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DR. G V KRISHNA REDDY

 Dr. G V KRISHNA REDDY Chairman & Managing Director

Dr. GVK Reddy - Chairman & Managing Director GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited , a diversified business enterprise with interests in a wide range of businesses including power generation, airport operations, roads, urban infrastructure, bio-science, hospitality services and manufacturing. In the last four decades, GVK Reddy has established GVK as a key infrastructure player with interests in India and the international markets.

Realising India’s huge growth potential and the need for core infrastructure to support this growth, Dr. GVK Reddy envisioned the setting up of a private power project in Andhra Pradesh. The embodiment of his pioneering spirit was the setting up of the Jegurupadu power project in 1997, which was India's first independent power plant for which Dr. Reddy is widely credited in industry circles.

Known for his foresight and entrepreneurship, in 2006, he was instrumental in leading GVK’s foray into the booming aviation sector by winning the bid to modernize the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA). This led to the formation of Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd (MIAL) which currently operates India’s second busiest airport. The transformation of CSIA is considered to be one of the most challenging infrastructure projects in the world. In 2010, GVK acquired a 29% stake in the Bengaluru International Airport. Both airports together handle close to 35 million passengers annually.

GVK Reddy has been recognized for his dynamism, outstanding brilliance and invaluable contribution to the field of entrepreneurship and social improvement. He was conferred with the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2011. He has also been conferred a honorary title, Doctor of Philosophy by the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India. Additionally he has also been recognised for his benevolent spirit and this is evident from his commitment to the cause of the development of society. He has been sponsoring and supporting underprivileged students in the field of education and has been associated with the Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy Educational Society and Vivek Vardhini Education Society. He has also been instrumental in establishing schools to make quality education available to the less fortunate.

Over the years GVK Reddy has won many awards and accolades, some of them which include:

Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2009 from The Economic Times

Honoured by The American Telugu Association for his valuable contribution to the Telugu community & for his entrepreneurship in 2004 in Chicago

Felicitated by The Telugu Literary and Cultural Association, US

Excellence Award at the International Telugu Cultural Conference held at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Telugu Association of Malaysia

Conferred Life Membership of the World Telugu Federation, Chennai and was conferred the TAAI Travel Award in 2001

In addition, GVK was named the 'Most Promising Infrastructure Company' for the year 2009 by KPMG

Padmabhushan, 2011
On 24th March, 2011. Dr. GVK Reddy received India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan from the President of India, Srimati Pratiba Patil.

Mr. G V SANJAY REDDY Vice Chairman

Mr. G V Sanjay Reddy holds multiple positions and plays a key management role in GVK, one of India’s eminent business conglomerates.

As Vice Chairman of GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited, he leads GVK’s businesses in key areas of infrastructure such as energy, resources, airports and transportation that are vital for India to fulfill its tremendous potential and for its economic development.

Mr Sanjay Reddy’s efforts and farsighted vision of ensuring fuel security have enabled GVK to acquire a strategic equity stake in the Hancock Coal Mines, a rail and port project to set us one of world’s largest coal mining operations, thus ensuring fuel security for the company. The acquisition was rightly rated as the “Asia Deal of the Year”.

As Managing Director of Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd., he is instrumental in shaping the transformation of India’s busiest airport, the CSIA, Mumbai which is a one-of-its-kind and most challenging airport modernization projects in the world. He is also the Managing Director of Bengaluru International Airport Limited and is leading the expansion of Bengaluru International Airport as a Gateway to South India.

He is on the Board of Directors of the Taj GVK Hotels and Resorts Ltd. and has played a significant role in setting up premium hotel projects in Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Chennai.

Mr Sanjay Reddy was instrumental in setting up GVK Biosciences in 2001 and currently heads as its Vice Chairman. GVK Biosciences has emerged as India’s leading Contract Research Organization with a rapidly growing client base of global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and academic institutions.

Mr Sanjay Reddy is the Vice Chairman of GVK EMRI, a pioneer in Emergency Management Services in India and a not-for-profit organization operating under the PPP model. EMRI, country’s only professional emergency service provider, serves 11 State and two Union Territories.

Mr Sanjay describes his passion for excellence as his core competency. Educated in the United States, he combines his professional expertise and knowledge with a global perspective and a practical approach to business. He holds a Bachelor’s in industrial engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Mr Sanjay Reddy was recently elected as Chairman of CII, Southern Region for 2012-13. He actively participates and contributes to various programs of national interest through forums like Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), Mindmine Summit and the prestigious Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art. He has also declared as the "Emerging Business Leader of the Year" by AIMA Managing India Awards, in 2011.

Mr Sanjay was among the 25 Indians chosen as Young Global Leaders 2007 by the World Economic Forum and was primarily selected for his professional accomplishments, commitment to society and the potential to contribute to shaping a better future.

G V SANJAY REDDY
Mrs. G Indira Krishna Reddy
Director
Mr. Krishna Ram Bhupal
Director
Dr. A Ramakrishna
Independent Director
Mr. K N Shenoy
Independent Director
Dr. Abid Hussain
Independent Director
Mr. P Abraham
Independent Director
Mr. CH G Krishna Murthy
Independent Director
Mr.S Balasubramanian
Independent Director
Mr. A Issac George
Director
Mrs. Ranjana Kumar
Independent Director

COMMITTES OF THE BOARD

AUDIT COMMITTEE Minus

Mr. Ch G Krishna Murthy - Chairman
Dr. A Ramakrishna - Member
Mr. P Abraham - Member
Mr.S Balasubramanian - Member

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE Minus

Dr. A Ramakrishna - Chairman
Mr. K N Shenoy - Member
Mr. P Abraham - Member

INVESTORS' GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE Minus

Dr. A Ramakrishna - Chairman
Mr. Ch G Krishna Murthy - Member
Mr. A Issac George - Member

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