Overview

Gender

male

Ashok Ganguly has served as a director on our Board since 1999. He is the Chairman of our Board Governance, Nomination and Compensation Committee.

He is currently the Chairman of ABP Pvt. Ltd (Ananda Bazar Patrika Group). Ganguly also currently serves as a non-executive director of Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

Ganguly is on the advisory board of Diageo India Private Limited. Ganguly is the Chairman of the Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Chairman of the Science, Technology & Operations Committee of Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Ganguly is a Rajya Sabha Member.

He is a former member of the Board of British Airways Plc from 1996 to 2005 and Unilever Plc/NV from 1990 to 1997 and Ganguly was formerly the Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited from 1980 to 1990. Ganguly was on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India from 2000 to 2009. In 2006, Ganguly was awarded the CBE (Hon) by the United Kingdom. In 2008, Ganguly received the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award. Ganguly received the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India in January 1987 and the Padma Vibhushan award in January 2009.

Ganguly holds B.Sc (Hons) from University of Bombay and an MS and PhD from the University of Illinois.