Board of Directors

Sunil Lalbhai

Executive Director and Promoter

Date of birth: March 15, 1960

Brief résumé: Mr Sunil Lalbhai is a Managing Director of the Company since June 1984 and the Chairman of the Board of the Company since August 2007. He is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Investment Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Board.

Mr Lalbhai is a Member of the Governing Council of Shree Vallabh Shikshan Ashram and a Trustee on the Board of BAIF Development Research Foundation (BAIF). He is a Trustee or a member of some of the other social institutions established by the Lalbhai Group.

Mr Lalbhai holds a postgraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts and a postgraduate degree in Economic Policy and Planning from Northeastern University.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Amal Ltd – Chairman
Atul Bioscience Ltd – Chairman
Atul Rajasthan Date Palms Ltd – Vice Chairman
Britannia Industries Ltd
Navin Fluorine International Ltd
Pfizer Ltd
The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd

Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
Pfizer Ltd – Risk Management Committee
Pfizer Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee
The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Member of committees
Amal Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Atul Bioscience Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Navin Fluorine International Ltd – Audit Committee
Navin Fluorine International Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Pfizer Ltd – Audit Committee
The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd – Strategic Committee

Location: Mumbai and Atul

Samveg Lalbhai

Executive Director and Promoter

Date of birth: June 4, 1961

Brief résumé: Mr Samveg Lalbhai is a Director of the Company since January 2000 and the Managing Director of the Company since December 2001.

Mr Lalbhai is actively associated with Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association, Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Indian Cotton Mills Federation.

Mr Lalbhai is also associated with some of the social institutions established by the Lalbhai Group.

Mr Lalbhai holds a graduate degree in Commerce from Gujarat University.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Anup Engineering Ltd
Bengal Tea and Fabrics Ltd

Private company
Arvind Farms Pvt Ltd

Foreign companies
Arvind Overseas (M) Ltd
Arvind Worldwide (N) Ltd
Arvind Worldwide Inc

Membership in committees of other companies
Member of committee
Bengal Tea and Fabrics Ltd – Remuneration Committee

Location: Ahmedabad

Gopi Kannan Thirukonda

CFO and Whole-time Director

Date of birth: March 30, 1959

Brief résumé: Mr Gopi Kannan Thirukonda joined the Company in October 1993 and he is a Whole-time Director of the Company since October, 2014. He is a Member of the Risk Management Committee and the Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Board.

Mr Thirukonda has 39 years of experience in various capacities and is currently the Chief Financial Officer.

Mr Thirukonda holds a degree in Science from University of Madras and a postgraduate diploma in management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Amal Ltd
Atul Bioscience Ltd
Atul Finserv Ltd – Chairman
Atul Fin Resources Ltd
Atul Nivesh Ltd
Atul Polymer Products Ltd – Chairman
Atul Rajasthan Date Palms Ltd
Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd

Foreign companies
Atul China Ltd – Chairman
Atul Deutschland GmbH – Chairman

Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Member of committees
Amal Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Amal Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Atul Bioscience Ltd – Audit Committee
Atul Bioscience Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd – Audit Committee
Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Location: Mumbai

Bharathy Mohanan

President Utilities and Services and Whole-time Director

Date of birth: May 26, 1950

Brief résumé: Mr Bharathy Mohanan joined the Company in August, 1992 and is a Whole-time Director since January, 2009. He is a Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and the Risk Management Committee of the Board.

Mr Mohanan has 53 years of experience in various capacities and is currently the President, Utilities and Services and the Occupier. He is also the Managing Director of Atul Biospace Ltd and Atul Rajasthan Date Palms Ltd.

