Mr. Nasser Munjee served with HDFC for over 20 years at various positions including as its Executive Director. He was the Managing Director of Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd. (IDFC) up to March 2004.
He was the Chairman of DCB Bank Limited since June 2005 (till August 2021) and is also on the Board of various Multinational Companies and Trusts. Mr. Munjee has deep interest in rural development, housing finance, urban issues, infrastructure and humanitarian causes. He was a technical advisor on the World Bank's Public Private Partnership Infrastructure and Advisory Fund. Mr. Munjee was adjudged best Independent Director by the Asian centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability. He was also awarded the Indian Business Leader of the year 2014 by Horasis in Switzerland.
He holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from the London School of Economics, UK.
He is director on the boards of DCB Bank, Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited, Arka Fincap Limited, MMTC- PAMP India Private Limited, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India), Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Aga Khan Foundation (India) and Anushkaa Foundation for Eliminating Clubfoot.
Ms. Hema Ravichandar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Economics) from Stella Maris College, Madras University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad.
Ms. Hema Ravichandar is a Strategic HR Advisor with over 40+ years of industry experience advising several Indian and multinational corporations and has served / is serving on the Boards of several companies. Until 2005, she served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources for Infosys Limited. Under her HR Leadership, Infosys won several “Best Employer of the Year” awards in India and was placed in Top 100 rankings, overseas.
Ms. Ravichandar has deep expertise in Human Resources Development – Managing Scale, Risk, Execution and Leadership Development, Corporate Governance, Change Management, Succession Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, POSH initiatives and Immigration scenarios. She is a seasoned Coach and has worked extensively with both business and functional leaders, CEOs and Board Members in transforming their leadership styles for maximum impact and lasting change.
Ms. Ravichandar has won several awards and accolades including three “HR Professional of the Year” awards, listings amongst the “25 Most Powerful Women in India” and “Successful Women Professionals in IT”. She was also conferred with the “Outstanding HR Professional of the Year” by the National HRD Network. Most recently, she was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by People Matters and the Devi Award by The New Indian Express. She has held positions in industry bodies, including on the National Executive Board of NHRDN. She has also served on several award juries.
As an HR Thought Leader, Hema regularly opined on several aspects in her longstanding column ‘HR Matters’, in the Mint, a business newspaper from HT Media Ltd.
Anantharaman is an experienced board leader and advisor with over three decades of experience in global banking, corporate finance, and strategy. He currently serves as Chairman of TransUnion CIBIL, India’s leading credit information company, and sits on the boards of, Axis Asset Management, and IIFL Home Finance. He is also Senior Advisor, Lighthouse Funds, a consumer and healthcare focused growth private equity firm. Anantharaman is a member of the FICCI Capital Markets Committee and a Board Mentor with CriticalEye, a UK headquartered peer-to-peer board and CXO community with presence in the UK, Europe, US, and Asia.
Ananth has held senior leadership roles at Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America, spanning India, Singapore, and other international markets. He has also served as Senior Advisor to British International Investment (earlier CDC), a UK government investment arm, and advised Venture Capital companies and mentored several start-ups.
He is an Engineering graduate from Jadavpur university and subsequently did his Business Management at XLRI Jamshedpur.
Mr. Narayan is a strategic business advisor with 40 years of domestic and international experience in private and publicly listed companies in North America and India. He has held leadership and board positions in various hospitality groups and related companies including Best Western International, Red Lion Hotels Corp., Swiss International Hotels and a Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) company. He brings deep executive experience in Strategic Growth, Finance, Branding, Marketing and Distribution, Capital Markets, Debt Financing, IPOs, Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate development.
He has advised clients in Peru, China, Europe and North America and was invited to join a Trade Mission to China and Vietnam led by the Governor, Washington State, USA.
He has been a speaker at industry and investment conferences worldwide and currently serves on a number of Boards. In 2003, he was nominated for Business Leader of the Year by the London based Hotel Reports publication.
Mr. Narayan holds an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India and an MBA from the University of Florida, USA.
Ms. Hema Ravichandar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Economics) from Stella Maris College, Madras University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad.
