{"id":596,"date":"2022-02-25T12:24:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T12:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/?page_id=596"},"modified":"2025-01-17T05:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T05:35:50","slug":"information-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Information of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"596\" class=\"elementor elementor-596\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46c3797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46c3797\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e53c8bb\" data-id=\"e53c8bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918ba28 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"918ba28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/jacob-kurian\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jaconkurian.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-601\" alt=\"jaconkurian\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/jacob-kurian\/\">Mr. Jacob Kurian<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chairman and Non-Executive Independent Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4359f5c\" data-id=\"4359f5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48eaa73 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"48eaa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/john-k-paul\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/johnlpaul.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-602\" alt=\"johnlpaul\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/john-k-paul\/\">Mr. John K. Paul<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Whole Time Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1783ce\" data-id=\"d1783ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971aa2d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"971aa2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/francis-k-paul\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/franciskpaul.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-603\" alt=\"franciskpaul\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/francis-k-paul\/\">Mr. Francis K. Paul<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Whole Time Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ce6021\" data-id=\"9ce6021\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d968bb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1d968bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/naveen-philip\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/naveenphilip.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-604\" alt=\"naveenphilip\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/naveen-philip\/\">Mr. Naveen Philip<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Managing Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79a13be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79a13be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6133e9d\" data-id=\"6133e9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2040d67 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2040d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/preeti-reddy\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/preetireddy-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-620\" alt=\"preetireddy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/preeti-reddy\/\">Ms. Preeti Reddy<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Non-Executive Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-766c806\" data-id=\"766c806\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff7bf7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"eff7bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/george-joseph\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/georgejoseph.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-606\" alt=\"georgejoseph\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/george-joseph\/\">Mr. George Joseph<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Non-Executive <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a0723e\" data-id=\"6a0723e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7937f5f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7937f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/mr-rakesh-bhutoria\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rakesh.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rakesh.webp 179w, https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rakesh-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/mr-rakesh-bhutoria\/\">Mr. Rakesh Bhutoria<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Non-Executive <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f77c8\" data-id=\"53f77c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b509c5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b509c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53d9d80\" data-id=\"53d9d80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f075a elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"d3f075a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><h5>Mr. Jacob Kurian<\/h5><span>Chairman and Non-Executive, Independent Director<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2221\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-601 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jaconkurian.jpg\" alt=\"jaconkurian\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" \/>Jacob Kurian is the Chairman and Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Madras. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in business management from Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. Prior to joining our Company, he was the country manager at TATA Unisys Limited and also worked at TATA Services Limited and Titan Industries Limited.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2222\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2222\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><h5>Mr. John K Paul<\/h5><span>Whole Time Director<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2222\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2222\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-602 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/johnlpaul.jpg\" alt=\"johnlpaul\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" \/>John K. Paul is the Whole-time Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Calicut. He is responsible for the Maruti Suzuki dealership operations of the group. He has more than 48 years of experience in automobile industry. He is currently the president of Kerala Automobiles Dealership Association and currently a member of Federation of Automobile Dealers Association\u2019s Executive Committee and Governing Council. He is also a trustee of the Lawrence School Lovedale Alumni Foundation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2223\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2223\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><h5>Mr. Francis K. Paul<\/h5><span>Whole Time Director<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2223\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2223\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-603 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/franciskpaul.jpg\" alt=\"franciskpaul\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" \/>Francis K. Paul is a Whole-time Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Calicut. He is responsible for corporate social responsibility activities and other policy matters of our Company. He has more than 48 years of experience in the automobile sector.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2224\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2224\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><h5>Mr. Naveen Philip<\/h5><span>Managing Director<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2224\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2224\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-604 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/naveenphilip.jpg\" alt=\"naveenphilip\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" \/>Naveen Philip is a Managing Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Calicut and a postgraduate diploma in management from the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. He has more than 26 years of experience in the automobile industry. He is a member of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association\u2019s Governing Council. Previously, he held the position of a manager at Godrej Telecom Limited.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2225\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2225\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><h5>Ms. Preeti Reddy<\/h5><span>Non-Executive Independent Director<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2225\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2225\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-620 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/preetireddy-1.jpg\" alt=\"preetireddy\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" \/>Preeti Reddy is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in arts from the University of Delhi and an honours diploma in business management from Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. She is the chairperson South Asia at Kantar Consumer Insights organisation. She has previously served as a senior vice president at IMRB International Limited. She has previously worked in consumer consulting as a vice president at KSA Technopak (I) Pvt Ltd and has worked as Market Research Manager at VST Industries Limited.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2226\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2226\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><h5>Mr. Rakesh Bhutoria<\/h5><span>Non-Executive Nominee Director<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2226\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2226\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-990 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rakesh.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rakesh.webp 179w, https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rakesh-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/>Rakesh Kumar Bhutoria is the Non-Executive Nominee Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from Jadavpur University and master\u2019s degree in management studies from University of Bombay. He has also previously worked as a managing director of Standard Chartered Bank UAE and group executive vice president in commercial banking at IDFC Bank Limited. He has been appointed as a Non-Executive Nominee Director of our Company pursuant to the Shareholders\u2019 Agreement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2227\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2227\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><h5>Mr. George Joseph<\/h5><span>Non-Executive Independent Director<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2227\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2227\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2254 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"179\" \/>George Joseph\u00a0is a Non- Executive Independent Director\u00a0of our Company. He holds a\u00a0bachelor\u2019s degree\u00a0in commerce from the University of Kerala. He is a certificated associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He has also completed a banking diploma from the Institute of Bankers, London. He retired as chairman and managing director of Syndicate Bank. He was associated with Canara Bank for a period of over 36 years and resigned as general manager in 2006. He has also served as chairman, whole time director and joint managing director of Wonderla Holidays Limited. He has in the past served as the independent director of Muthoot Finance Ltd and ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited.He is currently serving as chairman and lead Independent Director of Credit Access Grameen Bank Limited.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Jacob Kurian Chairman and Non-Executive Independent Director Mr. John K. Paul Whole Time Director Mr. Francis K. Paul Whole Time Director Mr. Naveen Philip Managing Director Ms. Preeti Reddy Non-Executive Director Mr. George Joseph Non-Executive Mr. Rakesh Bhutoria Non-Executive Mr. Jacob Kurian Chairman and Non-Executive, Independent Director Jacob Kurian is the Chairman and Non-Executive &#8230; <a title=\"Information of Directors\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/governance\/information-of-directors\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-596","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2989,"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596\/revisions\/2989"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.popularmaruti.com\/investor-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}