Jitender Balakrishnan

Biography

 Mr. Jitender Balakrishnan is a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company. Aged 67 years, he is a Mechanical Engineer from National Institute of technology (NIT), Madras University and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management from Bombay University.   Presently, Mr. Balakrishnan is an Advisor to private sector Banks and various Corporate Groups and an Independent Director on the Boards of various Companies in the Steel, Power, Petro-chemicals, Insurance Sector, NBFC and Private Equity. He also served on the Board of Directors of a Commercial Bank, Housing Finance Company, Asset Management Company and State Financial Institutions. Besides, he is also Chairman/Member of various committees of these Boards.   Mr. Balakrishnan also held position of Whole-time Director on the Board of IDBI bank Ltd designated as Deputy Managing Director and Group Head Corporate, during April, 2006 and May, 2009, where he was responsible for Corporate Banking, Investments, Sourcing and Debt Syndication. He was also responsible for IDBI acquiring a housing Finance company from a large Industrial House. During his tenure at IDBI Bank from June, 1978 to May, 2009 he gained wide experience in projects relating to Oil & Gas refineries, Power, Telecom, Airports, Roads, Port, Steel, Cement, Fertilizes and Petrochemical Sectors. He also represented IDBI on various Committees of Government in Fertilizers, Oil & Gas and Telecommunication Sector besides being on the high level Committee Ultra Mega Power Projects.   Mr. Balakrishnan is the Chairman of the Risk and Audit Committee and a Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company

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 Mr. Jitender Balakrishnan is a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company. Aged 67 years, he is a Mechanical Engineer from National Institute of technology (NIT), Madras University and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management from Bombay University.   Presently, Mr. Balakrishnan is an Advisor to private sector Banks and various Corporate Groups and an Independent Director on the Boards of various Companies in the Steel, Power, Petro-chemicals, Insurance Sector, NBFC and Private Equity. He also served on the Board of Directors of a Commercial Bank, Housing Finance Company, Asset Management Company and State Financial Institutions. Besides, he is also Chairman/Member of various committees of these Boards.   Mr. Balakrishnan also held position of Whole-time Director on the Board of IDBI bank Ltd designated as Deputy Managing Director and Group Head Corporate, during April, 2006 and May, 2009, where he was responsible for Corporate Banking, Investments, Sourcing and Debt Syndication. He was also responsible for IDBI acquiring a housing Finance company from a large Industrial House. During his tenure at IDBI Bank from June, 1978 to May, 2009 he gained wide experience in projects relating to Oil & Gas refineries, Power, Telecom, Airports, Roads, Port, Steel, Cement, Fertilizes and Petrochemical Sectors. He also represented IDBI on various Committees of Government in Fertilizers, Oil & Gas and Telecommunication Sector besides being on the high level Committee Ultra Mega Power Projects.   Mr. Balakrishnan is the Chairman of the Risk and Audit Committee and a Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company