Ms. Hema Ravichandar is a Strategic HR Advisor with over 40+ years of industry experience advising several Indian and multinational corporations and has served / is serving on the Boards of several companies. Until 2005, she served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources for Infosys Limited. Under her HR Leadership, Infosys won several “Best Employer of the Year” awards in India and was placed in Top 100 rankings, overseas.
Ms. Ravichandar has deep expertise in Human Resources Development – Managing Scale, Risk, Execution and Leadership Development, Corporate Governance, Change Management, Succession Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, POSH initiatives and Immigration scenarios. She is a seasoned Coach and has worked extensively with both business and functional leaders, CEOs and Board Members in transforming their leadership styles for maximum impact and lasting change.
Ms. Ravichandar has won several awards and accolades including three “HR Professional of the Year” awards, listings amongst the “25 Most Powerful Women in India” and “Successful Women Professionals in IT”. She was also conferred with the “Outstanding HR Professional of the Year” by the National HRD Network. Most recently, she was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by People Matters and the Devi Award by The New Indian Express. She has held positions in industry bodies, including on the National Executive Board of NHRDN. She has also served on several award juries.
As an HR Thought Leader, Hema regularly opined on several aspects in her longstanding column ‘HR Matters’, in the Mint, a business newspaper from HT Media Ltd.
Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Chandra) is the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company and promoter of all Tata Group companies. Chandra joined the Board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Chairman in January 2017. He also chairs the Boards of several group operating companies, including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Motors PV, Tata Power, Air India, Tata Consumer Products, Indian Hotel Company, and Tata Consultancy Services.
Before becoming the Chairman, he was the Chief Executive of TCS, a company in which he served 30 years, including eight, until 2017, as its CEO. Under Chandra’s leadership, TCS became the country’s most valuable company.
At the Tata Group, Chandra has pursued the “One Tata” strategy, based on the themes of simplification, scale, and synergy. Now he is driving transformation of the Tata group towards a sustainable future. He has steered the group into new businesses including semiconductors, electronics manufacturing, consumer internet platform, mobile technology and battery giga-factories. The Tata group has expanded its aviation presence with the acquisition of Air India and is building a large global airline. The group’s turnover exceeded US$180 billion with a market cap of US$328 billion as on 31st March, 2025.
Chandra is on the International Advisory Council of Singapore’s Economic Development Board, Mitsubishi's International Advisory Committee and on the Board of Governors of New York Academy of Sciences. He is the Co-Chair of the India US CEO Forum.
The numerous recognitions conferred on him include, the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian awards in 2022 and France’ highest civilian award Légion d’Honneur, in 2023. In 2025, he was conferred Honorary Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Chandra has been awarded several honorary doctorates by leading Universities in India and internationally, including an honorary Doctor of Letters from Macquarie University, Australia, Doctor Honoris Causa by Nyenrode University, The Netherlands, and Doctor of Letters from the Regional Engineering College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
Chandra is also the author of Bridgital Nation, a groundbreaking book on harnessing technological disruptions to bring Indians closer to their dreams.
He is an avid photographer, and a passionate long-distance marathon runner. He is a Six Star Finisher of the World Marathon Majors and continues to champion fitness.
Born in 1963, Chandra is a Bachelor in Applied Sciences and has Masters in Computer Applications. He lives in Mumbai, with his wife Lalitha, and they have a son.
Anantharaman is an experienced board leader and advisor with over three decades of experience in global banking, corporate finance, and strategy. He currently serves as Chairman of TransUnion CIBIL, India’s leading credit information company, and sits on the boards of, Axis Asset Management, and IIFL Home Finance. He is also Senior Advisor, Lighthouse Funds, a consumer and healthcare focused growth private equity firm. Anantharaman is a member of the FICCI Capital Markets Committee and a Board Mentor with CriticalEye, a UK headquartered peer-to-peer board and CXO community with presence in the UK, Europe, US, and Asia.
Ananth has held senior leadership roles at Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America, spanning India, Singapore, and other international markets. He has also served as Senior Advisor to British International Investment (earlier CDC), a UK government investment arm, and advised Venture Capital companies and mentored several start-ups.
He is an Engineering graduate from Jadavpur university and subsequently did his Business Management at XLRI Jamshedpur.
