Symphony Appoints Malavika Harita as Independent Woman Director

The Board of Directors of Symphony Limited has considered and proposed that Malavika Ramanathan Harita be appointed as an Independent Woman Director for five years, with effect from August 6, 2024. Subject to the approval of members.

Malavika has more than 40 years of experience in marketing, communication, and entrepreneurship. Brand consultancy and strategic planning She founded and ran Saatchi & Saatchi Focus in India as CEO for 25 years. The portfolio of brands handled by Malavika includes corporate, B2B, B2C, and B2E brands. Brands include Godrej Agrovet, Tata Coffee, Tata Tea, Hewlett Packard, Hyundai Santro, ICICI Bank, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Infosys, Toyota Innova, Visa, Bosch, BPL, Abbott, Astra Zeneca, BASF, Caterpillar Engines, Coats Threads, Consolidated Distilleries, Deccan Herald, Eco Master Corporation, Ingersoll Rand, JK Tyres, Mead Johnson, Microsoft, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, P&G Pampers, Reliance Polymers, and TNT. Malavika is on the Board of Governors of the Indian Institutes of Management, Bangalore and Visakhapatnam; on the Governing Council of Mount Carmel College; Chairman of the Big Bang Awards Committee; and Treasurer of the Advertising Club, Bangalore. She is the first woman to win the Distinguished Alumni Award from IIM Bangalore to deliver the Founder’s Day lecture at IIMB, President of the IIMB Alumni Association, and alumnus to serve on the IIMB Board in 50 years of its existence. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physics, chemistry, and mathematics from Bangalore University. She has a postgraduate diploma in management from the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), Bangalore, and a diploma in digital marketing (customer engagement, social media, planning, and analytics) from Columbia Business School.