Ms. Vijaya Sampath is an Independent Director at Eris. She brings 38 years of experience in the legal profession and is proficient in corporate law, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and commercial contracts. Ms. Sampath has previously worked with the Indian Aluminium Company. She was also associated with Bharti Airtel Limited for eight years as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts from Madras University and a law degree from Mysore University. She is also a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She has attended the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School, USA and a program on Managing Strategic Alliances conducted by the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.