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joining Cummins in 2000. He steered the power
generation business of Cummins in India until his
retirement in 2012.
Pradeep is an independent director on the Board of
several companies including Automotive Stampings
and Assemblies Limited, Himatsingka Seide (Meter
Company in Jaipur, Torrent Pharma), and Pragati
Leadership. He was elected as the President of
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and
Agriculture, Pune for the period 2018-20. He has
been active on industry forums and was Chairman
(Western Region) of the Confederation of Indian
Industries (CII). He is also a Trustee of Persistent
Foundation formed by Persistent Systems.
Pradeep is married to Abha and they have a son
and a daughter.
Prakash Telang has been an Independent Director
at Persistent Systems since August 2010.
Prakash holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Nagpur University and a Post
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from
the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
He has been recognized as ‘Distinguished Alumnus’
by both institutes in their respective Golden Jubilee
years.
Prakash worked for three years with Larsen &
Toubro. Thereafter, he completed his PGDBA from
IIM Ahmedabad in 1972 and joined the Tata Group
through the prestigious Tata Administrative Service
(TAS) and retired in June 2012 after four decades of
meritorious service finally retiring as the Managing
Director (India operations) at Tata Motors.
During his tenure at Tata Motors, he was responsible
for driving new product developments for both
commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles. He set
up greenfield plants both in India and abroad, and
was a member of the team responsible for major
acquisitions abroad. He is credited with the massive
cost reduction drive which helped Tata Motors
achieve a major turnaround about a decade earlier.
Prakash is the Chairman of Kennametal India and
TEMA India. He also serves as a Director on the
Boards of Cummins India Ltd, SKF India Ltd., and
Lokmanya Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.
Prakash is married to Anjali and they have two
daughters.
Sanjay Bhattacharyya has been an Independent
Director at Persistent Systems since May 2011.
Sanjay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts with
Economics (Honors) from the Delhi University and
is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of
Bankers (CAIIB) recognized by the Indian Institute
of Banking and Finance (IIBF).
Sanjay has extensive experience in the banking
and finance industry, especially leading the
bank in complex transaction situations affecting
both the top-line and bottom-line, regulatory
compliance, international, and corporate banking
across geographies, retail banking, credit and
risk management, liability management, capital
structure and liquidity, impact on earnings per
share, shareholders’ disputes, and human resource
management.
Sanjay joined State Bank of India as a Probationary
Officer in 1972 and has had an illustrious career
there eventually retiring as the Managing Director
and the Chief Credit and Risk Officer. During
his tenure with SBI, he held several important
positions, including those of Chief General Manager
at Hyderabad Circle and DGM (Vigilance) at Chennai
Circle, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of State Bank
of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ) and SBI (International),
Mauritius.
Sanjay Bhattacharyya
Independent Director
Prakash Telang
Independent Director