TVS Motor taps Kalpana Unadkat as independent director

CHENNAI: TVS Motor Company has appointed Kalpana Unadkat as an additional director and non-executive independent director for a five-year term, in a move that strengthens the board’s legal and governance heft.

The appointment, effective December 15, is subject to shareholder approval, the company said in a disclosure to the BSE. The board cleared the decision at its meeting held earlier in the day.

Unadkat is a dual-qualified solicitor in India and the UK, with more than 25 years of experience in cross-border mergers, joint ventures and corporate governance. She was formerly a senior partner at Khaitan & Co and co-head of Ashurst’s India practice in London.

She currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Avenue Supermarts, TVS Credit Services and Eris Lifesciences. A leading authority on corporate governance, she advises boards on effectiveness, leadership, organisational culture and decision-making, and has trained more than 200 directors through structured development programmes. Unadkat regularly advises international companies and is ranked among the leading lawyers in independent legal guides.

Her accolades include the Trailblazer Women Achiever Award 2023 from Ficci Flo, Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year in 2018 and 2019, The Rising Women of the Year Award in 2019, and the Female Lawyer of the Year and Women Super Achiever awards in 2017.