Mr. Zhooben Bhiwandiwala is currently the Executive Director & CEO – Mahindra Holdings Limited. 

Zhooben joined the Mahindra Group in 1985, and through a remarkable 38-year career has acquired a wide spectrum of experience across diverse roles in a number of key positions in several business sectors. As a long-standing veteran, he has traversed an interesting path across the Group during the past three decades -- in terms of the diversity of roles, their geographic reach and location, and the industry verticals.

He has, during this tenure, acquired broad ranging cross-functional experience across several industries, and his active roles have embraced finance, legal, significant cross border M&A, HR, marketing, strategy and other commercial functions.  Zhooben has spent around 7 years on deputation to international assignments in the UK and US, and has, throughout the span of his career, been extensively involved in international operations, incubating/investing in new businesses, start-ups, joint ventures and mergers & acquisitions. He was also an active participant in several Group corporate initiatives and was the Chairman of the HR Academy at the Mahindra Learning University.
 
Currently, Zhooben is a Director on the Boards of East India Company (UK), Mahindra Holdings, Mahindra Foundation UK, Mumbai Mantra, United World College, Mahindra International School, The Mahindra United World College of India. He is also a member of the Global Advisory Board of i-Probono, UK, and Safe Kids Foundation, India.

In his earlier role, as President of the Mahindra Partners Division, Zhooben was the Chief architect of the Mahindra Partners division - the $1 Bn Private Equity and Venture Capital division of the Mahindra Group, which was the single window channel for all the Group’s diversified new investments. This Division leveraged the Mahindra Group’s unique strengths of constant innovation, financial prudence and creative business models to incubate new ventures and accelerate value creation through a diversified global portfolio of emergent businesses spanning various industry sectors like Cleantech (Solar), Steel, Retail, Consulting, Healthcare, Boat Manufacturing, Conveyor Systems, AI & Analytics. 

Zhooben additionally held the position of President -Mahindra Group Legal during this tenure. 

While professionally qualified as a Chartered Accountant, he has, through these exposures, collected a rich basket of experience and made valuable contributions to the Mahindra Group.
 

Secretary

President

Treasurer

20 JULY - 1 AUGUST 2025 

14 JULY - 27 JULY 2025 

UWC Mostar

UWC Maastricht

San José, Costa Rica

Changshu, China 

• 620 students, aged 15 to 19
• Founded - 2015

UWC Changshu China (UWCCSC) was founded in 2015 as the first UWC on the mainland of China through the initiative of a UWC alum, Mark Jiapeng Wang. Since its opening, the College has grown considerably and is today home to 620 students. UWC Changshu China consists of Grades 10, 11 and 12 (also known as the pre- IBDP and IBDP years) with most international students attending UWC CSC for Grades 11 and 12.

Three unique features:

Chinese Culture: Every student will take at least one Chinese course, be it language, literature, or culture, creating an immersive environment of Mandarin Chinese as well as a rich Chinese cultural context to support teaching and learning. Meanwhile, the Zhi Xing program (“learning by doing”) enables the exploration of Chinese culture through interactions with the wider community. 

Youth Leadership: Many of the Zhi Xing activities have student leaders, who use their knowledge and experience to help their classmates to excel in these activities, acting as positive role models for their peers whilst also challenging themselves. 

Environmental Stewardship: Students participate in activities such as recycling, organic farming, and wetland protection, making a positive impact in the community.

Academic curriculum 

Our students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which is made up of three core components and six subject groups. At UWC CSC students are encouraged to explore Chinese culture in the context of dialogue between "people, nations and cultures," building bridges and improving understanding.

Average class size: 20 students

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