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SIDDHARTHA LAL
Managing Director & CEO, Eicher Motors LTD
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SIDDHARTHA LAL
Managing Director & CEO, Eicher Motors LTD

Siddhartha Lal is the Managing Director and CEO of Eicher Motors Ltd., the flagship company of Eicher Group in India. Siddhartha has also been the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Enfield and the Chairman of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV); a joint venture between Volvo group and Eicher Motors Ltd. (EML).
From July 2008 to July 2010, Siddhartha was the CEO of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV). VECV is the third largest Commercial Vehicles' (CV) player in India and has ambitions to drive Modernization in
commercial transportation and become a leading trucks and buses company in India and emerging world markets. During 2000-2004, in his tenure as CEO of motorcycle Manufacturer Royal Enfield (a division of EML), Siddhartha helped revive the company's Fortunes and also strengthened stakeholders' involvement with the brand.
He holds a Master’s degree in Automotive Engineering from University of Leeds and is a Cranfield University qualified mechanical engineer. Siddhartha is also an Economics graduate from St. Stephens College in Delhi and an alumnus of The Doon School.
Siddhartha is also passionately involved in the subject of transportation and the role it has to play in sustainability, especially in urban settings; and its role in our health, safety and quality of life. Due to his efforts in this area, he has also been nominated as a part of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Personal Transportation Systems. As a young global leader at WEF, Siddhartha is co-championing the initiative - 'Transforming Urban Mobility'. He is also a part of the newly formed Next
Generation Leaders Board at Indian School of Business.
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S. SANDILYA
Chairman, EML
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S. SANDILYA
CHAIRMAN, EICHER MOTORS LTD.

Mr S. Sandilya is presently Chairman, Eicher Motors Limited.
His working career spans over 44 years.
He started his career in 1969 with DCM group of companies at their Group Headquarters in the Finance function. After a year's stint with DCM he joined Union Carbide where he worked for five years in three locations namely Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai in Systems as well as Finance and Accounts.
Mr. Sandilya joined Eicher in 1975.
He has been a part of the growth journey of the Group and held various positions in different business units. He was the Managing Director of Eicher Motors Limited, the Commercial Vehicles Manufacturing business unit of the Group till 1998 before moving to the Group Office to take responsibility for Group Finance and Strategic Planning in addition to being the MD of Eicher Motors. He was appointed Group Chairman and CEO in April 2000. The group's portfolio at that time included Agricultural tractors, Commercial vehicles, Motorcycles, Engineering Components, Engineering Solutions and Business Consulting Services. He is the Non-Executive Chairman from 2006 after superannuation.
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MANVI SINHA
Independent Director, EML
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MANVI SINHA
Independent Director, Eicher Motors Ltd.

Ms. Manvi Sinha
has a B.A. (Honours) degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
University and has completed the Intermediate level from the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India. She combines a sound academic background with
rich journalism experience. Ms. Manvi Sinha served as Chief Revenue Officer at
NDTV Ltd. from January 2018 to November 2019. During this time, the broadcast
company delivered its best financial results (FY 2018-2019) in 14 years.
Previously, Ms. Manvi Sinha had a twenty-year career in television business
journalism. She has straddled roles ranging from anchoring and production to
business development and operational cum editorial leadership at NDTV. Ms.
Sinha was also a presenter of the India Business Report on BBC World. Prior to
joining NDTV in 1998, Ms. Sinha was in the Audit and Business Advisory division
of Arthur Anderson.
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Inder Mohan Singh
Independent Director, EML
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Inder Mohan Singh
Independent Director, EML

Mr. Inder Mohan Singh is a fellow member of the Institute
of Company Secretaries of India, a law graduate from Delhi University and a postgraduate
in Finance. Mr. Singh is a Partner with ShardulAmarchandMangaldas& Co., a
leading law firm and specialises in various practice areas including General
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate Governance and
Education. Mr. Singh has vast experience in the automobile industry especially
in matters related to joint ventures, distribution networks, business transfers
and technology licensing issues. He has worked across industries including
cement, media and entertainment, telecom, real estate and the education sector.In
the past, Mr. Singh has also worked with Eicher Motors Limited as Head-Legal
& Secretarial department.
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Vinod Aggarwal
Non-executive Director,EML
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Vinod Aggarwal
Non-executive Director,EML

Vinod Aggarwal is the Managing Director & CEO of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV), Eicher Motors’ joint venture with Sweden’s AB Volvo. An industry veteran with over 40 years of rich experience in general management, finance and operations, Vinod has been leading the joint venture since 2010, two years after it was formed.
In his long and successful career with Eicher, spanning over 35 years, Vinod has held several management positions including the Chief Financial Officer of the Eicher Group from 2005-2009.
Vinod has won several awards for his contributions to the commercial vehicle industry including the “CV Man of the Year” twice in 2019 and 2014. He was also recognised as the “Best CEO- Medium and Heavy Duty truck makers” in 2016 by World Auto Forum and the “Hall of Fame 2015” by Manufacturing Today. He is presently the Treasurer of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
Vinod is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost and Management Accountant.
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B GOVINDARAJAN
B. Govindarajan, CEO - Royal Enfield and Wholetime Director, Eicher Motors LTD.
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B GOVINDARAJAN
B. Govindarajan, CEO - Royal Enfield and Wholetime Director, Eicher Motors LTD.

B. Govindarajan is the Chief Executive Officer at Royal Enfield. He also serves as Wholetime Director on the Board of Eicher Motors Ltd.
Govindarajan has spent over 23 years at Eicher Motors Ltd. and at Royal Enfield in two stints. In his
present stint, he joined Royal Enfield in June 2011 as the Senior Vice President - Industry and has been
the Chief Operating Officer at Royal Enfield since 2013.
Govindarajan’s association with Eicher Motors Ltd. dates back to 1995, when he first joined as Manager -
Engineering and was responsible for the Power train unit Manufacturing System Engineering.
Subsequently, from 1994 to 2007, he worked across several verticals. In 2004, Govindarajan became the
General Manager - Manufacturing at Royal Enfield where he was responsible for the entire
manufacturing activity and the implementation of the Lean and Quality Management Systems. In 2006,
he was promoted as Divisional General Manager at Royal Enfield, post which he moved to the
Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing unit of Eicher Motors in Pithampur as the Head of Operations.
In his current tenure of over a decade with the company, Govindarajan has led several turnkey projects
for Royal Enfield and has been instrumental in growing and expanding the company’s manufacturing
facilities, and in bringing a paradigm shift in product quality, delivery and development processes. He
has actively led the production ramp up at Royal Enfield's Thiruvottiyur facility and also spearheaded
the establishment of Royal Enfield's two new world class manufacturing plants at Oragadam and Vallam
Vadagal near Chennai. He has been instrumental in implementing extensive cost management in
sourcing and operations. Under his leadership Royal Enfield has established the Technology centres at
UK and in India and he has led the team for successful delivery of the 650cc, twin cylinder Interceptor
650 and the Continental GT 650 which have won recognition across the globe.
In his illustrious career spanning over 32 years, Govindarajan has also worked with TTG Industries,
Brakes India Ltd. and Patil Rail Infrastructure Ltd. He received his Mechanical Engineering degree from
Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu in 1989 and also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Materials
Management