Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal-Joint Managing Director, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. & Chairman, Hero Corporate Service Ltd.

Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal is the joint managing director of Hero MotoCorp Ltd and chairman of Hero Corporate Service Ltd. He is responsible for developing growth strategy and the implementation of new business plans for the group. He is a member of prime minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, which regularly interacts with the prime minister on economic issues. Mr Munjal is on the boards of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and Mohali, and also serves on the President’s Council at the University of Tokyo, one of the oldest institutions in Japan. He is a member of the Board of Governors of IIT, Ropar,Punjab. He was appointed by the Punjab government as chairman of the Board of Governors of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, in October 2012. He is also a member of the advisory board of the UK India Business Council.

Mr. Munjal was the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from 2004 to 2005.

He is a commerce graduate from University of Delhi and has undergone training in mechanical engineering. The India Today magazine selected him as one of the “Faces of the Millennium” for business. He is a recipient of the GlobScot award from the Scottish Government in September 2012. His name has been inscribed on The Royal Society of Medicine’s Wall of Honour, London, in recognition of his contribution toward affordable healthcare as president of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, in February 2013.