Mr. Pradeep Bakshi is the Managing Director & CEO of Voltas Limited and also among the Board of Directors for Voltbek Home Appliances Ltd. Mr. Bakshi took over as Head of Operations of UPBG, twelve years ago, with an emphatic oath of turning around the brand to its current stature. He is one of the most versatile and multi-talented executives to reach the company’s top office, having close to three decades of experience in the consumer durable industry.

Mr. Bakshi is a triumphant professional in the competitive Indian White Goods landscape. He represents the all-too-rare combination of thinker, doer and leader, and his vast expertise and experience in the Appliances domain makes him a distinct professional. Under his able leadership, Voltas has consistently grown in revenue and profitability, well ahead of the industry. In fact, Voltas achieved leadership position in Market Share, and has also scored highest in terms of Brand Equity, under his stewardship.

An enthusiastic and confident leader, Mr. Pradeep Bakshi has been the Appliances Man of the Year 2013, and has also received the President’s award for Energy Conservation, amongst many other awards and accolades during the last one decade.

Mr. Debendranath Sarangi has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as an Independent Director since September 2014. He is a retired IAS officer (1977 batch) from the Tamil Nadu Cadre.

While in service, he has held high-level responsibilities in several departments including that of Chief Secretary.

He was the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation Limited, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited, on the board of various Government undertakings and also a nominee Director of some companies, including Titan. Mr. Sarangi holds M.A. in Political Science from University of Delhi and M.Sc. in Economics from University of Swansea, U.K.

Mr. Arun Kumar Adhikari has been on the Board of Voltas Limited as an Independent Director since June 2017. He graduated with B. Tech (Chemical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1975 and did his MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. He attended the Advanced Management Program in 1997 at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr. Adhikari joined Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) in 1977 and was with Unilever Group, working in India and overseas in series of increasingly senior roles across Sales, Marketing and Consumer Research till he retired in 2014.

Post retirement from HUL in 2014, he worked as a Senior Advisor with McKinsey supporting them on Marketing and Sales strategy related areas. Mr. Adhikari is an Independent Director of UltraTech Cement Limited, Aditya Birla Capital Limited, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited and Vodafone Idea Limited.

Mr. Mukundan Menon has done B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Diploma in Management, along with Executive Management programs from IIM (Indian Institute of Management) and a Leadership Excellence program from INSEAD, France.

Mr. Mukundan has over 37 years of Management experience, leading organisations in India and Overseas. Till recently, he held the position of the President & Chief Operating Officer of Blue Star Limited and Director of Blue Star Climatech Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Star. He is currently the Vice-President of “Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Manufacturing Association” (RAMA) which represents leading MNC’s as well as Indian companies in this space. Mr Mukundan is an active member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) India’s premier business association, representing Indian Industry, working with the Government for policy making and nation development.

His domain expertise covers the entire spectrum of HVAC products namely - Room Air conditioners, Commercial Air Conditioners and Commercial Refrigeration Products.

Mr. Mukundan is acknowledged for his strategic understanding of the Indian market opportunity with a very sharp focus on the Air conditioning and Refrigeration domain, access to networks and stake holders, operational experience to enter new markets and new product categories, scale up businesses with a clear long term strategic vision and exceptional short and mid-term execution capabilities.

He is a dynamic mentor with exceptional People and HR skills, with specialised knowledge in areas of thought leadership and growth orientation. He combines strong proven business acumen with a sense of purpose.

He has also been a speaker at various acclaimed platforms imparting his immense professional knowledge and experiences.