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PLACEMENTS & BOARD APPOINTMENTS

Real Leaders. Real Success. Real Boardroom Impact.

At the Directors’ Institute – World Council of Directors, every appointment is a powerful validation of one belief -
When leaders are equipped with the right governance skills, the world opens its boardrooms for them.
This page celebrates the professionals who transformed their careers with DI’s globally recognised directorship programs and are now shaping decisions at the highest levels.
It is more than a list.
It is proof.

Because Every Appointment Deserves to Be Celebrated.

This gallery of appointment announcement creatives acts as emotional proof that leaders like your visitors are achieving real outcomes with DI.

Scroll through the celebratory appointment creatives — EACH ONE A MILESTONE.
EACH ONE A STORY OF AMBITION TURNED INTO OPPORTUNITY.

Congratulations to the Leaders Who Stepped Into Board & Senior Roles

Every appointment reinforces DI’s role as the most preferred platform for board-readiness across India, GCC, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
Our members come from diverse industries — but their destination is the same: the boardroom.

Name	Appointed / Promoted
Utsav Verma	Director
Shailesh Kumar	Country Lead - India & SE Asia
Mahasweta Paul	Consultant / Subject Matter Expert
Kaustubh Bhagwat	Managing Director & National Collection Head
Satyajeet Damre	Senior Client Solutions Manager
Upesh Mathur	Co-Founder
Ashwini Kumar	Chief Human Resource Officer
Abhishek Bose	National Head
Srinath Nagendra	Chief Growth Officer
Mandar Naik	Consultant
Atindriya Bose	Senior Partner
Mahasweta Paul	Consultant / Subject Matter Expert
Vijay Y.V.C.S	Principal- Corporate Advisory/ ESG
Anupam Bhargava	Senior Management Consultant and SME
Richa Shekhar	Senior Director
Vishal R Injewar	Associate Director
Ashfak Shaikh	Director, India
Nivarti Jayaram	Delivery Head - Ayvens & Chief Data Officer
Dr. Aditi Mishal	Director - Centre for Sustainability & Professor
Bhaskar De	Management Consultant
Makarand Deshpande	Independent Director
Thrity Patel	Partner
L Khaja Nizamuddin	Vice President - Operational Excellence & CIP
Chand Berry	Finance Director
Roger Kumar	International President
Jainendra Kumar	Vice President, Global Product Engineering & InfoSec
Rajesh Joshi	Assistant General Manager - Human Resources (International HRBP - Europe & West Africa)
Ronald Kirubakaran	Global Functional Account Leader
Sandhya Arun	Vice President, Sector Delivery and Operations Executive, Americas
Lynette Dsilva	VP and Head of HR -Regions
Krishna Kolur	Principal Consultant - Sourcing, Business Development & Supply Chain
Ajit Kumar	Delivery and Business
Venkatesh Murthy	Senior Manager - Recruitments at Cloud Collab Technologies
Premchand T	Advisor
Mukund Thirumalai	Global Director Special Projects Automotive Aftermarket
Joseph Chavali	Consulting Specialist
Milind Sahasrabudhe	Assistant Vice President (Project Management)
Akhilesh Dwivedi	Senior Director, Inventory and Process ExcellenceSenior Director, Inventory and Process Excellence
Subramanya Rayaprol	Independent Director
Mohd Raghib	Admin Head
Anjali Paradkar	Advisory Board Member
Sandeep Talokar	Chief Executive Officer
N Dharamadhikari	Independent Director
Rayasam Venkata Lakshmi Manohar	Director - Program Management
Indrani Banerjee	Strategic HR Consultant
Kumaran Govindsamy	Managing Director
Sandhya Arun	Vice President, Sector Delivery and Operations Executive, AmericasVice President, Sector Delivery and Operations Executive, AmericasApr 2023 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos
Rashesh Patel	Independent Director
Marion Dsilva	Founder
Naren Raparthi	Founder