Governance

Leading with Accountability

We are committed to a governance framework that builds trust, safeguards independence, and enables sound decision-making. Our approach is anchored in transparency, ethical conduct, and clear accountability to all our stakeholders.

A diverse and independent Board provides balanced oversight and strategic direction, supported by periodic evaluations of Board and committee effectiveness. Our governance practices are continuously strengthened through robust risk management systems and alignment with evolving regulatory requirements, including BRSR reporting standards.

Governance Framework and Practices

Ethical Business Conduct

We uphold a strong culture of integrity through a well-defined Code of Conduct applicable to our directors, management, and employees, guiding responsible and ethical decision-making.

Regulatory Compliance

We maintain robust systems and processes to ensure full compliance with applicable statutory, regulatory, and industry requirements.

Risk Management and Internal Controls

We have implemented a structured risk management framework to identify, assess, and mitigate key operational, financial, and compliance risks. This is supported by strong internal control systems and periodic internal audits to ensure the effectiveness of our processes.

Board Oversight

Our Board of Directors and its committees provide strategic guidance and oversight, ensuring accountability, effective governance, and sustainable growth.

Data Security and Information Protection

We prioritise the protection of our digital assets through appropriate data security systems and processes, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and resilience.

Transparency and Stakeholder Engagement

We are committed to transparent communication with our stakeholders through timely disclosures and responsible reporting practices.

NDTV Board — Guardians of our trust and governance

Professional Qualifications

Educational Background: M.Sc. and LLB degree

Professional Memberships: Served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance; Served as Chairman and Managing Director for six years at UTI Asset Management Company Pvt Ltd; Chairman of the Government appointed committee on Foreign Institutional Investments in 2010; Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a period over six years between 2011 and 2017; Chairman of the RBI committee on Micro, Small and Medium Industries (MSMEs) in 2019; Chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) Committee on group insolvency in after 2020; Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India; Chairman Asia Pacific Regional Committee of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO); Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of Army Group Insurance.

Experience and Expertise

Industry Experience: Over 40 years

Areas of Expertise: Financial Regulation, Capital Markets, Securities Laws, Corporate Governance, Mutual Funds, Banking, Public Policy, Institutional Leadership

Previous Directorships: Vedanta Ltd. (in last 3 Yrs)

Industry Type: Consumer Electronics, Other Consumer Services, and Finance and Capital Market

Board and Committee Roles

Current Positions: Independent Director & Chairperson (w.e.f. March 27, 2023)

DIN No.: 00010336

Committee Memberships: Chairperson – Audit Committee; Member – Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Other Directorships and Interests

Directorships in Other Companies Industry type Shareholding in the Company Inter-se Relationships
Havells India Limited (Independent Director), Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited (Independent Director), SIS Limited (Independent Director), Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited (Independent Director), Cube Highways Fund Advisors Private Limited (Independent Director), Gaja Alternative Asset Management Limited (Director) Consumer Electronics, Other Consumer Services, and Finance and Capital Market None No relationship with other Directors

Regulatory and Statutory Disclosures

Compliance: Compliant with SEBI listing regulations

Declarations: Not debarred or disqualified from holding office as a Director of the Company

Remuneration: ₹ 61,00,000

Other Noteworthy Information

Awards and Recognitions: CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards (IBLA) – Outstanding Contribution to Indian Business Award (2014); The Economic Times – Business Reformer of the Year Award (2014)

Corporate Social Responsibility: NA

Code of Conduct and Ethics: Affirmed compliance (as per board declaration section)

Contact and Communication Details

Email id: secretarial@ndtv.com

Tel.: 0120 – 6835000

Professional Qualifications

Educational Background: Degree in history and political science

Professional Memberships: Launched and headed CNBC Awaaz, Star News (Hindi) and Zee News; part of the founding team of Aaj Tak; President – Head of Strategic Planning and Film Business, Indian JV of Nine Network (Australia); Worked with Business Standard and Navbharat Times as a print journalist.

