Mr. Ramesh Abhishek is an Independent Director of the Company since 1st January, 2022. A retired IAS officer of 1982 batch, Mr. Abhishek brings with him a rich experience of over 40 years as one of the most senior bureaucrats in the Indian Civil Service. In an illustrious career, he played key roles in leading governance, public policy, competitiveness, regulatory & judicial Reforms, policy design & implementation, investment promotion & facilitation, institution building, among many others. In his last appointment as the Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), he was instrumental in facilitating and building some of the unique large-scale and most impactful initiatives of the Government of India that include ‘Make in India’, ‘Startup India’, Ease of Doing Business and Industrial Corridors in the Country. He played a crucial role in driving the Invest India initiative to strengthen investment promotion and usher in FDI. He has also served as Chairman of the Commodity Derivative Markets Regulator and Forward Markets Commission.

Mr. Abhishek is also an Independent Director on the Board of Ravindra Energy Limited and Indus Towers Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Nuvama Wealth Finance Limited and Nuvama Custodial Services Limited and a Director on the Board of EODB Advisors (OPC) Private Limited.

Mr. Abhishek holds Master’s degrees in Business Administration in Finance, International Politics and Public Administration.