Grin Media Names Lakshmi Kaul as CEO

By: WE Staff | Monday, 11 May 2026

• Lakshmi Kaul appointed as CEO of Grin Media
• She previously held leadership roles with Confederation of Indian Industry and Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council
• Kaul is known for promoting Indian culture and founded the Jammu and Kashmir Festival in 2016

Grin Media has appointed Lakshmi Kaul as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Kaul previously worked for Bob Blackman (a British Member of Parliament), and he was Head of The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the United Kingdom prior to entering this position with Grin Media.

She is a board member for Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council, Manchester-India Partnership, and West Midlands-India Partnership. Prior to her appointment as a Senior Vice President at Mott MacDonald she was a Senior VP for several years.

In reaction to her position appointment; she posted on Social Media that,  "A complex role that gives me a great opportunity to curate, create and build a platform that brings to you authentic myriad voices on civilizational literature.

Through a number of different high-profile positions, Kaul has made her mark in a variety of ways; she served as an aide to Bob Blackman (Member of Parliament for Harrow East, UK), held the leadership role in CII's UK operations.

Also became a founding Board Member of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), is a founding member of the Manchester-India Partnership and West Midlands-India Partnership, and until very recently served as Senior Vice President at Mott MacDonald.

Kaul has made every effort to promote Indian culture wherever she can throughout her life. While in college at Delhi University, she worked to bring Indian classical music to people's attention by volunteering for various organizations such as SPIC MACAY. She began the Jammu & Kashmir Festival in the UK in 2016.