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Board of Directors Mr. A. K. JatiaExecutive Chairman and Promoter DirectorMr.Arun kumar Mahabirprasad Jatia, the Chairman and Promoter Director of the Company since incorporation. Mr. Jatia is associated with the Pudumjee Group for more than 17 years and has contributed towards its growth. Mr. Jatia is B.S. (Finance and Business Economics) from University of Southern California – USA and an Alumni of Harvard Business School. He has a wide experience in Business Administration and Finance and Foreign Trade for over 32 years. Mr. Jatia possesses natural managerial talent with progressive outlook. He is Director on the board of various Companies and member of their committees. Dr. Ashok Kumar, was appointed as an Additional Director (Executive) of the Company with effect from 28.05.2016. He is M.E. (Chemical Engineer) and Ph.D. (Pulp Processing) and has wide and varied experience over three decades in the Paper Industry. Dr. Ashok Kumar is also a Director of Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Limited. Mr. V. P. LeekhaNon- Executive DirectorMr. Ved Prakash Leekha is B.E. (Mechanical) and has a wide and varied experience of over four decades in Paper Industry and associated with the Pudumjee Group since last 19 years. Mr. Leekha earlier held position of Managing Directorship in the Company upto 30th April, 2019. The Shareholders of the Company vide their Special Resolution at the 5th Annual General Meeting held on 27th July, 2019 appointed him as ‘Non-Executive Director’ of the Company w.e.f. 27th July, 2019. Mr. S. K. BansalDirectorMr.Surendra Kumar Bansal, the Director of the Company since incorporation. Mr. Bansal is a Bachelor of Commerce, Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Mr. Bansal is associated with the Pudumjee Group since 1984. He has wide and varied experience in finance, Legal, corporate laws and taxation matters. He is Director on the board of various Companies and member of their committees. Mr. V. K. BeswalNon-Executive Independent DirectorMr. Vinod Kumar Beswal was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 21.10.2015 and his appointment was made as Non Executive Independent Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Ordinary Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 17th September, 2016. Mr. Beswal is a Bachelor of Commerce & a practicing Chartered Accountant and has a vast and varied experience in Tax and Financial Matters. He is Director on the board of various Companies and member of their committees. Mr. Basant Kumar KhaitanNon-Executive Independent DirectorMr. Basant Kumar Khaitan, was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 28.05.2016 and his appointment was made as Non Executive Independent Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Ordinary Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 17th September, 2016. Mr. Basant Kumar Khaitan is a Bachelor of Commerce and a noted Industrialist. He has 45 years of industrial management experience and also possesses wide and varied experience in the manufacturing and marketing of Paper Machine Clothing used in the Paper industry and has excellent working knowledge of the industry in general. He is well known in the world of Paper machine clothing around the world. He is also on the Board of Directors of Companies, amongst others, of Thacker and Company Limited, Shree Rani Sati Investment & Finance Limited, NEBB Engineering India Limited and GKD India Limited. Mr. Nandan DamaniNon-Executive Independent DirectorMr. Nandan Damani, was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 21.10.2015 and his appointment was made as Non Executive Independent Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Ordinary Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 17th September, 2016. Mr. Damani is a Bachelor of Science and Chairman and Managing Director of Simplex Reality Ltd. and possesses wide and varied experience in Business and Finance. He is Director on the board of various Companies and member of their committees. Dr. Ashok KumarExecutive DirectorDr. Ashok Kumar, was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 28.05.2016 and was also appointed as an Executive Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Special Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 28th May, 2016. He is M.E. (Chemical Engineer) and Ph.D. (Pulp Processing) and has wide and varied experience over three decades in the Paper Industry. Dr. Ashok Kumar is also a Director of Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Limited. Mrs. Madhu DubhashiNon-Executive Independent DirectorMrs. Madhu Dubhashi, was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 14.11.2015 and her appointment was made as Non Executive Independent Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Ordinary Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 17th September, 2016. Mrs. Madhu Dubhashi is a graduate in Economics (Honours) from Miranda House, Delhi University and a post graduate in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She has experience of more than four decades in the capital market and financial service sectors, which includes Project Appraisal, Financial