Vodafone Idea Appoints Mahindra Group Veteran V. S. Parthasarathy As Independent Director
Vodafone Idea Limited appoints V. S. Parthasarathy as an Independent Director, effective December 6, 2026. Sunirmal Talukdar will complete his tenure as an Independent Director, effective December 5, 2026.
At Mahindra Group, Parthasarathy spent seven years as Group CFO and Group CIO, and ultimately served as President of the Mobility Services Sector. Over a two-decade tenure at the group, he led the global tractor business. He has more than 40 years of experience leading businesses, functions, and corporate transformations and has executed more than 125 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. He is an Independent Director of Pennar Industries, NIIT, Maple Highways, PGP Glass, Imperial Auto, and Kids Clinic India Limited (Cloudnine Hospitals). He began his career at Modi Xerox, rising to Associate Director.
He is a Chartered Accountant from ICAI, India, and ICAEW, UK, and an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program (AMP). He recently completed his PhD at Mumbai University.
