About us
Board Of Directors
The Corporate management is supported by a strong team involving professionals with long standing experience in several fields.
Mr. Chakor L. Doshi, Chairman
- Renders valuable advice to the company in the matters of strategic planning, organization building and new business initiatives
- Holds the position of Chairman since 1998; prior to which he has served as MD of the company for 10 years
- Holds board position in other Indian public limited companies and private limited companies
- Holds M.S. in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering from University of Michigan, U.S.A.
Mr. Dilip J. Thakkar, Director
- Former President of the Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society and till recently, Chairman of the Society’s International Taxation Committee
- Director of several public and private limited companies in India and abroad and also Trustee of several Public charitable trusts
- Contributed several articles and papers in many professional journals and publications on a variety of subjects like Taxation, Auditing, Public Trusts, Foreign Exchange Regulations, Taxation of Non-Residents, International Taxation, etc
- Member of “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” and a practicing Chartered Accountant since 1961.
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Director
- Former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy during 2000-2009
- Awarded Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan for his recognition in the field of Research and Development related to nuclear reactors. Contributed more than 250 scientific papers and reports on various aspects of his work
- Honoured as Doctor of Science and Doctor of Literature from number of Universities/Prestigious Institutes including IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi
Mr. G. N. Bajpai, Director
- Former Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
- Former non-executive chairman of National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.(SHCIL)
- Recipient of “Outstanding contribution to the development of Finance ” award from Prime Minister of India
- Authored several books such as “The Securities market”, “ Marketing of Insurances” and “How to become a super successful Salesman”.
- Former Director of GIC, ICICI, UTI, India International Insurance Limited
- Currently Member of RBI’s Standing Technical Committee on Financial Regulation
Mr. Arun R. Gandhi, Director
- Prior to joining TATA Sons, he was with M/S. N. M. Raiji & Co., Chartered Accountants and worked as a Partner from July 1969 to 1993
- He performed several share valuations and advised on various Corporate Restructurings(i.e. Mergers / Demergers etc.)
- He joined Tata Sons Limited as an Executive Director on 18th August, 2003 and continued in that position till 17th August, 2008
- From 18th August, 2008 till 15th March, 2013, he was a Director on the Board of Directors of Tata Sons Limited. He has been assisting the Tata Group in acquiring diverse assets and Companies across the globe
- He has also advised on Business Valuation, Financial Due Diligence, Counter-Party negotiations, Financing and Merger control
- Over the last 20 years he served on the Board of Directors of various Indian Companies and Foreign Companies
- Holds qualification in B.Com, FCA ( England & Wales), FCA
Mrs. Bhavna Doshi, Director
- Rich experience of over 3 decades as partner in renowned firms of chartered accountants
- Served as a member of the Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for four terms
- She was elected to the Western India Regional Council of the ICAI and held positions of Secretary and Chairperson
- Served as a member of the Compliance Advisory Panel of International Federation of Accountants, New York and as the President of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber, a leading Chamber of Commerce
- Currently associated with M/s Bharat S. Raut & Co. (Member firm of KPMG in India) and providing advisory services in the fields of taxation, accounting, corporate and regulatory matters
- She is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds Master’s Degree in Commerce from Mumbai University.
Mr. G. K. Pillai, Managing Director & CEO
- Alumnus of BITS Pilani in Electrical Engineering
- Illustrious career in the private and public sectors
- Last assignment was as CMD of Heavy Engineering Corporation where he anchored turnaround of the PSU
- Recipient of Performance Excellence Award-2011 from Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE) for his all around acheivements
- Recipient of ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACHIEVER AWARD – 2012 at Energy Efficiency Conclave organized by South Asia Forum for Energy Efficiency (SAFEE)
Mr. Chirag C. Doshi, Managing Director
- Managing Director of WIL since 2007
- Extensively works on various growth initiatives, business development and exploring new business ventures for WIL
- Holds B.A (Economics) from University of Michigan, USA and M.B.A. from INSEAD Institute Paris