Mr. Pradeep Bakshi
Managing Director & CEO
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr. Noel Tata is a graduate from Sussex University (UK) and has completed the International Executive Programme (IEP) from INSEAD, France.
He has been associated with the Tata group for 40 years and currently serves as the Non Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Trent Limited, Tata Investment Corporation Limited, Tata International Limited, Trent Hypermarket Private Limited and Tata International West Asia DMCC, Dubai, UAE. He is also the Vice- Chairman of Tata Steel Limited and Titan Company Limited. He is a Non-Executive Nominee Director in Tata Sons Private Limited and the Cricket Club of India. He is also a Director in Smiths Group Plc, Inditex Trent Retail India Private Limited and Retailers Association of India.
He is the Chairman in Tata Trusts and also the Trustee and Chairman of various Trusts that constitute the Tata Trusts.
His last executive assignment was as the Managing director of Tata International Limited, the trading and distribution arm of the Tata Group, between August 2010 and November 2021, where he grew the company from a turnover of USD 500 million to over USD 3 billion. Prior to Tata International,
Mr. Tata served as the Managing Director of Trent Limited for more than 11 years, where he has overseen the growth of Trent across formats – from a one store operation in 1998 to over 500 stores across formats today.
He is the son of Mr. Naval H. Tata and Mrs. Simone N. Tata.
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Pradeep Bakshi is the Managing Director & CEO of Voltas Limited. Mr. Bakshi took over as Head of Operations of UPBG, twelve years ago, with an emphatic oath of turning around the brand to its current stature. He is one of the most versatile and multi-talented executives to reach the company’s top office, having close to three decades of experience in the consumer durable industry.
Mr. Bakshi is a triumphant professional in the competitive Indian White Goods landscape. He represents the all-too-rare combination of thinker, doer and leader, and his vast expertise and experience in the Appliances domain makes him a distinct professional. Under his able leadership, Voltas has consistently grown in revenue and profitability, well ahead of the industry. In fact, Voltas achieved leadership position in Market Share, and has also scored highest in terms of Brand Equity, under his stewardship.
An enthusiastic and confident leader, Mr. Pradeep Bakshi has been the Appliances Man of the Year 2013, and has also received the President’s award for Energy Conservation, amongst many other awards and accolades during the last one decade.
Mr. Bakshi is Managing Director in Universal MEP Projects & Engineering Services Limited and Non Executive Chairman in Voltbek Home Appliances Private Limited. He is also a Non Executive Director in Voltas Social Development Foundation and Universal MEP Projects PTE. Limited, Singapore.
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Vinayak Deshpande has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as a Non-Executive Director since February 2012.
He was the Managing Director of Tata Projects Limited (one of India’s fastest growing engineering and construction company) from July 2011 till July 2022. A graduate in Chemical Engineering (1980) from IIT, Kharagpur, he has over 38 years of work experience in different roles, in diverse industries; starting with the design and sales of boilers and captive power plants at Thermax, to Industrial Automation at Tata Honeywell. At Tata Honeywell, he was the Managing Director of its India business for five years till 2004- 05, wherein he grew the company’s operations pan India, to achieve about 300% growth. Thereafter he had a successful stint as the Executive President (Operations) of Tata Teleservices.
During his tenure as the Managing Director of Tata Projects, the company achieved all-round excellence in its business of Industrial Infrastructure, including execution of Urban Metro system projects in four cities, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project, a River Rejuvenation project and several High Rise building projects. Mr. Vinayak Deshpande was conferred as the `Infrastructure Person of the Year’ for 2016-17 by 'Construction World'. `Construction Times’ awarded him as the `Best Infra CEO’ of the year 2017.
He is currently a Non-Executive Chairman in Universal MEP Projects & Engineering Services Limited and a Non-Executive Independent Director in Praj Industries Limited and Kirloskar Brothers Limited. He is also a Director in Signify Innovations India Limited and Talakrit Foundation
Independent Director
Ms. Anjali Bansal has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as an Independent Director since March 2015.
Ms. Anjali Bansal is a Bachelor in Computer Engineering and a Master in International Finance and Business from Columbia University. She is the founder of Avaana Capital, investing in technology and innovation-led start-ups which are catalysing climate action and sustainability and delivering exponential returns. Ms. Anjali Bansal has mentored various successful start-ups including Delhivery, Urban Company, Darwinbox, Nykaa, Lenskart and Coverstack. Previously, Ms. Anjali Bansal has been the Non-Executive Chairperson of Dena Bank, appointed by the Government of India to steer the resolution of the stressed bank, eventually leading to a merger with the Bank of Baroda. Prior to that, Ms. Anjali Bansal was a Global Partner and Managing Director with TPG Growth PE, responsible for India, South East Asia, Africa and the Middle East. She started her career as a strategy consultant with McKinsey and Co. in New York and has chaired the India Board of Women's World Banking, a leading global livelihood-promoting institution. Ms. Anjali Bansal is on the Advisory Council to advise the Government of India for Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) and was President of Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She was listed as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Indian Business” by India’s leading publication, Business Today, and by Fortune India. She was awarded “best women director” for Leadership, Corporate Governance, Sustainability & CSR at the 8th Asia Business Responsibility e-Summit held in November 2021. She is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and a charter member of TiE.
Ms. Anjali Bansal is an Independent Director in Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Company Limited, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited, Piramal Enterprises Limited, Nestle India Limited, The Tata Power Company Limited, Open Network for Digital Commerce and a Director in Gujarat Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
Independent Director
Mr. Arun Kumar Adhikari has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as an Independent Director since June 2017.
He graduated with B. Tech (Chemical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1975 and did his MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. He attended the Advanced Management Program in 1997 at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Mr. Adhikari joined Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) in 1977 and was with Unilever Group, working in India and overseas in series of increasingly senior roles across Sales, Marketing and Consumer Research till he retired in 2014.