Experience and Expertise

Industry Experience: Over 35 years

Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Journalism and Mass Communication, Strategic Planning, Corporate Governance, Sales and Marketing, Technology, Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability, Telecom Sector

Previous Directorships: News Broadcasters & Digital Association (in last 3 Yrs)

Industry Type: Media & Broadcasting

Board and Committee Roles

Current Positions: Whole-time Director

DIN No.: 08360398

Committee Memberships: Chairperson – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Risk Management Committee; Member – Audit Committee, Stakeholders' Relationship Committee

Other Directorships and Interests

Directorships in Other Companies Industry type Shareholding in the Company Inter-se Relationships
NDTV Convergence Limited (Non-Executive Director); Red Pixels Ventures Limited (Non-Executive Director); AMG Media Networks Limited (Executive Director); QBML Media Limited (Non-Executive Director); IANS India Private Limited (Non-Executive Director); RRPR Holding Private Limited (Non-Executive Director); Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited (Non-Executive Director). Online/digital broadcast media, Business and financial news digital platform None No relationship with other Directors

Regulatory and Statutory Disclosures

Compliance: Compliant with SEBI listing regulations

Declarations: Not debarred or disqualified from holding office as a Director of the Company

Remuneration: Does not draw remuneration from the Company

Other Noteworthy Information

Awards and Recognitions: News Director of the Year (Hindi) at the Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA) 2023

Corporate Social Responsibility: NA

Code of Conduct and Ethics: Affirmed compliance (as per board declaration section)

Contact and Communication Details

Email id: secretarial@ndtv.com

Tel.: 0120 – 6835000

Professional Qualifications

Educational Background: Graduate in Economics from Madras University; Master's in Journalism from the Times Research Foundation Institute's School of Social Journalism

Professional Experience: President and Editor-in-Chief – Network 18; Founding Editor – CNBC TV18.

Experience and Expertise

Industry Experience: Over 35 years

Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Journalism and Mass Communication, Corporate Governance, Sales and Marketing, Technology, Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability, Telecom Sector

Previous Directorships: Digital News Publishers Associations (in last 3 Yrs)

Industry Type: Media & Broadcasting

Board and Committee Roles

Current Positions: Non-Executive Director

DIN No.: 02330757

Committee Memberships: Member – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Other Directorships and Interests

Directorships in Other Companies Industry type Shareholding in the Company Inter-se Relationships
Red Pixels Ventures Limited (Non-Executive Director); QBML Media Limited (Non-Executive Director); Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited (Non-Executive Director); RRPR Holding Private Limited (Non-Executive Director); IANS India Private Limited (Non-Executive Director). Online/digital broadcast media, Business and financial news digital platform, Gadget 360 website None No relationship with other Directors

Regulatory and Statutory Disclosures

Compliance: Compliant with SEBI listing regulations

Declarations: Not debarred or disqualified from holding office as a Director of the Company

Remuneration: ₹ 5,00,000

Other Noteworthy Information

Awards and Recognitions: Ranked among India's top five English news anchors by the Hindustan Times – C Fore Survey (2007), becoming the first business anchor to be included in the list; Recipient of the Young Achiever Award from the Indo-U.S. Business Council.

Corporate Social Responsibility: NA

Code of Conduct and Ethics: Affirmed compliance (as per board declaration section)

Contact and Communication Details

Email id: secretarial@ndtv.com

Tel.: 0120 – 6835000

Professional Qualifications

Educational Background: Schooling at Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai; pursued 'A' Levels education in England; graduated in Engineering from Cornell University, USA (1981)

Professional Memberships: Active member and former President – Cathedral Alumni Association; President of The Western India Automobile Association from 2023 – Present; Advisor to various educational institutions in India and overseas; Regular speaker at schools, colleges and conferences; Conducts workshops and seminars at YPO, FICCI and EO chapters nationwide.

Experience and Expertise

Industry Experience: Over 35 years

Areas of Expertise: Leadership skills, Financial and Risk Management, Sales & Marketing

Previous Directorships: None

Industry Type: Education and Consulting, Online/digital broadcast media, and Automobile

Board and Committee Roles

Current Positions: Independent Director

DIN No.: 00583487

Committee Memberships: Chairperson – Nomination and Remuneration Committee; Member – Audit Committee, Stakeholders' Relationship Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Other Directorships and Interests

Directorships in Other Companies Industry type Shareholding in the Company Inter-se Relationships
NDTV Convergence Limited (Independent Director), Western India Automobile Association (Director) Online/digital broadcast media, Automobile, Education and Consulting None No relationship with other Directors

Regulatory and Statutory Disclosures

Compliance: Compliant with SEBI listing regulations

Declarations: Not debarred or disqualified from holding office as a Director of the Company.

Remuneration: ₹ 42,50,000

Other Noteworthy Information

Awards and Recognitions: Author of “Indian Roots, Ivy Admits – 101 Essays that Got Indian Students into the Ivy League and Stanford”, which received national recognition and became a bestseller; Author of “Undefiled Heritage – History of The Cathedral & John Connon School” – a best-selling coffee table book.

