NAINA LAL KIDWAI

Naina Lal Kidwai has been a member of the Board of Directors of Holcim since 2019. She is the Chairwoman of the Audit Committee and she serves on the Health, Safety & Sustainability Committee. She is considered independent according to the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance.

Background

Naina began her career in 1982 at ANZ Grindlays Bank Plc. From 1994 to 2002, she was Vice-Chairwoman and Head of Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley India, before moving to HSBC. She was Chairwoman of the HSBC Group of Companies in India, and Board member of HSBC Asia Pacific, until her retirement in December 2015..

During her career, Naina also served as President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and as Non-Executive Director of Nestlé S.A. in Switzerland.

She has received many awards and honors in India, and has regularly appeared on international women in business lists such as those published by Fortune Magazine. Her interests in water and the environment are reflected in engagements with The Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, Global Commission on Economy & Climate, and positions as Chair of the FICCI Sustainability, Energy and Water Council, and Chair of the India Sanitation Coalition.

Other activities and functions

• Non-executive Member of the Board of Directors of Gland Pharma Ltd, Hyderabad, India
• Non-executive Member of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the Sustainability and Stakeholder Committee of UPL Ltd, Mumbai, India
• Non-executive Member of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the Sustainability and Nomination & Remuneration Committees of Biocon Ltd, Bangalore, India
• Non-executive Member of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the CSR and Sustainability and Nomination and Remuneration Committees of Nayara Energy Ltd, Mumbai, India
• Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Rothschild & Co India Private Limited, Mumbai, India