Manisha Girotra joins KPIT Cummins board

She has expertise in the areas of large corporate deals and mergers & acquisitions

Pune based IT consulting and product engineering partner company KPIT Cummins on Tuesday announced that Manisha Girotra who is currently CEO of the global independent investment bank Moelis & Co. in India has joined the board of directors of KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd as an independent director. 

Manisha is gold medalist in Economics from the University of Delhi, she has expertise in the areas of large corporate deals and mergers & acquisitions. During her career of over 20 years Girotra has played a key role in several large corporate deals including the IPCL - Reliance merger, the privatization of VSNL and the largest cross-border deal in Indian corporate history - the USD 13 billion acquisition of HITL’s interest in Hutchison Essar by Vodafone. 

Commenting on the appointment, Ravi Pandit, Chairman and Group CEO, KPIT Cummins said, “We are excited to have access to Manisha’s experience in the areas of corporate finance and markets.”

Girotra said, “I have always enjoyed working with companies that are committed to building best-in-class solutions. KPIT Cummins’ leadership team has been driving consistent industry-leading performance of the company over the last eight quarters with a clear vision and a differentiated strategy.”