Arun K. Nanda

Executive Director & President, Infrastructure Development Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

Mr. Arun Nanda is the Executive Director & President, Infrastructure Development Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (Group Revenue of US $ 6 Billion) and having more than 35 years of experience in Finance and Legal.

Mr. Nanda has been guiding the Group’s forays in the Infrastructure sector, which includes areas such as property development, construction, leisure and lifetime holidays, infrastructure privatization projects and engineering consultancy. He has played a pioneering role in building Mahindra World Cities.

Besides the above, Mr. Nanda shoulders multiple responsibilities at corporate level - including Compliances, Corporate Governance, Investments, Strategic Planning, Identifying new business opportunities and Corporate Communications. Mr. Nanda holds a degree in law from the University of Calcutta and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (FCA) and a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS). He has also participated in a Senior Executive Program at the London Business School. In addition, he is also the Chairman Emeritus of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce, a member of the governing Board of the council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India and a member of the governing board of Bombay First. He is the chairman of “CII National Committee on Water” for 2006-07, Chairman of Owens Corning (India) Ltd. and Board Member of ABN AMRO Asset Management (India) Limited.

Very recently he has been awarded with “Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” (Knight of the Legion of Honor) by the President of the French Republic, Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy.

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