"India Inc. will witness a huge dearth of good and experienced independent directors next year," said Berjis Desai, a veteran lawyer and director on several boards. "There are about two dozen professionals who can actually bring value to the table but hundreds of boards will require experienced independent directors and hence we may see a mega churn in several boards," adds Desai, who is on the board of several companies including Great Eastern Shipping, Man Infraconstruction and Jubilant Foodworks among others.