Anantharaman is an experienced board leader and advisor with over three decades of experience in global banking, corporate finance, and strategy. He currently serves as Chairman of TransUnion CIBIL, India’s leading credit information company, and sits on the boards of, Axis Asset Management, and IIFL Home Finance. He is also Senior Advisor, Lighthouse Funds, a consumer and healthcare focused growth private equity firm. Anantharaman is a member of the FICCI Capital Markets Committee and a Board Mentor with CriticalEye, a UK headquartered peer-to-peer board and CXO community with presence in the UK, Europe, US, and Asia.
Ananth has held senior leadership roles at Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America, spanning India, Singapore, and other international markets. He has also served as Senior Advisor to British International Investment (earlier CDC), a UK government investment arm, and advised Venture Capital companies and mentored several start-ups.
He is an Engineering graduate from Jadavpur university and subsequently did his Business Management at XLRI Jamshedpur.
Mr. Puneet Chhatwal joined The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in November 2017. During his tenure, IHCL has undergone a remarkable transformation, achieving responsible and profitable growth. The company’s turnaround ‘Leading Transformation at IHCL’ is now a case study at Harvard Business School. IHCL has also been recognized as the Turnaround Star at Forbes India Leadership Awards (FILA) 2025.
Today, IHCL stands as a global benchmark in the hospitality industry, with the iconic Taj brand being recognized by Brand Finance three times as the World’s Strongest Hotel Brand and named India’s Strongest Brand across sectors for the fourth time. IHCL also made history as the first Indian hospitality company to surpass a Market Capitalization of ₹1 trillion. IHCL today ranks 4th globally in market cap amongst all listed hospitality management companies.
Mr. Puneet Chhatwal serves as the leading voice of the industry in India in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Committee of Tourism and Hospitality, CII, and Chairman of Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH).
Prior to this, Mr. Puneet Chhatwal was the Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Steigenberger Hotels AG – Deutsche Hospitality based out of Frankfurt, Germany. He was also the Chief Development Officer of The Rezidor Hotel Group – Carlson Hotels Worldwide based out of Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Puneet Chhatwal is a graduate of both, Delhi University and Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi. He has completed an MBA in Hospitality from ESSEC, Paris and an Advanced Management Program from INSEAD.
Throughout his international career, Mr. Puneet Chhatwal has received several acclaimed awards and is the First Alumnus included in the ESSEC-IMHI Hall of Honour 2014. He has been honoured with induction into the prestigious Global Travel Hall of Fame by Travel Weekly UK, Hall of Fame Award at the 39th IATO Annual Convention and Rotary Club of Bombay’s Ramkrishna Bajaj Award for good governance.
Mr. Nasser Munjee served with HDFC for over 20 years at various positions including as its Executive Director. He was the Managing Director of Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd. (IDFC) up to March 2004.
He was the Chairman of DCB Bank Limited since June 2005 (till August 2021) and is also on the Board of various Multinational Companies and Trusts. Mr. Munjee has deep interest in rural development, housing finance, urban issues, infrastructure and humanitarian causes. He was a technical advisor on the World Bank's Public Private Partnership Infrastructure and Advisory Fund. Mr. Munjee was adjudged best Independent Director by the Asian centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability. He was also awarded the Indian Business Leader of the year 2014 by Horasis in Switzerland.
He holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from the London School of Economics, UK.
He is director on the boards of DCB Bank, Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited, Arka Fincap Limited, MMTC- PAMP India Private Limited, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India), Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Aga Khan Foundation (India) and Anushkaa Foundation for Eliminating Clubfoot.
Ms. Hema Ravichandar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Economics) from Stella Maris College, Madras University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad.
Ms. Hema Ravichandar is a Strategic HR Advisor with over 40+ years of industry experience advising several Indian and multinational corporations and has served / is serving on the Boards of several companies. Until 2005, she served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources for Infosys Limited. Under her HR Leadership, Infosys won several “Best Employer of the Year” awards in India and was placed in Top 100 rankings, overseas.
