Reference: GILA/ID/XBD-097/ROBOTJP
Board seat: Independent Director, Non-Executive
Primary board location: Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Tokyo
Meeting model: Quarterly India board plus two parent-governance sessions
Mandate type: International and Cross-Border Board Mandates

The Enterprise Details:

The Indian subsidiary of a Japanese industrial-robotics group sells, integrates and services automation systems for automotive, electronics and general industry customers.

India revenue is ₹1,200–1,800 crore with local engineering and limited assembly. The parent wants stronger independent India-market governance as local sourcing and software services expand.

The appointment:

The director must protect the Indian entity while translating parent controls into local decisions. Transfer pricing, warranty, distributor conduct, export controls, customer concentration and engineer safety require real local-board debate.

The board is not buying a credential. It is appointing an independent decision-maker who can convert this problem into a governed sequence of choices,



evidence and accountability. Success will be judged by the quality of decisions and control improvement, not by the number of recommendations made.

Board position, authority and interfaces

Independent director of Indian subsidiary; Audit/Risk Chair where constituted; formal information interface with regional headquarters.
The appointee will have direct, unfiltered access to the Company Secretary and to the relevant control-function leaders. Any advisory support requested by the board must remain management-executed: the director sets questions, tolerances and evidence standards, but does not become an executive or consultant.

First 12–18 month strategic charter
Clarify India board authority versus regional approval and escalation; review intercompany product, royalty, software and service pricing; govern distributor/integrator conduct, warranty and safety responsibility; oversee localisation, engineer capa

📌 Independent Director (Mumbai)
🏢 Gladwin International
📍 Mumbai