Post retirement from HUL in 2014, he worked as a Senior Advisor with McKinsey supporting them on Marketing and Sales strategy related areas.
Mr. Adhikari is an Independent Director in Hindalco Industries Limited, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited, Aditya Birla Capital Limited and Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited. He is also Non Executive Director in Voltbek Home Appliances Private Limited.
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Saurabh Agrawal has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as a Non-Executive Director since January 2021.
Mr. Saurabh Agrawal is a Whole-time Director of Tata Sons Private Limited (Tata Sons), the Promoter company and also the Group Chief Financial Officer. In his career spanning over two decades, Mr. Saurabh Agrawal was the Head of Investment Banking in India for Bank of America Merrill Lynch and also Head of Corporate Finance business in India and South Asia for Standard Chartered Bank. Mr. Agrawal has wide-ranging experience in strategy and capital markets and has helped various large Indian and global corporates raise over US$ 10 billion from the capital markets. Mr. Saurabh Agrawal completed his graduate degree in chemical engineering from IIT Roorkee and has a post-graduate management degree from IIM Kolkata.
Mr. Saurabh is a Chairman in Tata Capital Limited, Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited, Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited, Tata Play Limited and Supermarket Grocery Supplies Private Limited. He is also a Director in Tata Digital Private Limited, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited, Gradis Trading Private Limited, The Tata Power Company Limited, Tata Steel Limited and a nominee director in Tata 1mg Technologies Private Limited.
Executive Director
Mr. Mukundan Menon has done B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Diploma in Management, along with Executive Management programs from IIM (Indian Institute of Management) and a Leadership Excellence program from INSEAD, France.
Mr. Mukundan has over 37 years of Management experience, leading organisations in India and Overseas. Till recently, he held the position of the President & Chief Operating Officer of Blue Star Limited and Director of Blue Star Climatech Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Star. He is currently the Vice-President of “Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Manufacturing Association” (RAMA) which represents leading MNC’s as well as Indian companies in this space. Mr Mukundan is an active member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) India’s premier business association, representing Indian Industry, working with the Government for policy making and nation development.
He is a Non Executive Director in Voltbek Home Appliances Private Limited.
His domain expertise covers the entire spectrum of HVAC products namely - Room Air conditioners, Commercial Air Conditioners and Commercial Refrigeration Products.
Mr. Mukundan is acknowledged for his strategic understanding of the Indian market opportunity with a very sharp focus on the Air conditioning and Refrigeration domain, access to networks and stake holders, operational experience to enter new markets and new product categories, scale up businesses with a clear long term strategic vision and exceptional short and mid-term execution capabilities.
He is a dynamic mentor with exceptional People and HR skills, with specialised knowledge in areas of thought leadership and growth orientation. He combines strong proven business acumen with a sense of purpose.
He has also been a speaker at various acclaimed platforms imparting his immense professional knowledge and experiences.
Independent Director
Mr. Jayesh Merchant has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as an Independent Director since January 2024 for a term of 5 years.
Mr. Jayesh Merchant is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, a Commerce graduate and LL.B. from Mumbai University.
Mr. Merchant is an astute leader and has worked in many leadership roles across Finance, Legal, Company Secretarial and General Management domains. With a proven track record of close to four decades, Mr. Merchant has held several responsible positions across reputed companies such as Asian Paints, UTV Software Communications, ION Exchange India and Castrol. Mr. Merchant retired as Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary and President- Industrial JVs in November 2019 after a long tenure of 17 years with Asian Paints Limited.
Mr. Jayesh Merchant is also an Independent Director in Tata Investment Corporation Limited and Trent Limited and a Director in Lenskart Solutions Private Limited, Kotak Mahindra Trustee Company Limited and Nexus Select Mall Management Private Limited.
Independent Director
Mr. Aditya Sehgal has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as an Independent Director since August, 2024 for a term of three years.
Mr. Aditya Sehgal is an experienced business leader creating a new entrepreneurial venture Asgard.world. He is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of JPMorgan China Growth & Income - an FTSE-listed Investment trust and also serves on the Board of Ozone Coffee Roasters International and Justmyroots.com. He is an active angel investor and mentors several start-ups and executives.
Mr. Aditya retired in 2021 as Global President after a 27 year career with Reckitt – an FTSE 20 company which is a global leader in Health, Hygiene and Nutrition. Before being appointed as President of Reckitt, he served as the Global Chief Operating Officer of Reckitt. He has led the Reckitt businesses in many countries, including India, the USA, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America, Australia and others. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Marketing from IIM, Kolkata.
Mr. Aditya is also a Director in Createcomm Tech Private Limited, an Independent Director in Godrej Consumer Products Limited and a Non-Executive Director in Universal MEP Projects & Engineering Services Limited.
Independent Director
Mr. Pheroz Naswanjee Pudumjee has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as an Independent Director since August, 2024 for a term of three years.
Mr. Pudumjee is a Non-Executive Director of Thermax Limited since 15th January, 2001. He managed Thermax’s overseas venture in UK and facilitates its international activities, including the incubation and development of new business and relevant organizational changes.
Mr. Pudumjee was the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Pune. He was also a member of CII’s national committee on Export and a member of the Maratha Chamber of Commerce’s international panel. He has a Masters in Business Administration and a Diploma in Automobile Technology from Stanford University.
He is Managing Director at ARA Trusteeship Company Private Limited and a Director in Jet synthesys Private Limited, RDA Holdings Private Limited, Thermax Engineering Singapore Pte Limited, Mephezalea Singapore Pte Limited, Singapore, RDA Investments Singapore Pte Limited, Singapore and Mephezalea MFO Singapore Pte Limited.
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