Shukla Wassan

Ms. Shukla Wassan (DIN: 02770898) is a graduate in Commerce (Honors) & Law from Calcutta University, Fellow Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK. During her rich and diverse career spanning over 3 decades, she has been a part of the Corporate Management Team of multinational companies - Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, Reckitt Benckiser Ltd, Xerox India Ltd & Max New York Life Insurance Co. Her wide-ranging areas of expertise includes Joint Venture, Refranchising, Strategic Alliances, Fund Structuring, Intellectual Property, Indirect Taxation, Competition Law, Arbitration, Corporate Governance, POSH and Corporate Social Responsibilities.

She has served on the Boards for more than a decade. She has been a Member and Chairperson of the Board and Audit Committee of Companies (Listed and Unlisted) in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. She is a prominent speaker in seminars and international conferences. She is also Committee Member of various industry forums including CII and FICCI with leadership roles in community organization.

She is a recipient of the ICCA Excellence Award 2019 in the F&B Sector; 'Corporate Lawyer of the Year' by the Annual Women in Compliance Awards-2017 organized by C5 Communications Limited (formerly known as Euroform) a subsidiary of C5 Group Inc., UK. She has also been awarded the Jury award for 'Outstanding Achievement – In house - Female', 2013 and 'General Counsel of the Year (Female)' 2014 by Legal Era. Her team has been awarded 'Best In House Team of the Year – FMCG Category' for the three consecutive years from 2014-2016 by LegalEra & in 2018 'Best Legal Team of the Year' and 2019 'Initiative of the Year' by India Legal Awards. She has been enlisted in 'World's Leading General Counsel' published by LegalEra in London – November, 2017.