Board of Directors

Chairman & Managing Director

APPARAO V MALLAVARAPU

Apparao (Rao) V Mallavarapu founded Centum Electronics in the year 1993. Under his able leadership Centum has grown to become one of the largest electronics companies in India. He has initiated and successfully managed joint ventures with several MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES. Prior to founding Centum, he served at Wipro and Rao Insulating Company (RIC). Mr. Mallavarapu received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Daltech University in Canada. He was a recipient of the Ford foundation scholarship and Engineering research Scholarship toward his academic pursuits in Canada.

Whole time Director

NIKHIL MALLAVARAPU

Mr. Nikhil has been associated with the Centum Company since August 2012. He is currently serving as President Corporate Development and Strategy. Prior to this he has served in different leadership positions including Manager- New Projects at SEBU, Vice President – Corporate Development at Centum Adetel and most recently as President- EMS BU. Prior to joining Centum, Mr. Nikhil worked at the multinational semiconductor company- Analog Devices, as product engineer in the MEMS sensors division. Further, Mr. Nikhil completed his Masters and Bachelor’s Degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, USA. He also holds a MBA from the INSEAD Business School in France. Mr. Nikhil is the son of Mr. Apparao V Mallavarapu and Dr. Swarnalatha Mallavarapu.

Director

MANOJ NAGRATH

Manoj Nagrath is the Managing Partner of the firm S.P. Nagrath & Co., Chartered Accountants having its offices in New Delhi and Bangalore, and was enrolled as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1983.

Director

MS.TANYA MALLAVARAPU

Tanya is the founder of TMR Design Co. LLP Pvt. Ltd. an interdisciplinary design firm that emphasizes innovation, creativity, and functionality in a wide array of industries from healthcare, residential, commercial, and hospitality. Prior to this, Tanya served as a marketing executive in the luxury retail industry, involved in building marketing strategies for global retail expansion. She launched an Indian-based luxury brand across cities including New York, Hong Kong, London, and Delhi. Prior to this, she worked as a business analyst at Intuit creating revenue models and marketing strategies to launch the newly developed GoPayment product.

Tanya completed her Master’s Degree in Economics from Duke University, in the U.S. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and was on the Dean’s List.

Tanya is married and lives with her husband in Chennai and has a daughter.

Director

P. THIRUVENGADAM

Thiruvengadam was a National Director of the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd (DTTIPL) providing leadership to the HR transformation practice and has retired from the position recently. He has over 40 years of experience in management consultancy with a breadth of experience in India, the Middle and Far East Asia. Prior to his association with DTTIPL, he served as a Director at Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Bangalore, India during 1999 – 2007 and as a Director at S.B. Billimoria & Co (now known as Deloitte Consulting) during 1980 to 1999. His main areas of expertise include Management Consulting, Business Process Improvement, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Business Analysis, IT Strategy, HR Strategy, Talent Management, Account Management, Change Management, Quality Audit, Financial Audits, HR Audit, HR Transformation and Business Process Outsourcing Advisory Services; improving HR Service Delivery, Performance and Effectiveness; Systems Design and Organizational Structuring. Mr.P. Thiruvengadam is a Cost Accountant from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India and a graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras with a B. Tech. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering from T.I.P.I.E, NPC. His activities and social interests are in Debating, Quizzing, Dramatics, Bridge and Shuttle Badminton.

Director

Kavitha Dutt Chitturi

Kavitha Dutt is a Business Management Graduate from Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA and hails from a well-known industrial house in South India – The KCP Limited.  She is currently the Joint Managing Director. KCP is involved in the manufacture of Cement, Heavy Industrial Machinery for Sugar plants, steel and sophisticated high tech equipment for Defence, Space & Nuclear Projects. KCP has presence in Power Generation.  KCP also has a Joint Venture with Fives Cail of France, Fives Cail KCP Ltd., for design, procurement, project management, delivery and servicing of process plants for production of sugar including erection and commissioning.  KCP operates a Sugar Plant in Vietnam for manufacture of Refined Sugar.  KCP has now ventured into hospitality industry with a prestigious star hotel project at Hyderabad which was executed under Kavitha’s stewardship. As Joint Managing Director of The KCP Limited, Kavitha, among other responsibilities, also holds full charge of Human Resource functions of the Group.

She is Chairperson FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry), Tamil Nadu State Council.

Kavitha, was Vice Chairperson of SCWEC, India. SCWEC is a Sub Sector Council of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry established with the objective of developing and promoting women entrepreneurs in the South Asian region.

She was President of the prestigious Madras Management Association (MMA) and a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), Tamilnadu Chapter.

She is a member of the General Council of National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Hyderabad.

She is the Vice President of World Telugu Federation (WTF) was established with the chief objective of promoting and perpetuating not only the language, culture, art, heritage, traditions but also business of the Telugu people.

Earlier Kavitha was National President of FICCI-FLO, the ladies wing of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi during 2009-10.

Kavitha, as the Joint Managing Director of The KCP Limited is in the forefront in administering all the educational institutions setup and being run by the group at all the regions that they operate.

Kavitha is a Director on the boards of various prestigious corporations.

An organizer par excellence, she has successfully incorporated and implemented a wide variety of programs and objectives for FLO, MMA, YPO, WTF and other institutions she has been associated with.

Director

RAJIV C MODY

Rajiv C Mody is the Chairman and Managing Director and founder of Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd. (Sasken). Over the last two decades, Sasken has grown into a major technology and solution provider to Tier 1 customers across the telecom value chain. Mr. Mody, a seasoned technocrat and an industry veteran has worked with corporations like AMD, Seattle Tech Inc., and VLSI Technology Inc., prior to founding Sasken. He was awarded the “Technovator of the Year 2007” by VOICE & DATA, a leading technology publication. He also served as an Executive Council Member of NASSCOM (2001 – 2008). Mr. Mody holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from M.S. University of Baroda and Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Polytechnic Institute of New York.

Director

TARUN SAWHNEY

Tarun Sawhney is the Director of Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd (TEIL). TEIL is one of the largest fully integrated sugar, bioenergy, and ethanol manufacturers in India. The Company is also a leader in industrial gearboxes, naval defence solutions, and water treatment projects. Tarun is a Director of Triveni Turbine Limited, a global industrial steam turbine and energy solutions company, and a Director of Triveni Energy Solutions Limited.

Tarun has played a pivotal role in the sugar and bioenergy industry, having served as the President of the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) and Chairman of the Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited. He currently holds key positions in the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), serving as a member of the National Council, the Chairman of the Agricultural Council, and the Co-Chairman of the National Committee on Bioenergy. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). His significant contributions to the sugar industry have earned him widespread recognition, exemplified by the prestigious Industry Excellence Award conferred by the former Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Rao Patil.

Tarun is an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (USA) and holds a Master’s degree from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge (UK). He is also a past board member in the Indian Public School’s Society and earlier served as the President of the Doon School Old Boys’ Society (DSOBS).

In addition to his professional and academic pursuits, Tarun is committed to philanthropy and community welfare. He serves as a trustee of the Tirath Ram Shah Charitable Hospital in New Delhi which is one of India’s oldest charitable hospitals. He actively participates on the board of the Triveni Foundation, which focuses on healthcare and education in North India.

Tarun’s interest in art and culture is evident through his roles as a member of the International Advisory Council of the Tate Modern (UK) and the International Leadership Council of the New Museum, New York. He was also intronised as a Chevalier du Tastevin in 2023.