DR. SHANTILAL K. SOMAIYA DR. SHANTILAL K SOMAIYA,
B.Sc., LL.B., D.Sc. (Honoris Causa)
is Promoter and Director of various
Companies having business and manufacturing
interest in Sugar, Industrial Alcohol,
Organic Chemicals, Salt, Printing
and Publications, Agriculture, Bulk
Drugs, etc. since over five decades.
He is also associated with various
Educational, Social and Cultural Organisations
and has been Member of the Senate
of the University of Mumbai, SNDT
Women's University and the Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore.
He has been a member of various Committees
constituted by Ministry of HRD including
specialised committees of University
Grants Commission (UGC).
SHRI SAMIR S. SOMAIYA
JT Managing Director of the Company aged 41 years having more than 15 years
of experience in the field of Sugar, Chemical & Power. He is Bachelor of
Chemical Engineering and a Master of Chemical Engineering. He has also done
his Masters in Business Administration from Cornell University, U.S.A. and
Master of Public Administration is conferred upon him by the Harvard
University. He is the winner of Annual Chemical Awards for Scholastics
Achievement from American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Procter & Gamble
Technical Excellence Award and many other awards. He is also the Director
and Member on many Companies and Committees.
SHRI I. C. PATEL
He is LLB having more than 35 years
of experience in the field of Sugar
Industry. He is a well-known person
in Sugar Industry. Associated with
Apex body of Co-operative Sugar Factories,
namely “National Federation
of Co-operative Sugar Factories”
and also Sugar Industry Export Import
Corporation (Exim), a body jointly
formed by Co-operative as well as
Joint Stock Sugar Factories for Export/Import
of Sugar. He is past President of
both the Association.
PROF. ROOSHIKUMAR V. PANDYA Shri Rooshi Kumar Pandya
is B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (USA), M.A.
(Canada) having more than 30 years
of experience as Management Consultant.
He is also engaged in the field of
Finance for many years. He has served
as an advisor to many big Corporates.
SHRI B.R. BARWALE He is Chairman of Mahyco
Vegetable Seeds Ltd. and Maharashtra
Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd. He has rich
experience in agriculture. He is being
Director and Member on many Companies
and Committees providing his guidance.
He has widely traveled abroad and
expert in the field of agriculture.
SHRI KAILASH PERSHAD
He is an Engineer having more than
38 years of experience in field of
Finance. Previously he was associated
with ICICI Ltd. He was involved in
Financial Restructuring of many Companies
during his tenure with ICICI Ltd.
At present he is working as independent
Consultant to many big Corporates.
DR. K. V. RAGHAVAN
Dr. K. V. Raghavan is B. Tech (Chemical
Engg.), M.S. (Reaction Engg.) Ph.
D. (Mathematical Modeling and Simulation),
Diploma in German and have more than
30 years of experience as a technocrat.
At present he is Chairman of Recruitment
& Assessment Centre, Defence Research
& Development Organisation, Ministry
of Defence, Delhi. He is a Doctorate
in Science. He is former Director
of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology.
He also possesses very senior experience
in the field of Science.
SHRI ANIL KUMAR JAISWARA He is a Nominee Director
of the Company from IDBI Bank Ltd.
He is B.Com. and Certified Associate
of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).
He possesses rich experience in the
field of Banking and Finance. He
has been associated with IDBI Bank
Ltd. for over 21 years.
MR. PAUL STEFFEN ZORNER Mr. Paul Steffen Zorner from
California, U.S.A. was appointed as
a director of the Company. Mr. Paul
Steffen Zorner has to his credit wide
experience especially in the fields
of Sugar, Chemicals, Power, Renewable
Resources, Biotechnology etc. He is
a Doctor of Philosophy. Department
of Botany and Plant Pathology, Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Emphasis in Weed Science, Agronomy
and Plant Physiology applied to dry-land
agricultural systems. Thesis work
focused on energy metabolism in dormant
and non-dormant weed seeds.
He is a Chief Science Officer, Founder
and Executive Director in Principle
Energy Ltd., Southern Africa; Senior
Director, Business Development in
Diversa Corporation, San Diego, Callifornia,
USA for renewable fuels platform;
Adjunct Professor-Horticultural Science
in North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, North Carolina; Senior Vice
President-Operations in CellFor Corporation,
San Diego, Callifornia-Vancouver,
British Columbia; Founder and Executive
Vice President, Corporate Development,
Telanetix Corporation, San Diego,
California; Chief Scientist, Global
Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Platform,
Corporate Research and Development
in the Dow Chemical Company (TDCC),
San Diego, California; Vice-President,
Product Development in Mycogen Corporation,
San Diego, California etc.
SHRI V. SIVAPRAKASAM Shri V. Sivaprakasam is a
BE (Electrical) and also holding the
certificate of Boiler Operating Engineer
(BOE) has valuable experience of over
35 years in the field of sugar industry.
SHRI JAWAHARLAL CHIRIMAR Shri Jawaharlal Chirimar is a B.S. Computer Science, B.A. Mathematics from Cornell University, Ph D, Computer and Information Science from University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Managing Director in Citigroup Alternate Investments. He has more than 14 years of experience in the field of Investments, Finance, hedging of fund in structured credit assets-long/short credit, cash flow CDOs, correlation trading and asset back trading, booking and risk-management systems for the credit-derivative business and the high-grade credit business.
