Mr. Joseph Andrew Jude Pereira has experience of over four decades in finance, human resources and corporate services. He joined Grindwell Norton in 1975, which was then taken over later by Saint- Gobain, France.

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He has held and headed various positions in Grindwell Norton and in the Saint-Gobain India group and was a Board Director in Grindwell Norton and the Saint- Gobain India, Group Companies, since 1999. He was an Executive Director on the Board of Grindwell Norton (Listed Company) and Saint-Gobain India and has retired in May 2014. He was subsequently appointed as the Independent Director of Saint- Gobain Sekurit India Ltd, a listed company in May 2019 and retired in May 2024.

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He is a Post-Graduate in Management (MBA) from IIM- Calcutta and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICWAI). He also has a BSc degree in Maths, Physics-from St. Xavier College, Mumbai. He also has a Post Graduate certificate in Managerial Maths/OR from St. Xavier Institute, Mumbai.

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He served as the Chairman and Independent Director of Saint-Gobain Sekurit India. In addition to his role at Walchand PeopleFirst Limited, he currently serves as an External Director at Citizen Bank.

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