Mr. Ramesh Lakshman Adige
Mr. Ramesh Lakshman Adige, Non-Executive Independent Director is a B.E (Hons) from BITS
Pilani & has a Post Graduate degree from the Faculty of Management Studies, Univ of Delhi.
He has almost five decades of wide & in depth experience, in the areas of Banking &
Insurance, Marketing, Branding, Consumer durables, Automotive industry, Pharma, Global
CorpComm and Healthcare. In addition, Ramesh is adept at EHS and MDG/ESG
administration, CSR, Sustainability reporting, Intellectual property policy, Public affairs, Public
Policy, & Higher Education. He was Ind Dir on the Board of SyndicateBank & SUD Life and
Fortis Healthcare. Ramesh was member of the BOG of the Indian Institute of Corporate
Affairs. He was Executive Director on the Board of Fiat India, and Ranbaxy. He was Chairman
of the PHD Rural Development Foundation. He was President of the Governing Council of
ARAI, Pune, the premier institute for validation, homologation & certification of all
automotive and allied industries. He was a Member of the National Pharmacopeia
Commission & National Formulary of India. After finishing his terms on various boards, he
continues to be on the Board of LIC Housing Finance Ltd, Union Bank of India Services Ltd and
Fortis Malar Hospital Ltd. He is also Founder Member of the BioDiversity Foundation of NCT
of Delhi chaired by the Lt Governor of Delhi. Ramesh has worked, in leadership roles in highly
regulated & complex industries, and in challenging geographies such as India, USA, Europe
and Africa, with a successful track record of building and managing the Brand and company
reputation. The focus always being on value creation and positive outcome for stakeholders.
His other interests are- Natural history, Ornithology & Tree Planting.