Structuring, Financial Syndication, Share Valuation, Corporate Restructuring, Merchant Banking and Merger & Acquisition. She has worked for various organisations including ICICI Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, J M Financial and Investment Consultancy Services Limited, INNOVEN Business Consultancy and Global Data Services of India Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of CRISIL, now merged with CRISIL). She has organized and also addressed several seminars and lectures. She has contributed a number of articles and papers on various issues which have been published in leading Business Magazines and News Papers. She also holds Directorships in many Companies. Mr. Sanjay Kumar SinghNon-Executive Independent Director Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, was appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 30.01.2024. His appointment was approved as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 30th January, 2024 till 29th January, 2029 by the Shareholders vide Special Resolution passed by way of Postal Ballot on 13.03.2024. Mr. Singh is a Chemical Engineer from IIT Kanpur. Mr. Singh joined the erstwhile ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited as a management trainee in 1977 and rose to become a Whole-Time director in 1999. Consequent to the merger of ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited with ITC Limited in March 2002, he took charge of the Paperboards & Specialty Papers Division as Executive Vice President (Manufacturing) with responsibility for Bhadrachalam, Tribeni, Kovai and Bollaram units. He had played a vital role in the implementation of TPM and Lean manufacturing in all the units. He had been given additional responsibility to oversee the operations of ITC’s Printing & Packaging Division since November 2016. Mr. Singh has since retired from the services of ITC Limited and is now heading a Management Consultancy firm. Mr. Singh is well known in the Paper Industry not only for his technical abilities, but also for his people oriented approach. Mr. Singh is an active member of the CII – Southern Region and A.P. State Advisory Board of World Wide Fund–India He was also an office bearer on various Industry bodies such as Past President of the Apex Council of Indian Paper Manufacturers Association, Past President of Indian Pulp and Paper Technical Association and Past Chairman of the CII – Telangana. Mr. Dilip Jayantilal ThakkarNon-Executive Independent DirectorMr. Dilip Jayantilal Thakkar, was appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 30.10.2024 subject to approval of Shareholders. Mr. Dilip J. Thakkar, aged 88 years, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a Partner of M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Co., Chartered Accountants & M/s Jayantilal Thakkar Associates, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai. Mr. Dilip J. Thakkar is an eminent Chartered Accountant and has over 63 years of experience in Finance and Corporate matters. He specializes in the Foreign Exchange Management Act, and has advised overseas corporations and large Indian Companies on Investments, taxation and collaboration. He was a past President of Bombay Chartered Accountants Society.
Mr.Arun kumar Mahabirprasad Jatia, the Chairman and Promoter Director of the Company since incorporation. Mr. Jatia is associated with the Pudumjee Group for more than 17 years and has contributed towards its growth. Mr. Jatia is B.S. (Finance and Business Economics) from University of Southern California – USA and an Alumni of Harvard Business School. He has a wide experience in Business Administration and Finance and Foreign Trade for over 32 years. Mr. Jatia possesses natural managerial talent with progressive outlook. He is Director on the board of various Companies and member of their committees.
Mr. Ved Prakash Leekha is B.E. (Mechanical) and has a wide and varied experience of over four decades in Paper Industry and associated with the Pudumjee Group since last 19 years. Mr. Leekha earlier held position of Managing Directorship in the Company upto 30th April, 2019. The Shareholders of the Company vide their Special Resolution at the 5th Annual General Meeting held on 27th July, 2019 appointed him as ‘Non-Executive Director’ of the Company w.e.f. 27th July, 2019.
Mr.Surendra Kumar Bansal, the Director of the Company since incorporation. Mr. Bansal is a Bachelor of Commerce, Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Mr. Bansal is associated with the Pudumjee Group since 1984. He has wide and varied experience in finance, Legal, corporate laws and taxation matters. He is Director on the board of various Companies and member of their committees.
Mr. Vinod Kumar Beswal was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 21.10.2015 and his appointment was made as Non Executive Independent Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Ordinary Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 17th September, 2016. Mr. Beswal is a Bachelor of Commerce & a practicing Chartered Accountant and has a vast and varied experience in Tax and Financial Matters. He is Director on the board of various Companies and member of their committees.
