Ms. Alka Marezban Bharucha is the Independent Director of the Company since 31st March, 2015 and was re‑appointed for a second term with effect from 31st July, 2020. She chairs the transactions practice at Bharucha & Partners, which is a full-service law firm established in 2008. She is an Advocate on the Record of the Supreme Court of India. Her core areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, banking and finance. Ms. Bharucha's general corporate work includes the establishment of mutual funds and providing regulatory advice to foreign institutional investors, foreign venture capital investors, merchant bankers and other financial intermediaries.

Ms. Bharucha is also a Director on the Board of Birlasoft Limited, Hindalco Industries Limited, Aditya Birla Finance Limited, Ultratech Cement Limited, Orient Electric Limited, Honda India Power Products Limited, Ultratech Nathdwara Cement Limited and Honda Cars India Limited.


Ms. Bharucha has passed the examination of Articled Clerks held by the Bombay Incorporated Law Society and is a qualified solicitor. She holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of London.