Aged 54 years, he is the Non-Executive Independent Director. He holds a PhD in Marketing from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2006), a Post Graduate Programme in Marketing from the IIM-B, India (1993) and is a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), University of Delhi, India (1987). He is presently working as a Professor of Marketing in School of Marketing, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Australia and has over 19 yearsā of experience in academia. Amongst others, he has been associated with companies such as Hometrade Limited (as Vice President ā Sales and Marketing), Becton Dickinson (as Marketing Manager ā South Asia), Dabur India Limited (as Senior Product Manager), ITC Limited (as Brand Manager) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (as Quality Control Engineer). He joined the Board on July 17, 2020 and holds office for a period of 5 years.