G Smitha Raju
Director
Smitha Raju Grandhi is a graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering from University of Madras and also holds an MS degree in Software Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), U.S.A.
She has recently completed her Diploma in “Understanding the child with learning difficulty”. Currently she is teaching at “Brindavan Educational Trust” on a voluntary basis. She is a voracious reader and is pursuing her MA in Special Education.
Smitha is the wife of Mr. GBS Raju, Chairman – Energy Business, GMR Group.
Mrs. Smitha Raju held the position of Whole-time Director in GMR Estates Pvt. Ltd. (GEPL) from 30th March 2007 to 1st August 2010 and subsequently she continued as a Non-Executive Director of the Company until 16th December 2013.
She was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of GMR Bannerghatta Properties Private Limited (GBPL) on 9th December 2005. Subsequently on 1st August 2010 she was re-designated as a Whole-time Director of GBPL and she continues to hold the same position as on date.
She is also one of the Directors on the Board of GMR Varalakshmi Foundation – the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the Group. The foundation is actively engaged in the areas of Education, Health, Hygiene and Sanitation, Community Development and Empowerment.
She is very passionate about community services and has initiated and participated in many GMRV Foundation activities across the country. She is keen to dynamically involve in activities that make a difference to society through education.
She is currently the Secretary for the Family Council, the apex policy framing body of the GMR Family. She held this position earlier as well for over 4 years. She is one of the chief architects of the design of Family Constitution, the one-of-its-kind in the Indian family Business history.
Smitha currently serves as one of the Directors of Parampara Family Business Institute.