MR VINESH K JAIRATH
Non-Executive, Independent Director
Mr Jairath served as the Principal Secretary (Industries), Government of Maharashtra and has over 25 years of experience in public administration, rural development, poverty alleviation, infrastructure, finance, industry, urban development, environmental management and a touch of the private sector occupying various important positions in the Government of India and the State Government of Maharashtra.
Mr Jairath holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Laws Degree, both from the Punjab University, a Masters in Economics from the University of Manchester, UK and joined Indian Administrative Service in 1982.
He was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. March 31, 2009.
DR RALF SPETH
Non-Executive Director
Dr Speth was appointed to the post of Chief Executive Officer at Jaguar Land Rover on February 18, 2010. He is on the Board of Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, UK. Dr Speth earned a degree in Engineering from Rosenheim University, Germany and is a Doctorate of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Warwick University.
Having served BMW for 20 years, Dr Speth joined Ford Motor Company's Premier Automotive Group as Director of Production, Quality and Product Planning.
He was appointed as a Director of the Company w.e.f. November 9, 2010.
MS FALGUNI S NAYAR
Non-Executive, Independent Director
Ms Nayar has spent over 19 years with Kotak Mahindra Bank with the last 6 years as Managing Director and CEO of Kotak Investment Bank. She is currently the founder and CEO of Nykaa.com, an online shopping website for beauty and wellness products and also offers an online magazine, expert advice and virtual makeover tools.
Ms Nayar was recognised as the 'Top Business Woman' by Business Today in 2009 and 2011 and has received the FICCI Ladies Organisation award for 'Top Woman Achiever' in the field of banking in 2008. She holds a BCom degree from the Mumbai University and a PGDM from IIM, Ahmedabad.
She was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. May 29, 2013.
MR RAVINDRA PISHARODY
Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles)
Mr Pisharody is the Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles) since June 21, 2012 having joined Tata Motors as Vice President Commercial Vehicles (Sales & Marketing) in 2007. He is also on the board of various Tata Motors Group Companies. Before joining Tata Motors, he worked with Castrol Ltd., a subsidiary of BP and with Philips India, a subsidiary of the Dutch company in various roles. Mr Pisharody is an alumnus of IIT, Kharagpur and IIM, Kolkata.
MR SATISH B BORWANKAR
Executive Director (Quality)
Mr Borwankar started his career with Tata Motors in 1974, as a Graduate Engineer Trainee and is currently the Executive Director (Quality) w.e.f. June 21, 2012. He has worked in various executive positions, for overseeing and implementing product development, manufacturing operations and quality control initiatives of the Commercial Vehicles Business Unit. He has played a significant role in setting up Greenfield projects of the Company. Mr Borwankar is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT, Kanpur.