Sidharth Birla
Vice President

Mr Sidharth Kumar Birla is the Chairman of Xpro India Limited (an established Polymers Processing and manufacturing company) and Digjam Limited(an established Woollen Worsted Fabric manufacturing company). Mr Birla has been a Director on various corporate bodies since 1977.

He has work experience in areas of Corporate Governance; Strategic Issues; Acquisitions & Divestments; Company Law; Corporate & Financial Structuring; Operating financial management and understanding of industrial/business operations; Private Equity fund - creation, structuring and documentation, etc.

Mr Birla’s education includes Master of Business Administration (MBA), 1980, IMEDE (now known as IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Hons.) in Physics, 1976, Calcutta University, Owner-President Management Program (OPM 33), 2002, 03 & 04, Other Executive Education programs at Harvard Business School & IMD.

Mr Birla is also Chairman of FICCI’s Corporate Laws sub-committee, Member of the 21st Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (nominee of Central Government 2010-2013); (was also a nominee of the Central Government to the 19th Council 2004-2007); Erstwhile Director on the Board of International Trade Promotion Organization (nominee of Central Government 1999-2002); Member, Board of Governors, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani; Member of WPO, (a US-based international organization of chief executives, with local chapters spread globally)