Mr Mohanan holds a graduate degree in Engineering (Honors) from the University of Calicut.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Aasthan Dates Ltd – Chairman
Atul Bio Space Ltd – Managing Director
Atul Clean Energy Ltd – Chairman
Atul Finserv Ltd
Atul Seeds Ltd
Biyaban Agri Ltd – Chairman
Raja Dates Ltd – Chairman
Sehat Foods Ltd

Foreign companies
Atul Middle East FZ-LLC
DPD Ltd

Location: Atul

Mukund Chitale

Non-executive and Independent Director

Date of birth: November 16, 1949

Brief résumé: Mr Mukund Chitale is a Director of the Company since October 2014. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board.

Mr Chitale is a founder of the Chartered Accountancy firm, Mukund M Chitale & Co. He has 49 years of experience on advising companies on their business, financial and strategic matters and is acknowledged as an expert in accounting and auditing matters in India.

Mr Chitale was the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Chairman of the erstwhile National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards. He has served on various committees set up by the Central Vigilance Commission, the Government of India, the International Federation of Accountants, the Reserve Bank of India and the Securities Exchange Board of India. He is connected with various reputed social and educational organisations.

Mr Chitale holds a graduate degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Bhageria Industries Ltd
Macrotech Developers Ltd

Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
Macrotech Developers Ltd – Audit Committee

Member of committees
Bhageria Industries Ltd – Audit Committee
Bhageria Industries Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Macrotech Developers Ltd – ESG Committee
Macrotech Developers Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Macrotech Developers Ltd – Risk Management Committee

Location: Mumbai

Shubhalakshmi Panse

Non-executive and Independent Director

Date of birth: January 28, 1954

Brief résumé: Ms Shubhalakshmi Panse is a Director of the Board since March 2015. She is the Chairperson of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee, the Investment Committee and, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board.

Ms Panse has 46 years of experience in the field of banking and has worked in various positions in the Banking industry, the last being as the Chairperson and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank Ltd.

Ms Panse was the Chairperson of Quality Review Board of Indian Institute of Actuaries for a period of two years and a Member of P J Nayak Committee on Corporate Governance set up by the Reserve Bank of India.

Ms Panse holds a postgraduate degree in Science from Pune University, postgraduate degree in Business Administration from Drexel University and is a certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Can Fin Homes Ltd
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd

Membership in committees of other companies
Chairperson of committees
Can Fin Homes Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd – Audit Committee

Member of committees
Can Fin Homes Ltd – Audit Committee
Can Fin Homes Ltd – Risk Management Committee
Can Fin Homes Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd – Risk Management Committee

Location: Pune

Baldev Arora

Non-executive and Independent Director

Date of birth: June 03, 1944

Brief résumé: Mr Baldev Arora is a Director of the Board since April 2015. He is the Chairman of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee, the Investment Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and, the Risk Management Committee of the Board.

Mr Arora has 53 years of experience with leading multinational companies in India and abroad in Agrochemicals, Biologics, Infant Nutrition and Pharmaceuticals Businesses.

Mr Arora held several senior positions including Chairman, Cyanamid Agro Ltd, Managing Director, Cyanamid India Ltd, Chairman and Managing Director, Wyeth – Lederle Ltd, Regional President – Asia, Pfizer Nutrition, Regional President – Asia and Pacific RIM, Nestle S A, Chairman, PT Wyeth Nutrition Indonesia and Board Member, Wyeth Philippines Inc. He was also a Member of the Board of Directors of Asia Pacific Infant and Young Child Nutrition Association, Singapore, Chairman of the American Business Council, Mumbai and Vice President of Organisation of Pharmaceuticals Producers of India.

Mr Arora holds a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Punjab and has attended several programs at Asian Institute of Management, Michigan Business School, Harvard Business School and London Business School.

Directorships in other companies
nil

Membership in committees of other companies
nil

Location: Mumbai

Pradeep Banerjee

Non-executive and Independent Director

Date of birth: October 19, 1958

Brief résumé: Mr Pradeep Banerjee is a Director of the Company since May 2022. He is a Member of the Investment Committee of the Board.

