ANAND MAHINDRA EX LAWRENCIAN

ANAND MAHINDRA EX LAWRNCIAN

Anand Mahindra is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of one of India’s largest companies, Mahindra & Mahindra. He now resides in his home town Mumbai.
Anand graduated from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Magna cum Laude (High Honours).^[1] Following completion of his MBA from Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts in 1981.

Mahindra returned to India and joined Mahindra Ugine Steel Company (MUSCO) where he became President and Deputy Managing Director in 1989. During this time he initiated the Mahindra Group’s diversification into the new business areas of real estate development and hospitality. In 1991, he was appointed Deputy MD of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. He became the Managing Director in 1997 and took on the additional responsibility of Vice Chairman in 2003.
Mahindra was a co-promoter of Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd., which in 2003 was converted into a bank^[2]. Kotak Mahindra Bank is one of the foremost private sector banks today. Also Tech Mahindra, a IT part of the M&M group is one of the fastest growing in the industry. Tech Mahindra has recently acquired Satyam Computer Services Ltd. and renamed it Mahindra Satyam.
Under Anand Mahindra, the company launched India’s best loved SUV, the Scorpio, which today has gone global.
He has recently been ranked amongst the most influential men & women in Mumbai

Mahindra is the co-founder of the Harvard Business School Association of India, an association dedicated to the promotion of professional management in India. The association has grown substantially over the years.
He is the co-chair at the World Economic Forum at Davos.
He is Past President 2003-04 of the Confederation of Indian Industry and has also been President of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).
Mahindra is a Director of The National Stock Exchange of India appointed under the "Public Representatives" category.
He takes a keen interest in matters related to education and apart from being a Trustee of the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust, which provides scholarships to students, he is also on the Board of Governors of the Mahindra United World College of India.
He is the Chairman of National Safety Council of India.
Mahindra is the Founder Chairman of the Mumbai Festival^[8], which was launched in January 2005. The event was the first comprehensive festival to celebrate the rich cultural diversity of the city.
He is the Co-Chairman of the International Council of the Asia Society, New York.

Awards

• 'Knight of the Order of Merit' by the President of the French Republic
• Rajiv Gandhi Award 2004 for outstanding contribution in the business field
• 2005 Leadership Award from the American India Foundation for his, and the Mahindra Group's commitment to corporate social responsibility
• Person of the Year 2005 from Auto Monitor
• CNBC Asia Business Leader Award for the year 2006
• The Most Inspiring Corporate Leader of the Year 2007 from NDTV Profit.
• Named Business Leader of the Year by the Economic Times Awards 2008-2009