Sanjit Kaur Batra

Group Vice President - Legal and Legal Head - India at Cummins India

Sanjit is currently the Group Vice President – Legal at Cummins India and in this role, is responsible for Cummins India group’s legal, secretarial and compliance functions. She is a seasoned legal professional with diverse experience of working in the corporate and social sectors, international agencies and in private practice. She is also on the Board of Directors and actively involved in issues of corporate governance.

Prior to joining Cummins India, Sanjit was the Regional Legal Director-Greater Asia at IFF where she transitioned as a part of some of DuPont’s businesses merging with IFF. She has
spent almost a decade with DuPont in various roles as the APAC Counsel and Legal Head for South Asia. Before joining DuPont, Sanjit worked with the U.S. Government as a member of the USPTO’s international IP policy office in South Asia. She has also worked with a law firm and as a litigator.

Sanjit has worked extensively on cross border M&A, divestitures and restructuring transactions, corporate governance, anti-trust as well as intellectual property related issues. During her private practice, she has advised stakeholders from multiple industries. She is actively involved in policy advocacy as a member of various committees of leading industry associations in India. She has also received recognition for her work in the legal field from
several prestigious organizations.