Mr Banerjee has about four decades of experience in customer service, manufacturing, marketing, logistics, procurement and R&D in Uniliver group at India, Nepal, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. He served as an Executive Director on the Board of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) for almost a decade. He was also Managing Director of a joint venture of HUL in the Netherlands and Chairman of a joint venture in Nepal.

Mr Banerjee is Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group, and is advising four tech startups in the areas of blockchain, logistics, go-to-market operation platforms and waste management. He is also Designated Partner in Pradeep Banerjee Associates LLP.

Mr Banerjee holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Biba Fashion Ltd
Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd
Gabriel India Ltd.
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd
Parksons Packaging Ltd
VR Majha Ltd
VR Vidarbha Ltd
Whirlpool of India Ltd

Private companies
Median Brands Pvt Ltd
North Delhi Metro Mall Pvt Ltd
Stellar Value Chain Solutions Pvt Ltd
VR Dakshin Pvt Ltd
VR Konkan Pvt Ltd
VR Malwa Pvt Ltd
VR South Asia Pvt Ltd
VR Surat Pvt Ltd

Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd – Audit Committee
Gabriel India Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Gabriel India Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Whirlpool of India Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Member of committees
Biba Fashion Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Biba Fashion Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Biba Fashion Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd – Risk Management Committee
Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd – Strategy Committee
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd – Audit Committee
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd – Risk Management Committee
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd – Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Parksons Packaging Ltd – Audit Committee
Parksons Packaging Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Whirlpool of India Ltd – Audit Committee,
Whirlpool of India Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Location: Mumbai

Rangaswamy Iyer

Non-executive and Independent Director

Date of birth: April 12, 1953

Brief résumé: Mr Rangaswamy Iyer is a Director of the Company since May 2023. He is a Member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board.

Mr Iyer has about four decades of experience in Healthcare industry including Animal Health, Biologicals, Consumer Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, and mergers and acquisitions. He was the Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director of Cyanamid India Ltd and later transitioned to Wyeth Ltd and rose to become its Managing Director.

Mr Iyer is a senior advisor to Lincoln International, USA. He is an advisor | consultant to multinational and Indian pharma companies, private equity firms and investment bankers in the areas of business strategy and business development.

Mr Iyer holds a postgraduate degree in Commerce and a postgraduate degree in Financial Management from the University of Mumbai.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Atul Bioscience Ltd

Private companies
Cybernoid Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Noveltech Feeds Pvt Ltd

Membership in committees of other companies
Member of committees
Atul Bioscience Ltd – Audit Committee
Atul Bioscience Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Location: Mumbai

Sharadchandra Abhyankar

Non-executive and Independent Director

Date of birth: October 09, 1965

Brief résumé: Mr Sharadchandra Abhyankar is a Director of the Company since October 2023.

Mr Abhyankar is a Senior Partner of Khaitan & Co, Advocates and Solicitors. He is an Advocate and Solicitor by profession with about 35 years of experience. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, securities law, corporate ethics and governance.

Mr Abhyankar is a member of the Advisory Committee and Drafting Committee of the NSE Centre of Excellence in Corporate Governance and the Advisory Committee for UPES School of Law. He has been a part-time faculty on various legal subjects at the Government Law College, Mumbai, for more than 30 years and is a visiting faculty at the Department of Law, Mumbai University for LLM (Business law). He conducts specialised sessions on business ethics and corporate governance across various industry sectors and professional bodies.

Mr Abhyankar holds a graduate degree in Arts (Economics and Commerce) and a postgraduate degree in Law from the University of Mumbai and is a Fellow of Government Law College, Mumbai. He is also a member of The Bombay Incorporated Law Society.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
ABM Knowledgeware Ltd
Dreamfolks Services Ltd
Whiteoak Capital Trustee Ltd

Private companies
Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Instasafe Technologies Pvt Ltd

Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
ABM Knowledgeware Ltd – Audit Committee
ABM Knowledgeware Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Dreamfolks Services Ltd – Audit Committee

Member of committees
ABM Knowledgeware Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
ABM Knowledgeware Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Dreamfolks Services Ltd – Risk Management Committee
Whiteoak Capital Trustee Ltd – Audit Committee
Whiteoak Capital Trustee Ltd – Independent Directors Committee

Location: Mumbai

Sujal Shah

Non-executive and Independent Director

Date of birth: September 23, 1968

Brief résumé: Mr Sujal Shah is a Director of the Company since October 2023. He is a Member of the Audit Committee of the Board.