Corporate Social Responsibility: Advisory Board of Tata Education Trust; Advisory Board of ARRA Scholarship Fund.

Code of Conduct and Ethics: Affirmed compliance (as per board declaration section)

Contact and Communication Details

Email id: secretarial@ndtv.com

Tel.: 0120 – 6835000

Professional Qualifications

Educational Background: Graduate in Psychology, a Harvard alumnus

Professional Memberships: Chairperson - ASSOCHAM Women's council

Experience and Expertise

Industry Experience: Over 25 years

Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Financial and Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Sales and Marketing, Technology, Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability

Previous Directorships: Welspun Enterprises Ltd., Welspun Corp Ltd., MGN Agro Properties Pvt. Ltd., Sequence Apartments Pvt. Ltd., Friends Connections Pvt. Ltd., Welspun Captive Power Generation Ltd. (in last 3 Yrs)

Industry Type: Manufacturing, Logistics, online/digital broadcast media

Board and Committee Roles

Current Positions: Independent Director

DIN No.: 00007199

Committee Memberships: Chairperson – Stakeholders' Relationship Committee; Member – Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Risk Management Committee

Other Directorships and Interests

Directorships in Other Companies Industry type Shareholding in the Company Inter-se Relationships
Welspun Living Limited (Managing Director & CEO); NDTV Convergence Limited (Independent Director); Welspun Home Solutions Limited (Non-Executive Director); Welspun Logistics Limited (Non-Executive Director); Welspun Global Brands Limited (Managing Director); Koolkanya Private Limited (Director); Balkrishan Goenka Foundation (Director); Novelty Home Textile SA de C.V., Mexico (Director). Manufacturing, Logistics, online/digital broadcast media 60,118 Equity Shares No relationship with other Directors

Regulatory and Statutory Disclosures

Compliance: Compliant with SEBI listing regulations

Declarations: Not debarred or disqualified from holding office as a Director of the Company.

Remuneration: ₹ 39,50,000

Other Noteworthy Information

Awards and Recognitions: Recognised as one of the most powerful women in Asia and India by Forbes; Recognised Businessworld and HTT, US as one of the most influential women business leaders

Corporate Social Responsibility: NA

Code of Conduct and Ethics: Affirmed compliance (as per board declaration section)

Contact and Communication Details

Email id: secretarial@ndtv.com

Tel.: 0120 – 6835000

Professional Qualifications

Educational Background: Master's degree in Physics with specialisation in Electronics from the University of Allahabad

Professional Memberships: Served in the Government of India in various capacities Secretary – Department of Financial Services; Board Member – Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Exim Bank of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), State Bank of India (SBI), India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), IIFCL (UK); Managing Director – IL&FS.

Experience and Expertise

Industry Experience: Over 40 years

Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Financial and Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Technology, Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability, Telecom Sector

Previous Directorships: Ergos Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Max Financial Services Ltd., Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd., Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., ICSI Institute of Insolvency Professionals, Trident Ltd. (in last 3 Yrs)

Industry Type: Manufacturing, Telecom – Infrastructure; Real Estate – Residential, Commercial Projects; Iron & Steel Products; Banking, Insurance, Pension and Finance; Business and Management Advisory Services

Board and Committee Roles

Current Positions: Independent Director

DIN No.: 00040000

Committee Memberships: Member – Audit Committee

Other Directorships and Interests

Directorships in Other Companies Industry type Shareholding in the Company Inter-se Relationships
Indus Tower Limited (Independent Director); Max Estates Limited (Independent Director); APL Apollo Tubes Limited (Independent Director); Lohia Corp Limited (Independent Director); Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited (Independent Director); Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Limited (Independent Director); Arohan Financial Services Limited (Independent Director); Las Ventures Private Limited (Non-Executive Director); Business Strategy Advisory Services Private Limited (Director). Manufacturing, Telecom – Infrastructure; Real Estate – Residential, Commercial Projects; Iron & Steel Products; Banking, Insurance, Pension and Finance; Business and Management Advisory Services None No relationship with other Directors

Regulatory and Statutory Disclosures

Compliance: Compliant with SEBI listing regulations

Declarations: Not debarred or disqualified from holding office as a Director of the Company

Remuneration: ₹ 41,00,000

Other Noteworthy Information

Awards and Recognitions: Recipient of several commendation certificates and awards across multiple categories during his career

Corporate Social Responsibility: NA

Code of Conduct and Ethics: Affirmed compliance (as per board declaration section)

Contact and Communication Details

Email id: secretarial@ndtv.com

Tel.: 0120 – 6835000