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Our Governing Board is dedicated to our mission of creating real and lasting change in the lives of children in need in India.
Harpal Singh (Chairman) is recognized worldwide as a thinker and speaker on the integration of global healthcare. He has a diverse and wide-ranging experience (of 26 years) in the corporate sector. An alumnus of The Doon School, he is an (Hons.) Graduate in Economics from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Masters' Degree in Public Affairs from the CSCH, California, U.S.A. Currently he is Senior Advisor, Corporate Projects- Mahindra and Mahindra, Chairman, Fortis Healthcare Limited, Fortis Financial Services Limited and Fortis Securities Limited.
Arun Maira (Chairman Emeritus) has a combination of hands-on leadership experience, consulting experience to leadership teams internationally, and thought-leadership as an author and speaker on the subject of organisation transformation.
Arun Maira presently is a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India. Prior to joining BCG, he worked with Arthur D Little (ADL) in the US for ten years where he has held several positions. He is the author of two books, "The Accelerating Organisation: Embracing The Human Face of Change", published in 1997 by McGraw Hill International and "Shaping The Future: Aspirational Leadership in India and Beyond" by John Wiley's & Sons in 2001. More recently he has been appointed as a member of the Planning Commission.
Manju Bharat Ram is well known for her involvement with education. She is the Founder and Chairperson of the innovative Shri Ram Schools in India which were started in 1988 with the objective of developing each student's potential to the fullest. Her other responsibilities include being a Founder Member of Charity Aid Foundation, India (CAF), since 1998 which was set up as part of the CAF International network, Chairperson of Shriram Educare a non-profit consultancy working to transform school education, Trustee and Honorary General Secretary of the Blind Relief Association, Chairperson of SRF Vidyalaya, Chennai and on the Board of Governors for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan since 1998, an organization with over 800 schools.
Pallavi Shroff is the lead litigation partner at Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co., Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi. She manages corporate commercial litigation as well as arbitration. She has a number of international publications to her credit. She is also an independent Director of B.A.G. Films and Media Ltd, INDUSIND BANK LTD and MARUTI UDYOG LTD.
Rajiv Kapur has been an international banker for over 20 years with assignments in multi cultural environments in India, Asia and USA. He is the founder of InvesTech. He has worked as the Managing Director of the Asia Financial Institutions Group at Bank of America. His broad range of experience includes corporate banking, restructuring, mergers and acquisition advisory services, financial advisory assignments, asset securitization, capital markets, working capital funding, syndication and structured debt financing, trade finance, capital markets and credit risk management.
Smita Parekh is the Director of Mahindra United World College. She has a Bachelor of Art from the St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai; she has also done her Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of Mumbai. She is also a member of Advisory Board H R College of Commerce and Economics, Executive Committee Member of Ladies Wing of the Indian Merchants Chamber and Founder Member of the Ladies Wing Seva Sadan School for Computer Education.
Hemant Luthra has 35 years of varied and rich work experience in Operations, Finance, Business Development and Private Equity, which is of special interest to M&M today as it seeks to consolidate its leadership in different verticals on the back of its strong financial performance. Hemant joined M&M as Executive Vice President – Corporate Strategy in December 2001 and was involved in a number of Strategic initiatives across different sectors and group companies. He serves on several Boards and is the Chairman of some [including the Supervisory Boards of M&M’s German subsidiaries].Hemant founded and still supports the Lina Luthra Foundation which has worked with Mobilecreche in providing support for the education and care of street children.
N Kumar is the Vice-Chairman of The Sanmar Group. He is the Honorary Consul General of Greece in Chennai & Honorary Business Representative of the International Enterprise Singapore (formerly Singapore Trade Development Board). Mr N Kumar has a wide range of public interests going beyond the confines of corporate industrial management in health, social welfare, education and sports. One special area where Mr Kumar and the Group are involved is a Centre for Exceptional Children called the Madhuram Narayanan Centre and the Group runs a number of educational institutions.
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