Ms. Punita Lal was appointed to the Board of Directors of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and DBS Bank
Ltd. on 1 April 2020. She is a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation and
Management Development Committee and the Nominating Committee. In addition, she is a director of
DBS Foundation Ltd, a not-for-profit company established to strengthen DBS’ corporate social
responsibility efforts across Asia.
Punita has over 30 years of experience in Strategy, Marketing and Leadership in the
consumer-packaged goods industry. Her prior experience includes working for Coca Cola in China,
and PepsiCo in India. Her last held executive role was MD & CEO for NourishCo, a strategic joint
venture between Tata Global Beverages and PepsiCo, from 2010 to 2012.
Punita is currently an independent director of Cipla Limited (a company listed in India). She is
also a director of Carlsberg A/S.
Punita holds a Bachelor of Arts, Economics (Honours) degree from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi,
and a Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.