Titan Co appoints Sandhya Venugopal Sharma as chairperson

Titan Company Limited on Tuesday announced the appointment of Sandhya Venugopal Sharma as chairperson and additional director of the company, with effect from January 4.

She will replace the present chairperson Arun Roy, who will continue as Director on the company’s board. Sharma will act as a Nominee of Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO), co-promoter of Titan Co.

The company also announced the resignation of Sandeep Nanduri from the post of Non-Executive Non-Independent Directordue to withdrawal of nomination from TIDCO.

Who is Sandhya Venugopal Sharma

Sandhya Venugopal Sharma is a 1995 batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre who has served in a variety of key administrative and technical roles during her career.

She holds a broad experience across finance, education, culture, human resources, and revenue administration prior to her current leadership role in industrial development.

Before her current appointment at TIDCO, she spent a significant period on central deputation with the Department of Space, where she served as Joint Secretary and later Additional Secretary in Bengaluru. During this role, she contributed to Indian space and science administration from April 2019 to October 2025.

During her deputation to the Government of Karnataka, she anchored the Sarva Shiksha Abhigyan as State Project Director, which was funded by the Central & State Governments along with the World Bank, DFID and UNICEF. Sharma worked towards the universalization of elementary education.

Earlier in her career, she held diverse positions within the Tamil Nadu cadre, including Commissioner (Archives and Historical Research) and various Joint/Deputy Secretary and Controller roles in departments such as Commercial Taxes, Education, and the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, as well as district-level administrative assignments such as Assistant Collector in Chengalpattu and Tindivanam.