NARESH CHANDRA
Mr Chandra joined the Board in May 2004. Mr Chandra was Home Secretary in India in 1990, Cabinet Secretary from 1990 to 1992, Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister of India from 1992 to 1995 and the Indian Ambassador to United States of America from 1996 to 2001.
He was Chairman of the Indian Government Committee on Corporate Governance & Audit from 2002 to 2003 and was Chairman of the Committee on Civil Aviation Policy in 2004–2005. He was awarded the prestigious award of Padma Vibhushan by the Honourable President of India this year. Mr Chandra has a Master’s degree in Mathematics from Allahabad University.
AMAN MEHTA
Mr Mehta, a senior banker, joined the Board in November 2004 following his retirement from HSBC where he had a career spanning 36 years. He held numerous positions, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC USA Inc (the New York based arm of HSBC Holdings plc), and as Deputy Chairman of HSBC Bank Middle East, based in Dubai with responsibility for the HSBC Group’s operations in the Middle East.
In 1999, Mr Mehta was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a position he held until his retirement. Mr Mehta has a degree in Economics from Delhi University. He now resides in Delhi and is a member of a number of Corporate and Institutional Boards in India as well as overseas.
EUAN MACDONALD
Mr Macdonald spent over 20 years with SG Warburg, specialising in emerging market finance. From 1995 to 1999, Mr Macdonald was Chairman of SBC Warburg India, responsible for all the bank’s activities in India, and from 1999 to 2001, he was Executive Vice Chairman of HSBC Securities and Capital Markets, India.
Mr Macdonald has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University and a Master’s degree in Finance and International Business from Columbia Business School.