About Us

M. Murali, is the Chairman and Managing Director. He is instrumental in building this business from scratch for the Shriram Group. An alumnus of IIM-Bangalore and the Harvard Business School (HBS), Massachusetts, he has over 36 years of experience. He is a recognised industry leader and has received many industry recognition and awards.

T.S. Vijayan is an Independent Director of the Company. He was formerly the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and subsequently as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

Anita Kapur is an Independent Director of the Company. She joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in 1978 and has held various positions in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and retired as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance, Government of India. She is a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and formerly a member of the Competition Appellate Tribunal. She has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

K.G. Krishnamurthy is an Independent Director of the Company. He has over 38 years of experience in the real estate sector having been associated with Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) since 1980. He has held various leadership positions at HDFC, including as a Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Venture Capital Limited. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

Professor R. Vaidyanathan is an Independent Director of the Company. He retired as a Professor of Finance from IIM-Bangalore after serving the institute since 1980. He was conferred the title of visiting Fulbright fellow by the Georgia State University, USA. He has also participated in the Fulbright programme and was recognized by the U.S. State Department and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He has also completed the Salzburg Seminar on Changing Economic Climate in Developing Countries. He is known for his work in finance, especially in banking, insurance and capital markets and was named as one of India’s Best B-School Professors by Business Today in 2006-2007. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

Ashish Deora is a first-generation entrepreneur. Over the last 2 decades, he has built several businesses and created value in multiple industries ranging from mining to telecom, aviation and renewable energy. He is the founder of Aurum Ventures, the parent company of Aurum PropTech, which is striving to build the largest integrated Proptech ecosystem in India and Aurum RealEstate, which is engaged in real estate development in the MMR region. A proud alumnus of Harvard Business School, Ashish has a proven track record of strategic investments in businesses across APAC, Africa and South America and successful exits to global capital allocators.

T.S. Vijayan is the Chairman of our Committee. He was formerly the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and subsequently as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

Anita Kapur is a Member of our Committee. She joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in 1978 and has held various positions in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and retired as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance, Government of India. She is a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and formerly a member of the Competition Appellate Tribunal. She has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

Professor R. Vaidyanathan is Member of our Committee. He retired as a Professor of Finance from IIM-Bangalore after serving the institute since 1980. He was conferred the title of visiting Fulbright fellow by the Georgia State University, USA. He has also participated in the Fulbright programme and was recognized by the U.S. State Department and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He has also completed the Salzburg Seminar on Changing Economic Climate in Developing Countries. He is known for his work in finance, especially in banking, insurance and capital markets and was named as one of India’s Best B-School Professors by Business Today in 2006-2007. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

K.G. Krishnamurthy is a Member of our Committee. He has over 38 years of experience in the real estate sector having been associated with Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) since 1980. He has held various leadership positions at HDFC, including as a Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Venture Capital Limited. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

Prof. Vaidyanathan is Chairman of our Committee. He retired as a Professor of Finance from IIM-Bangalore after serving the institute since 1980. He was conferred the title of visiting Fulbright fellow by the Georgia State University, USA. He has also participated in the Fulbright programme and was recognized by the U.S. State Department and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He has also completed the Salzburg Seminar on Changing Economic Climate in Developing Countries. He is known for his work in finance, especially in banking, insurance and capital markets and was named as one of India’s Best B-School Professors by Business Today in 2006-2007. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

K.G. Krishnamurthy is a Member of our Committee. He has over 38 years of experience in the real estate sector having been associated with Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) since 1980. He has held various leadership positions at HDFC, including as a Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Venture Capital Limited. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

T.S. Vijayan is a Member of the our Committee. He was formerly the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and subsequently as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

K.G. Krishnamurthy is a Chairman of our Committee. He has over 38 years of experience in the real estate sector having been associated with Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) since 1980. He has held various leadership positions at HDFC, including as a Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Venture Capital Limited. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

T.S. Vijayan is a Member of the our Committee. He was formerly the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and subsequently as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

Ashish Deora is a first-generation entrepreneur. Over the last 2 decades, he has built several businesses and created value in multiple industries ranging from mining to telecom, aviation and renewable energy. He is the founder of Aurum Ventures, the parent company of Aurum PropTech, which is striving to build the largest integrated Proptech ecosystem in India and Aurum RealEstate, which is engaged in real estate development in the MMR region. A proud alumnus of Harvard Business School, Ashish has a proven track record of strategic investments in businesses across APAC, Africa and South America and successful exits to global capital allocators.

