Vijaya Sampath

Biography

Ms. Vijaya Sampath, aged 64 years is an Independent Director of our Company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts (English literature) from Madras University and a law degree from Mysore University. She is also a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She has also attended the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School, USA and a program on Managing Strategic Alliances conducted by the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA. She was appointed on the Board of our Company on February 3, 2017. Ms. Vijaya Sampath has previously worked with the Indian Aluminium Company. She was also associated with Bharti Airtel Limited for eight years. At the time of resigning from Bharti Airtel Limited, she held the designation of Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. At present, she holds the designation of a senior partner in corporate law practice of Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan, Attorneys, an Indian law firm. Currently, she is also an independent director on the boards of various listed and unlisted companies in the financial services, power, renewable energy and branded luggage sector. She has 35 years of experience in the legal profession as an in-house counsel and lawyer and has significant experience in corporate law, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and commercial contracts.

Research Interest

Diabetes