Minda Corporation Limited announced that at its board meeting held on August 3, 2023, approved the appointment of Mr. Gajanan V. Gandhe as an Additional/Independent Director of the company with effect from August 03, 2023. Term of appointment: for a term of up to 5 consecutive years with effect from August 03, 2023 to August 02, 2028. He is Master of Business Administration from Oakland University (Rochester, Mich.), a Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va.) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay, India).

He is 59 years old having more than 34 years of engineering and management experience in the automotive industry in the United States, India and China. Prior to DANA, he worked in numerous leadership positions with IAC, Easi Engineering, General Motors, Dow Automotive and Lear Corporation. Prior to DANA he was instrumental in establishing International Automotive Components Asia in 2007 where he has helped grow new business with global and local customers, including Mercedes, BMW, Volvo, General Motors, SAIC, Geely, BBDC, Volkswagen, Mahindra and Mahindra and Mahindra Trucks and Buses Ltd., among other large OEMs in the region.