Shiv Nadar Steps Down As HCL Tech Chairman, His Daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra To Succeed Him

His daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra will succeed him with immediate effect, the company said.

Shiv Nadar Steps Down As HCL Tech Chairman, His Daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra To Succeed Him

Roshni NadarMalhotra has a Masters degree in Business Administration from Kellogg, USA.

IT major HCL Technologies said on Friday that chairman Shiv Nadar is stepping down as chairman of the company. His daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra will succeed him with immediate effect, the company said.

In 2013, Roshni Nadar Malhotra was inducted as an additional director on the board of India's third largest software exporter, HCL Tech. This came four years after her appointment on the board of HCL Corp, the holding company of HCL Technologies and HCL Infosystems. 

Roshni Nadar Malhotra grew up in Delhi. She has a Masters degree in Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management, USA, with a focus on Social Enterprise Management and Strategy.

Ms Malhotra has been closely involved in philanthropic activities. She has served as a trustee on the Shiv Nadar Foundation and as a chairperson of VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, which empowers underprivileged children through education. 

In 2019, she was ranked 54th on the Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women list.