NAINA LAL KIDWAI

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

Background

An Indian national born in 1957, Naina holds a BA in Economics from the University of Delhi, India and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S. 

She began her career in 1982 at ANZ Grindlays Bank Plc., India. From 1994 to 2002, she was Vice-Chairwoman and Head of Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley India. She was Chairwoman of the HSBC Group, India, and board member of HSBC Asia Pacific until retiring in 2015. Naina has also served as President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and as a Non-Executive Director of Nestlé S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland.
 

Naina has received many awards and honors in India, and has regularly featured in international women’s business lists such as Fortune’s. 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