Board Members

DINESH AGARWAL
FOUNDER & CEO, IndiaMART.com

Dinesh Agarwal is the founder and CEO of IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting Indian suppliers with domestic and international buyers. Founded in 1996, Dinesh is credited with leading IndiaMART.com through a decade and a half with an unblemished record of being profitable from day one - a feat no other online company in India has been able to emulate. IndiaMART is today arguably one among the world's top ten B2B marketplaces, as has been corroborated by a host of credible market surveys. Under Dinesh's dynamic and visionary leadership, IndiaMART today is a 4500 strong talented pool of human resource with pan-India presence covering over 100 cities. It's stellar credentials, robust business model and Dinesh's commitment towards the MSME sector has invited prestigious investors like the Times of India Group and Intel Capital into its fold for further expansion plans. A vigorous advocate of Indian SMEs, he has spearheaded several path breaking ideas to promote Indian SMEs globally. His contribution to Indian businesses is widely acknowledged by the media.

Prior to pursuing his entrepreneurial instincts, this Computer Engineer from HBTI, Kanpur hashoned his technical skills working for industry leaders such as HCL Technologies (America), Center for Development of Telematics (C-Dot) and CMC Limited before returning to India. He has an extensive experience spanning over 16 years in the field of Internet, Networking & Systems Development and Consulting.


BRIJESH AGRAWAL
COO, IndiaMART.com

Brijesh Agrawal is the Chief Operating Officer, IndiaMART.com. Being a part of the core management team, Brijesh has been the brainchild behind the creation of a plethora of innovative products of IndiaMART. Since his joining in December 1999, Brijesh has been providing eclectic strategies appertaining to Sales, Marketing, Operations and Human Resources. With an paranomic nine years of experience in the B2B world, he has provided the brainwave to many a professionals who are now playing the leadership roles in their respective fields. A management graduate from the University of Lucknow and an MBA from National Institute of Integrated Learning and Management (NIILM), Brijesh started his career as a Supply Chain Consultant at Miebach Logistics GmbH, Bangalore.

An astute businessman, Brijesh's biggest strength is his entrepreneurial style of functioning and the ability to forge strong relationships with people. Mingling easily across levels and industries, he is acknowledged as a complete people's person, who likes to leads from the front.


DEEP KALRA
FOUNDER & CEO, MakeMyTrip.com

Deep holds rich past experience at GE Capital, AMF Bowling Inc. and ABN AMRO Bank. He is a member of the Executive Council of NASSCOM and chairs the NASSCOM Internet Working Group. He is also a Charter Member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) and serves on the Board of TiE, New Delhi. He is also a member of CII's Tourism sub-committee and a regular speaker at numerous internet and travel conferences across the world. He is also a founding member of "I am Gurgaon", an NGO focused on the improving the quality of life in Gurgaon.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi (1990), and a MBA (PGDM) degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1992).



M. K. Chouhan
MANAGING DIRECTOR, Mahendra & Ardneham Consulting (P) Ltd.

He is the Managing Director of a successful Board Advisory Consulting company - Mahendra & Ardneham Consulting (P) Ltd. He advises companies on building cohesive & high performing boards and aligning corporate strategy with sustainable business. He has 34 years of valuable experience in large Indian and multinational companies and in management consulting.
 
Mahendra has an experience of sitting on the Boards of companies as Independent Director, from a variety of sectors like Financial Services, Information Technology, Capital Goods, Exposition, Telecommunications & Pharmaceutical companies. He has been member of advisory board for Asia, for Stern Stewart & Company (The EVA Company of USA).

Mahendra is an MBA with specialisation in Finance and holds a bachelors degree in science (B.Sc.) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. He has done a course from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA,. for board of Directors on ‘Governing the Corporation: Global Perspectives in the Indian Context’. Mahendra is consultant to World Bank – IFC, and also holds a certificate by World Bank, IFC, Global Corporate Governance Forum USA, as Trainer for Board of Directors.

RAJESH SAWHNEY
PRESIDENT, Reliance Entertainment Private Ltd.

Rajesh has been associated with Reliance Entertainment Private Limited as president since August 2005. He is also on the Board of Big Flicks Private Limited, Big Animation (India) Private Limited, RRA Media & Entertainment Private Limited, Reliance Big News Private Limited, Reliance Big Broadcasting Private Limited and ND's Art World Private Limited. He has vast experience in entertainment, media and communication sector. Before Reliance Entertainment, he was associated with BCCL for 14 years in different leadership roles. He had built Indiatimes.com from a start-up venture. During his 14 years stint with BCCL, he created successful businesses across several new areas, including publishing, Radio, TV, retailing, internet, e-commerce, travel and mobile VAS. He is based in Mumbai.

He holds Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Delhi University, and Master's degree in Management from Mumbai University. He has also done a fellowship in 'Globalisation and Leadership' from the London School of Economics and Social Sciences as well.