Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and Promoter of Essel Group of Companies, Dr. Subhash Chandra is a self-made man who has consistently demonstrated his ability to identify new businesses and lead them on the path of success. His industry leading businesses include television networks and film entertainment, cable systems, theme parks, flexible packaging, family entertainment centres and infrastructure.

For his contributions to the industry, Dr. Chandra has been awarded the International Emmy Directorate Award at the 39th International Emmy Awards night in New York and has also been Honored with the Doctorate of Business Administration by the University of East London. Dr. Chandra's immense contribution to the socio-economic wellbeing, was recognised by Canada India Foundation by honoring him with the Global Indian Award.

Mr. Subodh Kumar holds an M.Sc in Physics and several diplomas and management certificates from IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, Harvard Business School, IDS Sussex, IMF amongst other Ivy League institutions.

Mr. Kumar had one of the most illustrious careers in the Indian Administrative Service, spanning 35 years, heading various key government agencies with stellar integrity and transparency.

He has made many noticeable contributions to the areas of his work and most notably made modifications to the Development Control Regulations thereby drastically reducing the manipulation in the building industry.

One of the Founder Promoters, he is associated with ZEE since its inception. One of the Founder partners of Hanmer & Partners, among India's top 3 public relations agencies; Flora2000, one of the leading global online flower distribution services, and Remindo, an Intranet 2.0 Office Communication Network. He also works as a special advisor to the US$ 7 billion Publicis Group.

Prof. Sunil Sharma has earned a fellowship (Ph.D) in Business Policy from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UP Technical University. Prof. Sharma's specialisation is in strategy formulation under uncertainty, innovation management, and organisational capabilities. He teaches courses on strategy, consulting, and innovation. His most recent consulting assignment was to formulate the vision and mission, review the organisational set-up and suggest a new organisation structure, and develop a business model for the Competition Commission of India.

Prof. Neharika Vohra, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, holds two post-graduate degrees. A first ranker in graduation and a post-graduate in psychology, she also holds a Ph.D in social psychology from the University of Manitoba, Canada.

She has been the recipient of various awards and recognition in her professional field including the 'Best Teacher Award' by the University of Manitoba, the 'Young Psychologist Award' by the International Union of Psychologists, the 'Learning Luminary Award' by OD Roundtable and the 'Woman Achievers Award' by FICCI Ladies Organisation.

A Chartered Accountant and MBA from London Business School, and one of India's most respected investors and financial experts. He was MD & CEO of Enam Securities and led Enam's $400 Million merger in 2011 with Axis Bank to create Axis Capital Ltd. (ACL) wherein he held the position of MD & CEO until November 2013. He is also associated with TPG Growth India as its Chairman and is on the board of Westlife Development, Shoppers Stop and Laxmi Organic as an Independent Director. Mr. Manish Chokhani is an active member of the World Presidents Organization, a Fellow of the All India Management Association, and has served three terms as Co-Chairman of the Capital Markets Committee. He is also a member of SEBI's Alternative Investment Promotion Committee. He has been a visiting faculty member at IIM-Kozhikode. He has also served on the International Alumni Board and scholarship panels of London Business School.

Mr. Adesh Kumar Gupta, Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and AMP from Harvard is a professional with rich experience of over 35 years in Corporate Strategy, M&A, Business restructuring, Fund raising, Taxation among others During his distinguished career of over 3 decades in Aditya Birla Group, Mr. Gupta held various senior positions (including Board positions) in companies in various fields including Indian Rayon, Birla Global Finance, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. and Grasim Industries Ltd.

Post his retirement as Whole-Time Director and CFO of Grasim Industries Ltd., Mr. Gupta ventured into Business Finance and Corporate Service space as Designated Partner of Progressive Consulting & Business Advisory LLP.

Mr. Punit Goenka's futuristic vision and sharp acumen in the new media domain, has led the Company to a global stature today. Mr. Goenka is also responsible for expanding the Company's international presence across 171 countries, and its reach to over more than 1 billion viewers.

Mr. Goenka is the only Indian Corporate Leader to receive the prestigious Médaille d'Honneur. He is also listed amongst the top 100 CEOs of India, in a study published by Business Today. He has also received the prestigious Economic Times '40 Under Forty' India's Hottest Business Leaders Award 2014 and has bagged the prestigious IAA Leadership Award under the category of "Media Person of the Year Award". Mr. Goenka has been recognised as the "Entrepreneur of the Year" during the recently held Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards.