Dr. V.L. Indira Dutt serves as the Chairperson & Managing Director of The KCP Limited, a distinguished 80-year-old conglomerate with a group turnover of USD 3 billion. With diversified business interests in Cement, Heavy Engineering, Sugar, Power, and Hospitality, the Group is known for its excellence and innovation. Under her dynamic leadership, the company has continued on a path of sustainable and resilient growth, even during periods of economic uncertainty. Drawing inspiration from, Dr.V.Lakshman Dutt (former Executive Chairman), a visionary industrialist, Dr. Indira Dutt began her journey with the company as Director in 1986, later becoming Joint Managing Director in 1999, and ultimately assuming the role of Chairperson & Managing Director at a critical juncture during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has also played a pivotal role in leading the Group’s international and joint venture initiatives, including FIVES CAIL- KCP Limited and KCP Vietnam Industries, ensuring strategic alignment and operational efficiency. A strong advocate of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, Dr. Dutt has integrated sustainability into the core business strategy, with focused efforts on reducing carbon footprint and enhancing stakeholder value. She has prioritized excellence in quality systems and ensured that they are consistently monitored, upgraded, and aligned with global standards. Committed to the philosophy of inclusive growth, Dr. Indira Dutt actively supports Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives beyond statutory requirements. She runs schools near the manufacturing units in Chennai and Macherla and during the pandemic, facilitated the installation of oxygen plants to meet urgent healthcare needs. She also promotes Skill Development aimed at creating employment opportunities for the local communities. Dr. Dutt contributes extensively to the broader business and entrepreneurial ecosystem. She currently serves as the President of the Andhra Chamber of Commerce, and has previously held esteemed positions such as: • Chairperson, SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneur Council (SCWEC) – the first Indian to hold this post • President, FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) – the women’s wing of FICCI • President, World Telugu Federation – where she continues to promote Telugu language, literature, and culture Among her many contributions to cultural heritage, the Telugu Heritage Museum in Visakhapatnam, established under her guidance, stands as a significant landmark. Dr. Indira Dutt is also an accomplished author. She has authored the biography of her late husband, Dr. V. Lakshman Dutt, which was released by the former Hon’ble Vice President of India. A role model for women in leadership, Dr. V.L. Indira Dutt exemplifies visionary leadership, ethical governance, and a deep commitment to societal well-being. Her journey reflects how purpose-driven leadership can make a profound impact on both business and society.

Aditi Mittal is a Deputy Executive Director and heads Investor Relations, and Media & Corporate Communications at Dalmia Bharat Limited. She has been associated with the company for over six years and is an integral part of the young leaders at the company. With a dual responsibility of two strategic functions, Aditi is responsible for purposefully positioning the company with the company’s external stakeholders including the shareholders and the media. Aditi has more than 16 years of work experience with companies across the real estate and financial services segment. In her earlier role, she was with Oberoi Realty Limited where as part of the Chairman’s office she strategized and led sales of a premium residential project, headed its investor relations and lead many strategic initiatives including the digitization of sales. Prior to that she had also worked with McKinsey & Company and Price Waterhouse Coopers. Aditi has done her Masters in Business Administration from the prestigious Indian School of Business at Hyderabad and she is also a Qualified Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She has done her B.Com Honours from Delhi University and has multiple academic accolades to her credit.

Ms Manisha Pattiwar, Vice President is working with UltraTech Cement since 1991. She completed her B.Tech from Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur in 1991. She started her career journey with Awarpur Cement Works as Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET). She has experience of Cement Plant operations, Project Engineering, Project Management, Project Cost estimate & Cost management and Procurement. Currently, she is heading planning & budgeting cell for UltraTech Cement. She is playing a key role as leader for entire manufacturing vertical of UltraTech Cement. Her dedication towards work and attitude of leading from front is inspirational to all young managers of the organization.

Mrs. Madhumita Basu heads Marketing and Strategy for Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary Nu Vista Limited. Mrs. Basu joined Nuvoco in 2010 as ExCo Member and Head of Marketing for its cement business; where she shared responsibility for driving key corporate goals in safety, growth, business performance, innovation and people development. Later, in October 2015; she was given the additional mandate of heading sales for the cement business; along with driving innovation processes, new products and services for the Residential Housing segment. Mrs. Basu has over three decades of experience in customer-centric processes and crossfunctional engagement within strategic planning, sales and marketing (domestic and international), business development and outsourcing; as well as quality management and IT. Prior to joining Nuvoco, she worked with Exide Industries and Eveready Industries India. Mrs. Basu has a Bachelor degree in Commerce and a Masters in Management Studies (Finance Major) from Mumbai University. She has been associated with various fora for Training and Development programmes. She is also a recipient of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Young Manager Award and a Past President of The Calcutta Management Association.

Mrs. Manisha Kelkar heads Human Resources and Industrial Relations for Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited and its whollyowned subsidiary Nu Vista Limited. Mrs. Kelkar joined Nuvoco in 2009 as Head of Management Development for its cement business and later took over responsibilities for heading Organisation Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Organisation Effectiveness and Talent Management for all its business verticals. Between 2014 and 2017, Mrs. Kelkar played a crucial role in steering the organisation through the process of divestment and brand transition, articulating the Employee Value Proposition for Nuvoco. In 2017, she took the responsibilities of Head – Corporate HR reinforcing people processes and outlining the HR agenda for creating a future-ready organisation. Mrs. Kelkar has over two decades of experience in Human Resources across the Manufacturing and Service Industry where she cultivated a performance driven culture through innovative HR and employee engagement processes using robust Talent Management and Leadership Development interventions for creating sustainable organisations. Prior to joining Nuvoco, she has worked with Crompton Greaves, RPG Enterprises, E-Funds International, Morgan Stanley and WNS Global Services. Mrs. Kelkar has a Bachelor degree in Commerce and a Masters in Management Studies (Specialisation in HR) from Mumbai University. She is a strong believer in the principle of unlimited potential and continuous learning. Ms. Kelkar is an ICF Certified Coach, trained in NLP, Process Oriented Psychology and is also a certified Organization Development Practitioner from ISABS India. She has been associated with various fora for Training and Education.

CA N.Sankari is a young Chartered Accountant and Post Graduate in Business Management. She has a vast experience of 15 years in the area of Finance and Accounts. She started her carrier as Trainee and promoted to Audit manager in an Audit firm. Subsequently, she joined as Senior Associate in Marne Dimension Logistics Ld. At present, She has been working as Deputy Manager Finance since Jan 2013 in Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited, a reputed Tamil Nadu State Public Sector Undertaking having an annual turnover of Rs.800 Crores mainly dealing with manufacturing of Cement to Government and private parties. She has been playing crucial role for preparing annual budget for the organization and heading the finance department besides took an active role in the project management in the recently installed one million tonnes per annum capacity of state of the art new modern cement plant at Ariyalur at a project cost of Rs.809 crore. She is a key member in various committees of the present organization which includes Tenders, Purchase, Price Fixation of Cement and Cost Control activities etc. Further, She has excellent experience in the field of Income tax, Accounting, Financial Management. She has been directly reporting to Chairman and Managing Director who will be normally in the cadre of IAS officer besides reporting to Board of TANCEM. Apart from the leading front at the workplace, Sankari also leads by example at Home. She was married to Mr.Vijayan who is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant. She has two kids and she adjust her schedules and make compromises when the needs of children and other family members collide with work.