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PROFILE EXECUTIVE CONNECT ALL ROUNDER

Anup Deshmukh, Managing Director, Danfoss Power Solutions India, brings nearly
28 years of experience spanning sales, business development, general management,
manufacturing operations, and strategic growth to his new role. He joins Danfoss from Parker
Hannifin, where he held senior leadership roles across India, China, and Southeast Asia,
most recently serving as Country Sales Director within the company’s Filtration, Engineering
Material, Instrumentation, Fluid Control, and Motion Control groups in India. Prior to Parker
Hannifin, Deshmukh served as Sales Manager for General Electric in India. In his new role,
Deshmukh will be responsible for driving business growth and ensuring effective execution of
Danfoss Power Solutions’ strategies across India. He will build and maintain strong relationships
with key customers, partners, and stakeholders, and he will create and execute strategies to
attract, develop, and retain talent across multiple functions. Deshmukh will lead the Danfoss Power Solutions India Leadership
Team, and he will represent the Power Solutions segment on the Danfoss India country governance board.
Anup brings deep operational and commercial experience from across India and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Anup holds
a degree in chemical engineering from Shivaji University, along with diplomas in marketing and business management from
NMIMS and ICFAI, respectively.

GO- GETTER
Shashvat Somany, Joint Managing Director, Hindware, began his career in consulting
advising clients across the consumer, industrial and telecommunication sectors. He then
joined Somany Impresa Group, where, as Head of Strategy, he led transformation and
operational excellence across the Group’s businesses. He is also the founder of Tattva, the
Group’s corporate venture capital platform, which works at the intersection of startups, industry,
deep tech and innovation.
Shashvat will lead the Company’s Bathware and Pipes businesses, strengthening their market
position, sharpening execution and creating long-term value. Shashvat holds an MBA in
Technology and Analytics from London Business School and a BA in Economics and also in
Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

SEASONED LEADER

Amit Kumar Sinha,Managing Director & CEO, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited,
brings a unique combination of leadership experiences, value creation skills, customer-
first approach, people centricity & ESG commitments, which align well with the Mahindra
Group’s Rise philosophy. Amit joined Mahindra Group in November 2020 as President -
Group Strategy. He became a member of Group Executive Board from April 2021. Over the
past 2+ years, Amit led several high-impact projects covering growth, transformation, &
capital allocation across Group companies. Amit is also a Director on the Board of Mahindra
Finance, Mahindra Susten, & Mahindra First Choice. Prior to joining the Mahindra Group,
Amit was a Senior Partner & Director with Bain & Company. Over 18 years at Bain across
US & India, he managed large-scale strategy, organization, & performance improvement
projects covering numerous industries including infrastructure, real-estate, construction, energy, & technology. Amit started his
career with Tata Motors & worked with IGate Patni (now Capgemini) in technology leadership roles in India, Singapore, & US.
Amit holds dual MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Finance & Strategy, where he received
coveted Palmer scholar award & Siebel scholarship for academic performance. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical & Electronics) from the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi. Amit is also an Ananta Aspen Fellow as part of their India
leadership fellowship program.

REALTY STAR
Manish Jaiswal, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance MET City, brings over 20 years of experience
in real estate, with expertise spanning business strategy, development, revenue growth, sales
and marketing, land transactions, fundraising and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Reliance
MET City, he served as CEO of Eldeco Group, where he drove the growth of the multi-city
development platform across North India. He has also served as CEO of Tribeca Developers,
where he was associated with the development of Trump branded real estate projects. In
his new role, Manish will lead the overall business and growth strategy for Reliance MET City,
with responsibility for driving industrial, residential and commercial development, attracting
new investments and businesses, strengthening the development pipeline and expanding the
integrated ecosystem across multiple asset classes. He will also oversee the platform’s strategic
partnerships and business expansion initiatives as MET City scales into a major economic and
urban destination in the National Capital Region (NCR). Manish holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of
Technology (NSIT), Delhi University, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

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