Mr. Bhaskar Bhat

Chairman (Independent Director)

Mr. Bhaskar Bhat (DIN- 00148778) began his career in 1978 as a Management Trainee at Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company. After spending five years with Godrej, he joined Tata Watch Project. After that, he was associated with Titan Company Limited. He retired on 30th September 2019, after serving as Managing Director of the Company from April 2002 to September 2019.

Titan Company Limited, under Mr. Bhat’s leadership, enlarged its portfolio and extended its market to Eyewear, Accessories, Fragrances and Sarees. The market cap of Titan Company grew to 13 Billion USD in 2019 and is now the second largest in the Tata Group.

Mr. Bhat graduated in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras and completed his PGDBM from IIM Ahmedabad. He has been conferred the Distinguished Alumnus Award at IIT Madras and IIM Ahmedabad.

Mr. Bhat is the Independent Director in Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited, LUCAS TVS Limited and Orange County Resorts & Hotels Limited. He is also a Board Member of IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation, a not-for-profit Section 8 Company. He has been appointed as the Chairman of the Company with effect from 30th January, 2025.

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