Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Titan Appoints IAS Officer as Chairperson
Titan Company, a big jewelry and watch company in India, has a new leader.
Her name is Sandhya Venugopal Sharma.
She is an IAS officer, which means she is a government official.
She will start her new job on January 4, 2026.
Before this, she worked with the Department of Space.
The company's board approved her appointment.
The person she is replacing, Arun Roy, will still be a director.
Another person, Sandeep Nanduri, is leaving the company's board.
Titan is a joint venture between the Tata Group and TIDCO.
Titan Company appoints Sandhya Venugopal Sharma, IAS, as Chairperson and Additional Director effective January 4, 2026.
Sharma succeeds Arun Roy, who will continue as a Director on the Titan Board.
Appointment follows nomination from TIDCO, a co-promoter of Titan Company and joint venture partner with the Tata Group.
Sharma is a 1995-batch IAS officer with experience in industrial development and space administration.
Titan also announced the resignation of Sandeep Nanduri, Non-Executive Non-Independent Director, due to withdrawal of nomination from TIDCO.
- Who
- Sandhya Venugopal Sharma, IAS officer
- What
- Appointed as Chairperson and Additional Director of Titan Company
- When
- Effective from January 4, 2026
- Where
- Titan Company, India
- Why
- Nomination received from TIDCO, a co-promoter of Titan Company
- New Chairperson
- Sandhya Venugopal Sharma, IAS
- Effective Date
- January 4, 2026
- Current Position
- Non-executive, non-independent director
- Previous Role
- Joint Secretary, Department of Space
- Replacing
- Arun Roy, IAS
- Nomination Source
- TIDCO
- Resignation
- Sandeep Nanduri, Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
- Approval Method
- Board Circular Resolution
