About Pradip P. Shah

Mr. Pradip is a non-executive Independent Director and Chairman of Sonata Software Ltd. He assisted in founding Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) in 1977 and was the founder and Managing Director of Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd. (CRISIL), India’s first and largest credit rating agency. In April 1998, he started IndAsia, a corporate finance and private equity advisory business. He is also a Director in BASF India Ltd., Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd., Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd., Pfizer Ltd. and Tata Investment Corporation Ltd. amongst others. He is Chairman of IndAsia Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd. as well as Member of the Audit Committee, CSR Committee, Risk Management Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of some of these companies. Mr. Shah holds a Degree in Commerce and is an ACA, AICWA and MBA from Harvard University, USA.