Kajaria Ceramics Limited has added two independent voices to its board, with the appointments of Hitesh Sohanlal Jain and Pradeep Udhas as Independent Directors for a five-year term, effective December 19, 2025 through December 18, 2030. The decisions were made through a postal ballot, with results declared on March 13, 2026, signaling strong consensus from shareholders. The company framed the resolutions as special, underscoring a deliberate step to deepen governance and governance-related perspectives at the board level.
Hitesh Sohanlal Jain brings a deep legal and policy vantage point to Kajaria’s boardroom. A senior legal professional and the Founding & Managing Partner of Parinam Law Associates, he has advised on complex commercial, regulatory, and cross-border matters and has contributed to the Law Commission of India. His broader governance footprint includes board roles as an independent director at IndusInd Bank Limited, Hinduja Global Solutions Limited, Finolex Industries Limited, and Sharekhan Limited, reflecting a track record of oversight across financial services, technology, and manufacturing domains. Jain’s educational foundation includes an LL.B. from Symbiosis Law College, Pune, and an LL.M. from the London School of Economics.
Pradeep Udhas, another seasoned professional, enters Kajaria’s board bringing a global management and advisory toolkit. He holds an MBA in Management Information Systems from Union College, New York, and built a career within KPMG India as a Senior Partner and Managing Partner West, later serving as Senior Advisor to KPMG India’s Chairman and CEO. His entrepreneurial and technology-focused ventures—founding e2e Technologies and co-founding Greater Pacific Capital—highlight a blend of private equity, technology, and governance expertise. Udhas has also served on boards of various enterprises, adding breadth in strategic governance, risk management, and international growth.
The voting results reflected strong shareholder approval: for Hitesh Jain, 99.77% voted in favour with 0.23% against; for Pradeep Udhas, 92.53% voted in favour with 7.47% against. The outcomes reinforce Kajaria’s intent to bolster its board with independent leadership capable of guiding strategic governance while complementing the company’s manufacturing and markets play.