Professor R. Vaidyanathan is a Chairman of our Committee. He retired as a Professor of Finance from IIM-Bangalore after serving the institute since 1980. He was conferred the title of visiting Fulbright fellow by the Georgia State University, USA. He has also participated in the Fulbright programme and was recognized by the U.S. State Department and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He has also completed the Salzburg Seminar on Changing Economic Climate in Developing Countries. He is known for his work in finance, especially in banking, insurance and capital markets and was named as one of India’s Best B-School Professors by Business Today in 2006-2007. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

M. Murali is a Member of our Committee. He is instrumental in building this business from scratch for the Shriram Group. An alumnus of IIM-Bangalore and the Harvard Business School (HBS), Massachusetts, he has over 36 years of experience. He is a recognised industry leader and has received many industry recognition and awards.

T.S. Vijayan is an Independent Director of the Company. He was formerly the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and subsequently as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

Anita Kapur is a Chairman of our Committee. She joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in 1978 and has held various positions in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and retired as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance, Government of India. She is a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and formerly a member of the Competition Appellate Tribunal. She has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

M. Murali is a Member of our Committee. He is instrumental in building this business from scratch for the Shriram Group. An alumnus of IIM-Bangalore and the Harvard Business School (HBS), Massachusetts, he has over 36 years of experience. He is a recognised industry leader and has received many industry recognition and awards.

Prof. Vaidyanathan is member of our Committee. He retired as a Professor of Finance from IIM-Bangalore after serving the institute since 1980. He was conferred the title of visiting Fulbright fellow by the Georgia State University, USA. He has also participated in the Fulbright programme and was recognized by the U.S. State Department and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He has also completed the Salzburg Seminar on Changing Economic Climate in Developing Countries. He is known for his work in finance, especially in banking, insurance and capital markets and was named as one of India’s Best B-School Professors by Business Today in 2006-2007. He has been a Director of the Company since 2018.

M. Murali, is the Chairman and Managing Director. He is instrumental in building this business from scratch for the Shriram Group. An alumnus of IIM-Bangalore and the Harvard Business School (HBS), Massachusetts, he has over 36 years of experience. He is a recognised industry leader and has received many industry recognition and awards.

Gopalakrishnan J., is the Executive Director and Group CFO of our Company. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Madras and a master’s degree in business administration from Madurai Kamaraj University. He has more than 31 years of experience in the field of finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, debt and equity, capital markets financing and debt financing. He has previously worked with Reliance Industries Limited, Aditya Birla Group, W.I. Carr Securities Private Limited, Canbank Mutual Fund and Dalal Consultants and Engineers Limited. He joined our Company on April 2, 2018. He has been awarded the CFO of the year award at the Future Leaders Summit and Awards, 2019 (2nd edition).

K.R Ramesh, is the Executive Director – Operations of our Company. He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Annamalai University. He has many years of experience in the field of accounting and finance and has previously worked with Southern Automatic Industries Private Limited, Sun Beverages Private Limited and Varun Beverages Limited as a Financial Controller. He joined our Company on August 8, 2007.

Krishna Veeraraghavan, is the Director – Operations & Chief Operating Officer (Bangalore) of our Company. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Bangalore University. He has more than 31 years of experience in the field of construction, engineering and construction management and has previously worked with B.M. Constructions Private Limited, IVRCL Infrastructure & Projects Limited, KETI Constructions, JMC Projects (India) Limited, SSPDL Limited and TATA Consulting Engineers. He has been working with our Company since June 12, 2014.

Ram Shankar Venkataraman, is the Chief Operating Officer (Kolkata) of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Bharathiyar University. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode and holds an executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management. He also holds a MBA Finance degree from Indira Gandhi National Open University. He is a Member of The Institution of Engineers (India) and is a Chartered Engineer. He is also a Fellow of Institution of Valuers. He has more than 23+ years of experience in the real estate industry spanning multiple roles across residential and commercial verticals. His experience and expertise includes Real estate overall Business, General Business Management, Strategy, Business Development, Operations Management, Engineering, Construction and Project Management. He has previously worked with Iconica Constructions, Bharat Building Construction (I) Pvt Ltd., Shriram Properties Pvt Ltd., and Brigade Group.

