Born of April 24, 1947 he is a Director (Non-executive and Independent) of the Company. He is a commerce graduate (B.Com) and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (FCA). He is senior partner of M/s Tandon&Thanawala, Chartered Accountants. He also has his own proprietary concern in the name and style of M/s. Thanawala& Company. He has been a practicing Chartered Accountant for the past 37 years and has vast and varied experience in the field of Audit, Taxation and Management Consultancy. His areas of practice include corporate and personal taxation, appellate work, statutory audit, management and internal audits.