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| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[British India]]
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| occupation = [[Consultant]];
[[Management]] expert;
Former Member, [[Planning Commission of India]];
Former Chairman, [[Boston Consulting Group]], India;
Former Chancellor, [[Central University of Himachal Pradesh]]
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'''Arun Maira''' (born 15 August 1943) is a management consultant and former member of [[Planning Commission of India]].<ref>http://profit.ndtv.com/2009/07/11154318/Arun-Maira-to-join-Planning-Co.html{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/features/callthe-nation_460582.html|title = Latest News: India News | Latest Business News | BSE | IPO News}}</ref> He is also a former Chairman of [[Boston Consulting Group]], India.

==Early life==
Arun Maira was born in [[Lahore]]. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. in physics from St Stephen's College, Delhi University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/member6.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-05-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505003935/http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/member6.html |archivedate=2010-05-05 }}</ref>

==Career==
Arun Maira was part of [[Tata Administrative Services]] for 25 years and held various positions in [[Tata Group]] till 1989. He was the first non-[[Bumiputera (Malaysia)|bumiputera]] CEO in Malaysia when he worked for Tatab Industries from 1977 to 1979.<ref>http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/history/arunmbody.htm</ref> Maira was board member of [[Tata Motors]] from 1981 to 1989 and played an instrumental role in Tata Motors's entry into the LCV segment.<ref>
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}}</ref><ref>http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/history/arunmbody.htm</ref> He then worked at [[Arthur D. Little]] for 10 years where he was Leader of Global Organisation Practice and managing director of Innovation Associates, a subsidiary of Arthur D. Little.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=27199900&privcapId=135794&previousCapId=878402&previousTitle=Mahindra%20&%20Mahindra%20Ltd.|title = Stocks}}</ref> Maira served as the chairman of [[Boston Consulting Group]] in [[India]] from 2000 to April 2008.<ref>http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/history/arunmbody.htm</ref>
He was then appointed as a member of the [[Planning Commission of India]] in 2009. His focus here was on the development of strategies related to industrialisation and urbanisation.

Between 2000 and 2009, Arun Maira was on the boards of several companies which are listed below:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=27199900&privcapId=135794&previousCapId=878402&previousTitle=Mahindra%20&%20Mahindra%20Ltd.|title = Stocks}}</ref>
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!Position Held
!Company
!Years
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| Former Director, Chairman of Shareholder & Investor Grievances Committee, Member of Nominating & Governance Committee and Member of Compensation & Remuneration Committee || [[Patni Computer Systems Limited]] || 2006–2009
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| Former Additional Independent Director || Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited || 2008–2009
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| Former Director || Tata Chemicals Ltd. || 2008–2009
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| Former Additional Director || Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Limited || 2008–2009
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| Former Non-Executive & Independent Director and Member of Audit Committee || Hero MotoCorp Limited || 2008–2009
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| Former Additional Director || Godrej Industries Ltd. || 2009-2009
||
|}

Maira has also served as chairman of Axis Bank Foundation and [[Save the Children]], India. He was also a board member of the [[India Brand Equity Foundation]], the [[Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs]], and the [[UN Global Compact]], and [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]] India.

==Bibliography==
Maira has authored several books on leadership and organisation, including

* Remaking India - One Country, One Destiny
* Discordant Democrats
* Shaping the Future: Aspirational Leadership in India and Beyond
* Transforming Capitalism - Business Leadership to Improve the World
* Redesigning the Aeroplane While Flying: Reforming Institutions

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/history/index.php?about=arunmbody.htm Profile on Planning Commission homepage]
* [http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/arun-maira-jnnurm-catalysing-an-urban-resurgence/389194/ Arun Maira on JNNURM project]
* [http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/features/mistrustcapitalism-arun-maira_619400.html]

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