Ms. Ravichandar has deep expertise in Human Resources Development – Managing Scale, Risk, Execution and Leadership Development, Corporate Governance, Change Management, Succession Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, POSH initiatives and Immigration scenarios. She is a seasoned Coach and has worked extensively with both business and functional leaders, CEOs and Board Members in transforming their leadership styles for maximum impact and lasting change.
Ms. Ravichandar has won several awards and accolades including three “HR Professional of the Year” awards, listings amongst the “25 Most Powerful Women in India” and “Successful Women Professionals in IT”. She was also conferred with the “Outstanding HR Professional of the Year” by the National HRD Network. Most recently, she was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by People Matters and the Devi Award by The New Indian Express. She has held positions in industry bodies, including on the National Executive Board of NHRDN. She has also served on several award juries.
As an HR Thought Leader, Hema regularly opined on several aspects in her longstanding column ‘HR Matters’, in the Mint, a business newspaper from HT Media Ltd.
Mr. Nasser Munjee served with HDFC for over 20 years at various positions including as its Executive Director. He was the Managing Director of Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd. (IDFC) up to March 2004.
He was the Chairman of DCB Bank Limited since June 2005 (till August 2021) and is also on the Board of various Multinational Companies and Trusts. Mr. Munjee has deep interest in rural development, housing finance, urban issues, infrastructure and humanitarian causes. He was a technical advisor on the World Bank's Public Private Partnership Infrastructure and Advisory Fund. Mr. Munjee was adjudged best Independent Director by the Asian centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability. He was also awarded the Indian Business Leader of the year 2014 by Horasis in Switzerland.
He holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from the London School of Economics, UK.
He is director on the boards of DCB Bank, Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited, Arka Fincap Limited, MMTC- PAMP India Private Limited, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India), Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Aga Khan Foundation (India) and Anushkaa Foundation for Eliminating Clubfoot.
Anantharaman is an experienced board leader and advisor with over three decades of experience in global banking, corporate finance, and strategy. He currently serves as Chairman of TransUnion CIBIL, India’s leading credit information company, and sits on the boards of, Axis Asset Management, and IIFL Home Finance. He is also Senior Advisor, Lighthouse Funds, a consumer and healthcare focused growth private equity firm. Anantharaman is a member of the FICCI Capital Markets Committee and a Board Mentor with CriticalEye, a UK headquartered peer-to-peer board and CXO community with presence in the UK, Europe, US, and Asia.
Ananth has held senior leadership roles at Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America, spanning India, Singapore, and other international markets. He has also served as Senior Advisor to British International Investment (earlier CDC), a UK government investment arm, and advised Venture Capital companies and mentored several start-ups.
He is an Engineering graduate from Jadavpur university and subsequently did his Business Management at XLRI Jamshedpur.
Mr. Narayan is a strategic business advisor with 40 years of domestic and international experience in private and publicly listed companies in North America and India. He has held leadership and board positions in various hospitality groups and related companies including Best Western International, Red Lion Hotels Corp., Swiss International Hotels and a Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) company. He brings deep executive experience in Strategic Growth, Finance, Branding, Marketing and Distribution, Capital Markets, Debt Financing, IPOs, Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate development.
He has advised clients in Peru, China, Europe and North America and was invited to join a Trade Mission to China and Vietnam led by the Governor, Washington State, USA.
He has been a speaker at industry and investment conferences worldwide and currently serves on a number of Boards. In 2003, he was nominated for Business Leader of the Year by the London based Hotel Reports publication.
Mr. Narayan holds an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India and an MBA from the University of Florida, USA.
Ms. Hema Ravichandar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Economics) from Stella Maris College, Madras University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad.
Ms. Hema Ravichandar is a Strategic HR Advisor with over 40+ years of industry experience advising several Indian and multinational corporations and has served / is serving on the Boards of several companies. Until 2005, she served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources for Infosys Limited. Under her HR Leadership, Infosys won several “Best Employer of the Year” awards in India and was placed in Top 100 rankings, overseas.
Ms. Ravichandar has deep expertise in Human Resources Development – Managing Scale, Risk, Execution and Leadership Development, Corporate Governance, Change Management, Succession Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, POSH initiatives and Immigration scenarios. She is a seasoned Coach and has worked extensively with both business and functional leaders, CEOs and Board Members in transforming their leadership styles for maximum impact and lasting change.
