“In view of my age and other personal considerations, I wish to relinquish my office as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board with effect from the close of the board meeting on 4 November 2026,” he said in his resignation letter.
Viji served on the company’s board for last 40 years and as Chairperson for 21 years.
Sundaram Finance board has elected R. Venkatraman, Independent Director, to be the Chairman of the board.
Venkatraman holds a BE Mechanical Engineering degree and an MBA. He has many decades of experience in consulting and advisory services across various industries.
Venkatraman was Head of KPMG India’s consulting practice.
Sriram Viji, a member of the promoter group, has been co-opted as an Additional Director on the Board, to function as Non-Executive Non Independent Director.
Sriram Viji is the Managing Director at Brakes India Private Limited (Brakes India) and a Board Member of the TSF group of companies. Before joining Brakes India, he worked at McKinsey & Company in New York, serving clients in the banking, media and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to that, he was employed with Microsoft Corporation. He holds an B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Madras, Master’s in Computer Science and Aeronautics from Stanford University and Master of Business Administration from University of Michigan.
