Board of Directors

Mr. N. Ganapathy Subramaniam (NGS) has been a part of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) and the Indian IT Industry for over 40 years. He retired from TCS in May 2024 as the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director. Presently, he is associated with India’s indigenous telecom initiative working closely with Bharat 6G Alliance and TSDSI.

Currently, he is the Chairman and Non-Executive Director of the Board at Tata Elxsi Limited, Tejas Networks Limited and Tata Communications Limited. He is also a Director at TCS Foundation and part of the Governance Board/Institute Body at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology and The Society for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children, Mumbai.

Mr. Subramaniam has played a strategic role in several landmark initiatives across banking, telecom and public services globally. He has in-depth knowledge on technology, operations, product development, business transformation and change management and has contributed significantly to large-scale technology transformations. As a thought leader, he participates in global conferences and actively interacts to shape opinion across industry and the government.

Prof. Anurag Kumar, B.Tech (1977) IIT Kanpur, PhD (1981) Cornell University, was a Member of Technical Staff in AT&T Bell Laboratories (1981-1988), before returning to India and joining the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) as a faculty member in the ECE Department. He became a Professor in 1996, and held the position of the Director of IISc during 2014-2020. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences, in the area of communications networking and distributed systems.

He has consulted for government and private organisations and has mentored a networking start-up from its early years to now having global clients. He has led the authorship of two major books that have been used around the world. He was the 1977 President’s Gold Medalist in IIT Kanpur. He has been elected Fellow of the IEEE, the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), the Indian Academy of Science (IASc), and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He received the 2015 Vasvik Award for Information Technology, and the 2017 IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence. He is a recipient of the J.C. Bose National Fellowship, awarded by the Department of Science Technology, for the period 2011-2021.

He is currently an Indian National Science Academy Distinguished Professor, and is continuing his academic work in the ECE Department in IISc.

Prof. Anurag Kumar does not hold any directorship in any other listed company.

Ms. Ashu Suyash is a successful leader with over three decades of experience in the financial services and the global information services sectors. She leverages her extensive expertise to foster innovative startups, drive growth, and sponsor diversity within the venture capital ecosystem. Her strategic vision and business acumen have been honed through a distinguished career of leading Indian and multinational enterprises, setting up and scaling new businesses, and driving transformation and change.

Her experience spans banking, capital markets, investment management, wealth management, ratings, research, and analytics. Having managed global P&Ls, large multi-country teams, and led M&A, she brings sharp insight into strategy, portfolio management, people, finance, stakeholder management, risk, and regulatory affairs.

Prior to founding Colossa Ventures, Ms. Suyash was the Managing Director & CEO of CRISIL Limited and a member of the Global Operating Committee of S&P Global Inc. She played a pivotal role in enabling CRISIL consolidate its Ratings Leadership position in India, grow globally and transform to become a leading Global analytics company.

Ms. Suyash’s previous roles were as CEO of L&T Investment Management Limited and as the Country Head and Managing Director of Fidelity’s Indian Mutual Fund Business , a business she helped set up and grow. She started her career with Citibank India where she held several key positions across their corporate and investment banking group.

Beyond her executive roles, Ms. Suyash’s influence extends to corporate governance, education and societal progress. She is an Independent Director on the Boards of Hindustan Unilever Limited and Kotak Mahindra Bank. She is also on the Advisory Board of Aseema Charitable Trust, CII’s Corporate Governance Council and the Executive Committee of IVCA.

She is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai.

Ms. Suyash over the years has been recognised as the top 50 women in business in India and Asia. She has also received a number of awards for her contributions to the Financial Services Industry.

Mr. Soumitra Bhattacharya’s career spans 41 years of professional experience in the Corporate World. He has been associated with the Bosch Group for more than 28 years. He served as the Managing Director of Bosch Ltd., and Regional President for the Bosch Group in India and retired in June 2023. Prior to Bosch Ltd., from 1984 to 1995 he served in various key management positions at TATA Steel (IPITATA), INDAL (Indian Aluminium Company Ltd.,) and was one of the starting members of Tanishq of Titan Company Limited.

He has led as chair of the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) National Committee on MNCs from 2020 till 2023 and done stints as Chairman (2013-2014) for the Karnataka State Council for CII in India and as Co-Chair (2017-2019) for Skills Committee-CII at the National Level and as a CII National Council Member till date, and has been able to further share his passion for Business Excellence, Innovation and Quality, building agile corporate environments, economics, and finance. He currently is the Chairman of CII Institute of Quality.

Since July 2023, Mr. Bhattacharya has taken up the role of CEO and Director for IFQM an industry-led initiative focused on quality, excellence, and innovation. Currently, he serves as Chairman of Bosch Limited (since August 02, 2023) and Independent Director of Asian Paints Limited (since October 26, 2023) and Director of Tata IIS (a Tata Trust Company focused on Skilling).

He is a Chartered Accountant by profession from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1984 and completed his Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting & Finance, from Kanpur Vishwavidyalay, Kanpur, U.P.

Mr. Ankur Verma, a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and PGDM from IIM, Calcutta has around 25+ years of experience in Investment Banking, Capital Markets and Corporate Strategy.

At present, Mr. Verma is Group Chief Strategy Officer at Tata Sons Private Limited, where he has responsibilities in strategy, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Previously, he was Managing Director (Investment Banking Division) in Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and also Group Manager & Head, Business Planning in Infosys Technologies Limited – Corporate Planning Group. He currently serves on the boards of several Tata group companies viz. Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited and Tata Communications Limited.

Manoj Raghavan is the Managing Director (‘MD’) and Chief Executive Officer (‘CEO’) of Tata Elxsi Limited, and has over 27+ years of industry experience. Prior to taking over the role of CEO & MD, he served as the Executive Vice President and Head of the Embedded Product Design (EPD) division, spearheading the sales, overall delivery and P&L for this division. He joined Tata Elxsi Limited in 1997 as Regional Manager to set up and grow Japan operations. Subsequently, he was also responsible for developing the business in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and China.

Manoj Raghavan holds a B.Tech from IIT Madras, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and has completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School. Mr. Manoj Raghavan does not hold directorship in any other listed company.