Arun Maira an independent director on the board of Patni computer has resigned to join as the Member of the Planning Commission.
In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange the company said that the resignation is effective from July 22, 2009. The government has appointed Maira as the Member as the Member of the Planning Commission on July 22, 2009.
Maira has earlier served on several keys posts in organisations like Boston Consultancy Services and Tata Motors.
Maira has served Tata Administrative Service for 25 years. He has also authored several books on leadership and organisation, including Remaking India and Discordant Democrats and Shaping the Future. Maira is the eigth member to join the Commission after Narendra Jadhav, Mihir Shah, BK Chaturvedi, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Abhijit Sen, Syeda Hameed and K Kasturirangan.
