young Business Leader award by former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2006.He was also awarded the CNBC First Generation Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006.

Mr. Biyani holds a postgraduate Diploma in Marketing and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce.

Mr. Vijay Biyani is a non-executive director on the Board of the Company. Mr. Vijay Biyani has more than thirty two years of experience in manufacturing, textiles and retail industry.

With an experience of more than 26 years, Mr. Krishan Kant Rathi has a deep insight of various verticals, such as Corporate Finance, Strategic Business Planning and Investment Advisory.

Mr. Hayden Seach is an Additional Director on the Board of the Company and Head of Global Corporate & Commercial for Generali Asia. He has over two decades of underwriting experience in the commercial general insurance sector. He is an emerging markets specialist with a wealth of diverse experience and expertise matured in many markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Ms. Jennifer Sparks is an Additional Director on the Board of the Company and Chief Financial Officer for Generali Asia. She is responsible for driving the regional finance and accounting operations as well as monitoring the financial management of Generali’s businesses in Asia.
Jenni has over 30 years of international experience in insurance and financial services across Australia, Japan and Korea. Prior to joining Generali, she was CEO of Hartford Life Insurance KK. Between 2003 and 2011, she held various senior management positions within AIG, including Chief Financial Officer for AIG Edison Life in Japan and Regional Controller for AIG Life companies in Japan and Korea. Jenni started her career with AMP in Australia before moving to Japan in 1997.
Jenni is a graduate of the University of Adelaide and holds a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Applied Mathematics. She is also a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.

Ms. Bhavna Doshi is the first Independent Woman Director of the Company. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and was recognised as the best lady candidate. She brings with her over 25 years of experience and was earlier a partner with full member firm of KPMG in India. She has been on the board of several listed companies and has served as Chairperson of the Accounting Standards Board as well as the Research Committee of ICAI. In these capacities, Ms. Doshi has been actively involved in the formulation of accounting standards as well as research on accounting interpretation and application guidance.

Dr. Devi Singh, is currently the Vice Chancellor of FLAME university, Pune. He spent about a year in Jaipur setting up a new University before moving to Pune in August 2016

Before he was Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow for more than ten years. Before joining IIML, he was director of Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon for four and half years. He is a well -known Professor of International Finance and Management.

Dr Singh is recognized as one of the top Academic Leaders in India who has created and transformed Institutions of higher learning. IIM, Lucknow and MDI took major strides and made all round progress under his dynamic leadership.

Before joining MDI, Dr. Singh was a Visiting Full Professor at the Faculty of Management, McGill University, Canada for five years. He has been a Ford Foundation and UNDP Fellow (International Management Education). He has been a Visiting Faculty at the International Centre for Public Enterprises, Slovenia. ESCP Europe, SKK Graduate School of Business, Seoul, and Kelly School of Business, Indiana. He is an alumnus Fellow of the Institute of World Affairs, Connecticut. He has taught at leading Business Schools in India.

He has published and presented research papers at various national/international journals/conferences. Dr. Singh is author of three books in Finance and Management. Has been a consultant to leading Indian and multinational organizations in India.

He has been on several policy level Committees of Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI), Standing Committee on Public Enterprises (SCOPE) and All India Management Association (AIMA). He has been a member of Boards/Executive Councils of Indian Institute of Management, Kozikhode, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, NITTIE, Mumbai, Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Jamia Islamia University, New Delhi, Tejpur University, Tejpur, University of Allahabad, Allahabad and two new Central Universities. Mentor and Founder Director, IIM Rohtak(2010-11) and IIM Kashipu(2011-12).

Dr. Singh has served as Member on the RBI’S Appointments Board for two years (2011-12). He was also a Member of the UPSC Committee Constituted for Designing CSAT (2009-2010).

Dr. Singh was on the Board of India Fulbright for two years (2005-07) and has recently been nominated on the International Accreditation Advisory Board of Association of MBAs for three years. He will as Member of the Nomination Committee of AACSB for the current year (2014-15)

He was the President of Association of Indian Management Schools in 2006-07, and member the All India Board of Management Studies of AICTE for six years (2000-2006).

He has served on many corporate Boards and is currently on the Board of Governors of some of the leading Public and Private Sector companies.

He has received several awards including ISTE National Fellow (2007), UP Ratan (2008), Best Director of a Business School(1999), Ravi J Mathai Fellow( 2013), and Bharat Ashmita Award (2013).

Dr. Singh holds Ph.D. in International Finance from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1984)

"Mr. Abhinandan Jain, with special interest in customer based business strategy and case method of learning, is an adjunct Professor at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) since 2011. He retired as a professor in 2010 after completing 40 years of service having taught a multitude of students pursuing master’s and doctoral level programs.

He has served as member of several high level committees set up by professional and government institutions and on the Board of Governors (IIMA).

Judged as best teacher by participants of several batches of IIMA, Mr. Jain has been felicitated for life time contribution in the area of management education and research by the International Conference on Research in Marketing (2013) (organised by IIT Delhi, XLRI Jamshedpur, and Curtin University, Australia).

He has been a consultant in the areas of marketing and management to a large number of public, private, and government organizations across varied sectors. His publications include three books and a large number of articles and cases on Marketing and Management.

Education: BE (Mechanical Engineering, Jodhpur University), Post Graduate Programme in Management (IIMA), and Fellow Programme in Management (IIMA)"