Company: Confidential large listed tyre and mobility-materials company
Board base: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sector: Automotive tyres, off-highway tyres and engineered rubber products
Appointment: Independent Director, Non-Executive
Intended committees: Risk Management Committee Chair; member, Audit and CSR/Sustainability Committees
Time commitment: 28–34 days annually, including plant, proving-ground and dealer visits
Application deadline: 25 September 2026
Expected appointment: November 2026

Company context

The company manufactures tyres for passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, two-wheelers and selected off-highway applications through multiple Indian plants and export channels. Its economics are shaped by natural rubber, synthetic rubber, carbon black, energy, freight, original-equipment programmes, replacement distribution and product warranties. Electrification is changing load, torque, noise, wear and material requirements.
Market hint: A southern manufacturing heritage, large replacement network,



OEM relationships and export ambitions could describe several leading tyre companies. Brand, market rank, promoter and plant towns are withheld.
Board mandate

The director will ensure that safety, technology transition and commodity discipline are governed as one enterprise system. Volume, utilisation and market share cannot override field performance, supplier quality or capital return.

Strategic priorities

Define product-safety governance from compound design and component preparation through curing, uniformity, inspection, release, field monitoring and recall.
Track warranty and field data by plant, mould, specification, vehicle, duty cycle, geography and age to detect low-frequency, high-severity patterns early.
Require Board thresholds for service campaign, customer notification, production hold and recall; commercial impact must not control safety classification.
Govern natural-rubber sourcing through traceability, farmer economics, weather, land-use, qualit

📌 Independent Director (Chennai)
🏢 Gladwin International
📍 Chennai