Mr. Basant Kumar Khaitan, was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 28.05.2016 and his appointment was made as Non Executive Independent Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Ordinary Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 17th September, 2016. Mr. Basant Kumar Khaitan is a Bachelor of Commerce and a noted Industrialist. He has 45 years of industrial management experience and also possesses wide and varied experience in the manufacturing and marketing of Paper Machine Clothing used in the Paper industry and has excellent working knowledge of the industry in general. He is well known in the world of Paper machine clothing around the world. He is also on the Board of Directors of Companies, amongst others, of Thacker and Company Limited, Shree Rani Sati Investment & Finance Limited, NEBB Engineering India Limited and GKD India Limited.
Mr. Nandan Damani, was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 21.10.2015 and his appointment was made as Non Executive Independent Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Ordinary Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 17th September, 2016. Mr. Damani is a Bachelor of Science and Chairman and Managing Director of Simplex Reality Ltd. and possesses wide and varied experience in Business and Finance. He is Director on the board of various Companies and member of their committees.
Dr. Ashok Kumar, was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 28.05.2016 and was also appointed as an Executive Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Special Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 28th May, 2016. He is M.E. (Chemical Engineer) and Ph.D. (Pulp Processing) and has wide and varied experience over three decades in the Paper Industry. Dr. Ashok Kumar is also a Director of Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Limited.
Mrs. Madhu Dubhashi, was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 14.11.2015 and her appointment was made as Non Executive Independent Director of the Company by the Shareholders vide their Ordinary Resolution at the 2nd Annual General Meeting held on 17th September, 2016 for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 17th September, 2016. Mrs. Madhu Dubhashi is a graduate in Economics (Honours) from Miranda House, Delhi University and a post graduate in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She has experience of more than four decades in the capital market and financial service sectors, which includes Project Appraisal, Financial Structuring, Financial Syndication, Share Valuation, Corporate Restructuring, Merchant Banking and Merger & Acquisition. She has worked for various organisations including ICICI Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, J M Financial and Investment Consultancy Services Limited, INNOVEN Business Consultancy and Global Data Services of India Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of CRISIL, now merged with CRISIL). She has organized and also addressed several seminars and lectures. She has contributed a number of articles and papers on various issues which have been published in leading Business Magazines and News Papers. She also holds Directorships in many Companies.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, was appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 30.01.2024. His appointment was approved as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 30th January, 2024 till 29th January, 2029 by the Shareholders vide Special Resolution passed by way of Postal Ballot on 13.03.2024. Mr. Singh is a Chemical Engineer from IIT Kanpur. Mr. Singh joined the erstwhile ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited as a management trainee in 1977 and rose to become a Whole-Time director in 1999. Consequent to the merger of ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited with ITC Limited in March 2002, he took charge of the Paperboards & Specialty Papers Division as Executive Vice President (Manufacturing) with responsibility for Bhadrachalam, Tribeni, Kovai and Bollaram units. He had played a vital role in the implementation of TPM and Lean manufacturing in all the units. He had been given additional responsibility to oversee the operations of ITC’s Printing & Packaging Division since November 2016. Mr. Singh has since retired from the services of ITC Limited and is now heading a Management Consultancy firm. Mr. Singh is well known in the Paper Industry not only for his technical abilities, but also for his people oriented approach. Mr. Singh is an active member of the CII – Southern Region and A.P. State Advisory Board of World Wide Fund–India He was also an office bearer on various Industry bodies such as Past President of the Apex Council of Indian Paper Manufacturers Association, Past President of Indian Pulp and Paper Technical Association and Past Chairman of the CII – Telangana.
Mr. Dilip Jayantilal Thakkar, was appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 30.10.2024 subject to approval of Shareholders. Mr. Dilip J. Thakkar, aged 88 years, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a Partner of M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Co., Chartered Accountants & M/s Jayantilal Thakkar Associates, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai. Mr. Dilip J. Thakkar is an eminent Chartered Accountant and has over 63 years of experience in Finance and Corporate matters. He specializes in the Foreign Exchange Management Act, and has advised overseas corporations and large Indian Companies on Investments, taxation and collaboration. He was a past President of Bombay Chartered Accountants Society.