IT major Birlasoft Limited announced the appointment of Ananth Sankaranarayanan as an Additional Director on the company’s Board, with effect from February 2, 2023.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “We wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of Birlasoft Limited (“the Company”), at its meeting concluded today, inter alia, has approved the appointment of Mr. Ananth Sankaranarayanan (DIN: 07527676) as an Additional (NonExecutive – Independent) Director of the Company, not liable to retire by rotation, for a period of 5 years with effect from February 2, 2023, as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, subject to the approval of shareholders.”
Ananth Sankaranarayanan is an Entrepreneur and an Investor in the consumer internet space in India. He is the founder & CEO of Mensa Brands – India’s largest D2C house of brands with the vision to build tech-led brands from India for the globe.
Prior to starting Mensa, Sankaranarayanan was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medlife, one of India’s largest e- health company. Prior to Medlife, he served as the CEO of Myntra, the country’s largest platform for fashion and lifestyle products and part of Flipkart/Walmart. Prior to joining Myntra, he was a Director at McKinsey & Company for 15 years.
Sankaranarayanan serves as an Independent Director on the Board of Marico and is an active member of YPO, the Global Community of Young Leaders and Chief Executives. He is a part of the Champions of Change, Transformation Conclave set up by Niti Aayog, under the aegis of Narendra Modi. He is also on the Board of Arghyam, a foundation set up by Rohini Nilekani to improve access to safe water. He also is passionate about making mental health support accessible to all and serves as a Trustee for Deepika Padukone’s Live Love Laugh foundation. He is an active member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and is also on the Industry Advisory Board of the University of Michigan.
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