Balaji R, is the Chief Operating Officer (Vishakhapatnam) of our Company. He has pursued Bachelor of Arts degree from Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai Kamaraj University. He has multiple years of experience in the field of operations and management and has been associated with Shriram group since 1996. He has been working with our Company since January 1, 2011.

Jajit Menon, is the Director – Sales, Marketing and CRM of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Science from the University of Mumbai. He has more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing. He has previously worked with the Lodha Group of Companies, Aditya Birla Retail Limited, Shoppers Stop Limited, Bose Corporation India Private Limited. He joined our Company initially as National Head – Sales on April 17, 2017 and resigned from the same position on March 10, 2020. Subsequently, he rejoined the Company as Director – Sales, Marketing and CRM on July 23, 2020. He has been awarded the South India’s Real Estate Brand Leadership Award in September 2017, the Sales Director of the Year (Real Estate Sector) award at the Zee Business National Real Estate Leadership Congress & Awards, 2019 and the Realty 50 Marketing Minds 2021 award.

T.V. Ganesh, is the National Head – Technical. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology (engineering technology) from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan and a diploma in mechanical engineering from the State Board of Technical Education and Training. He has also completed a programme on Project Management for Execution Excellence from the L&T Institute of Project Management, a registered education provider of the Project Management Institute, USA. He is currently an active member of the Project Management Institute, USA. He has been recognised by Microsoft for his outstanding performance and valuable contribution to Building – III and Hyderabad Building 1 of Microsoft. He has been recognised by L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited for his contributions to the Hyderabad metro rail project and AECOM Asia Company Limited for his outstanding contribution to the Uppal Depot, Miyapur Depot, Admin OCC Building, Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project. He has played an instrumental role in delivery of the MEP systems at Al Rayyan Stadium & Precinct Project in Doha, Qatar. He has more than 29 years of experience in the field of construction and has previously worked with Larsen & Toubro Limited and High Energy Batteries (India) Limited. He has also been appreciated for his contribution as a trainer for South Region at the L&T Trainers’ Meet, 2012. He has been working with our Company since May 15, 2019.

N. Nagendra, is the Senior Vice President and Head – Planning and Contracts of our Company. He holds a diploma in civil engineering from the Board of Technical Examinations (Department of Technical Education), Government of Karnataka, India. He has more than 37 years of experience in the field of construction and project management and has previously worked with H. Ajjappa & Sons, Sri Balaji Engineering & Construction Works and with K. R. Narayana Raju Associates. He has been working with our Company since December 11, 2000.

Shekar H.K., is the Senior Vice President – Customer Relationship Management of our Company. He holds a master’s degree in management with specialization in marketing management, customer relationship management and a graduate diploma in management, from the Indian School of Business Management & Administration. He has more than 18 years of experience in the field of marketing and customer relationship management and has previously worked with the Embassy Property Developments Private Limited, Sattva Group, Prestige Estates Projects Limited and Mantri Developers Private Limited. He joined our Company on April 26, 2018.

Duraiswamy Srinivasan, is the Senior Vice President & Company Secretary of our Company. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in science from University of Madras and master’s degree in business administration from Anna University. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Bangalore University and a master’s degree in law from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Tripura. He has more than 35 years of experience in the secretarial field and has previously worked with Nitesh Estates Limited, TVS Electronics Limited, Caterpillar Power India Private Limited and Reed Relays and Electronics India Limited. He joined our Company on August 3, 2018.

T. Vittal Rao, is the Vice President – Legal of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Bangalore University and a Bachelor’s degree in commerce from the Mangalore University. He enrolled himself as a practicing advocate in 1990 and has more than 30 years of experience in the field of law. He has previously worked as AGM – Legal with Alliance Infrastructure Projects Private Limited and as General Manager – Legal with Vaishnavi Infrastructure Private Limited. He has been working with our Company since April 25, 2018.

Hariharan Subramanian, is the Vice President – Information Technology. He holds a master’s degree in science (information technology) from Karnataka State Open University and has pursued a bachelor’s degree in arts from Osmania University. He has around 29 years of experience in the areas of information technology across wide range of sectors and has previously worked with UCAM Private Limited, Festo Controls Private Limited, Decision Software India, Fosroc Chemicals (India) Limited, BPL Limited, Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Safal National Exchange of India Limited, Nitesh Indiranagar Retail Private Limited and Salarpuria Sattva Group. He has received a certificate of recognition at the CXO Excellence Awards, 2021. He has been working with our Company since September 20, 2018.