Shailesh Haribhakti

Shailesh Haribhakti is a renowned Chartered and Cost Accountant, and a Certified Internal Auditor, Financial Planner, and Fraud Examiner, with over four decades of experience. He has been conferred with the Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D) by Competent Boards Inc. He is a strong supporter of a clean and green environment and has successfully established the concept of ‘Innovate to Zero’ in the social context.

Mr. Haribhakti joined the Board of Blue Star in 2005 as an Independent Director and he took charge as Chairman with effect from April 1, 2019. In addition, Mr. Haribhakti is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of L&T Finance Holdings Limited, L&T Mutual Fund Trustee Ltd, Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited, and NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited, amongst others. He is the Vice Chairman of GOvEVA Consulting Pvt Ltd. He is also a Board Member of a number of leading companies including Brookprop Services Pvt Ltd (A Brookfield REIT), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bennett Coleman and Company Ltd (Times Group), Ambuja Cements Ltd, ACC Ltd, Bajaj Electricals Ltd, Gaja Trustee Company Pvt Ltd (Gaja Capital Group), and Epigeneres Biotech Pvt Ltd. In recent times, some prominent Boards and Board Committees led by him have been recognized with coveted awards, which speak of his penchant for excellence in the areas of corporate governance and sustainability initiatives.

Mr. Haribhakti has been associated with a number of management institutions as well as industry and professional forums. He has led the Bombay Management Association; Institute of Internal Auditors, Bombay Chapter; Western India Regional Council, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India; Indian Merchants Chambers; Financial Planning and Standards Board, India; and Rotary Club of Bombay; over the last many decades. He has served on the Standards Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board in London for two years and was Chairman of the NPS (National Pension Scheme) Trust from 2015-2017.