Mr Shah is a founder Partner of SSPA & Co, Chartered Accountants. He has about three decades of experience in finance, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, succession planning and valuation.

Mr Shah was a member of the group that drafted valuation standards for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has authored several papers on valuations and restructuring for the Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Bombay Chartered Accountants Society. He was a partner of N M Raiji & Co, Chartered Accountants until October 2006.

Mr Shah holds a graduate degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Amrit Corp Ltd
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd
Hindoostan Mills Ltd
Mafatlal Industries Ltd
Navin Fluorine International Ltd
Navin Fluorine Advanced Sciences Ltd
NOCIL Ltd
Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd
The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd

Private companies
Capricon Realty Pvt Ltd
SSPA Consultants Pvt Ltd

Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
Amrit Corp Ltd – Committee of Directors – Amalgamation Scheme
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd – Audit Committee
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd – Rights Issue Committee
Hindoostan Mills Ltd – Audit Committee

Member of committees
Amrit Corp Ltd – Audit Committee
Amrit Corp Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Capricon Realty Pvt Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd – Finance Committee
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd – Securities Issue Committee
Hindoostan Mills Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Hindoostan Mills Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Mafatlal Industries Ltd – Audit Committee
Mafatlal Industries Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Navin Fluorine International Ltd – Fundraising Committee
Navin Fluorine Advanced Sciences Ltd– Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
NOCIL Ltd – Investment Committee
Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd – Audit Committee
Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Location: Mumbai

Praveen Kadle

Non-executive and Independent Director

Date of birth: January 21, 1957

Brief résumé: Mr Praveen Kadle is a Director of the Company since May 2024. He is a Member of the Audit Committee of the Board.

Mr Kadle is a Managing Director of Prachetas Capital Pvt Ltd and a Non-executive Director of Tata International Ltd. He has about three decades of experience in finance, management, legal, merger and acquisition and strategic planning.

Mr Kadle has held various senior positions in Tata Group and has served as a Founding Managing Director of Tata Capital Ltd for almost a decade and as an Executive Director (Corporate Affairs) and Chief Financial Officer of Tata Motors Ltd.

Mr Kadle holds a degree in Commerce from University of Mumbai. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Digvi Torqtranfer System Ltd
John Cockerill India Ltd
Prersistent Systems Ltd
Tata International Ltd
Tide Water Oil Company India Ltd

Private companies
Beam Global Spirits and Wine (India) Pvt Ltd
Garware Fulflex India Pvt Ltd
International Asset Reconstruction Company Pvt Ltd
Prachetas Capital Pvt Ltd, Managing Director
Quantum Advisors Pvt Ltd
Shankarmahadevan World of Arts Pvt Ltd

Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
Digvi Torqtranfer System Ltd – Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Prersistent Systems Ltd – Audit Committee
Prersistent Systems Ltd – Investment Committee
Prersistent Systems Ltd – Risk Management Committee
Tata International Ltd – Risk Management Committee

Member of committees
Digvi Torqtranfer System Ltd – Audit Committee
Digvi Torqtranfer System Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
John Cockerill India Ltd – Audit Committee
John Cockerill India Ltd – Risk Management Committee
John Cockerill India Ltd – Borrowings Committee
Prersistent Systems Ltd – Executive Committee
Tata International Ltd – Audit Committee
Tide Water Oil Company India Ltd – Compensation Committee
Tide Water Oil Company India Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Tide Water Oil Company India Ltd – Risk Management Committee

Location: Mumbai

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