Ms. Ravichandar has won several awards and accolades including three “HR Professional of the Year” awards, listings amongst the “25 Most Powerful Women in India” and “Successful Women Professionals in IT”. She was also conferred with the “Outstanding HR Professional of the Year” by the National HRD Network. Most recently, she was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by People Matters and the Devi Award by The New Indian Express. She has held positions in industry bodies, including on the National Executive Board of NHRDN. She has also served on several award juries.
As an HR Thought Leader, Hema regularly opined on several aspects in her longstanding column ‘HR Matters’, in the Mint, a business newspaper from HT Media Ltd.
Anantharaman is an experienced board leader and advisor with over three decades of experience in global banking, corporate finance, and strategy. He currently serves as Chairman of TransUnion CIBIL, India’s leading credit information company, and sits on the boards of, Axis Asset Management, and IIFL Home Finance. He is also Senior Advisor, Lighthouse Funds, a consumer and healthcare focused growth private equity firm. Anantharaman is a member of the FICCI Capital Markets Committee and a Board Mentor with CriticalEye, a UK headquartered peer-to-peer board and CXO community with presence in the UK, Europe, US, and Asia.
Ananth has held senior leadership roles at Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America, spanning India, Singapore, and other international markets. He has also served as Senior Advisor to British International Investment (earlier CDC), a UK government investment arm, and advised Venture Capital companies and mentored several start-ups.
He is an Engineering graduate from Jadavpur university and subsequently did his Business Management at XLRI Jamshedpur.
Mr. Puneet Chhatwal joined The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in November 2017. During his tenure, IHCL has undergone a remarkable transformation, achieving responsible and profitable growth. The company’s turnaround ‘Leading Transformation at IHCL’ is now a case study at Harvard Business School. IHCL has also been recognized as the Turnaround Star at Forbes India Leadership Awards (FILA) 2025.
Today, IHCL stands as a global benchmark in the hospitality industry, with the iconic Taj brand being recognized by Brand Finance three times as the World’s Strongest Hotel Brand and named India’s Strongest Brand across sectors for the fourth time. IHCL also made history as the first Indian hospitality company to surpass a Market Capitalization of ₹1 trillion. IHCL today ranks 4th globally in market cap amongst all listed hospitality management companies.
Mr. Puneet Chhatwal serves as the leading voice of the industry in India in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Committee of Tourism and Hospitality, CII, and Chairman of Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH).
Prior to this, Mr. Puneet Chhatwal was the Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Steigenberger Hotels AG – Deutsche Hospitality based out of Frankfurt, Germany. He was also the Chief Development Officer of The Rezidor Hotel Group – Carlson Hotels Worldwide based out of Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Puneet Chhatwal is a graduate of both, Delhi University and Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi. He has completed an MBA in Hospitality from ESSEC, Paris and an Advanced Management Program from INSEAD.
Throughout his international career, Mr. Puneet Chhatwal has received several acclaimed awards and is the First Alumnus included in the ESSEC-IMHI Hall of Honour 2014. He has been honoured with induction into the prestigious Global Travel Hall of Fame by Travel Weekly UK, Hall of Fame Award at the 39th IATO Annual Convention and Rotary Club of Bombay’s Ramkrishna Bajaj Award for good governance.
Mr. Narayan is a strategic business advisor with 40 years of domestic and international experience in private and publicly listed companies in North America and India. He has held leadership and board positions in various hospitality groups and related companies including Best Western International, Red Lion Hotels Corp., Swiss International Hotels and a Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) company. He brings deep executive experience in Strategic Growth, Finance, Branding, Marketing and Distribution, Capital Markets, Debt Financing, IPOs, Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate development.
He has advised clients in Peru, China, Europe and North America and was invited to join a Trade Mission to China and Vietnam led by the Governor, Washington State, USA.
He has been a speaker at industry and investment conferences worldwide and currently serves on a number of Boards. In 2003, he was nominated for Business Leader of the Year by the London based Hotel Reports publication.
Mr. Narayan holds an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India and an MBA from the University of Florida, USA.