Home About Us Products Investor Corner Download Career Contact
 

Chairman Emeritus

KAMAL NAYAN SARAOGI, is a graduate in commerce. He promoted the company in 1975. He brings with him 41 years of experience in the sugar industry. He does not hold directorship in the company.

Board of Directors

SURESH NEOTIA
, Chairman, a law graduate from Kolkata University , is the co-founder and chairman of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Limited. He has wide interest in business and has served on the board of several leading Indian companies. A collector of Indian art, his collection has been exhibited in several International Museums and in the Festivals of India in London , Paris and New York . He is the president of Anamika Kala Sangam, founder of Padatik and a trustee of Victoria Memorial Trust.

VIVEK SARAOGI
, Managing Director, is the Ex-President of the Indian Sugar Mills Association and the Chairman of Indian Sugar and General Industry Export Import Corporation Ltd. Mr. Saraogi is a graduate in commerce. Under his stewardship, the company has grown rapidly through organic and inorganic means which has helped to make Balrampur a leader in the Indian sugar industry.

MEENAKSHI SARAOGI , Joint Managing Director, is a graduate in Art. She looks after the factory operations and is the driving force behind the organisation. She has spent 26 years in the business and was awarded the Padmashree in 1994 for her contribution to the sugar industry.

SUDHIR JALAN,
Director, is a commerce graduate and an MBA from IIM, Kolkata. He is the ex- President of FICCI (the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and serving on the Board of several Indian companies. He has been the President of several associations such as the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Indian Council of Arbitration, All India Organisation of Employers, Indian Soap and Toiletries Makers' Association.

R.K. CHOUDHURY
, Director, a leading advocate practicing mainly in Kolkata, has wide experience in the matters of taxation, corporate planning and international arbitration. Apart from his legal practice, he is on the Board of Directors of several leading industrial houses of India . As a professional personality, he is a member of the International Bar Association, Supreme Court Bar Association, Bar Council of India and Indian Council of Arbitration. He is also connected with several social and philanthropic organisations.

S.B. BUDHIRAJA , Director, is an independent management consultant, a gold medalist in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Roorkee . He was the youngest-ever Managing Director of Indian Oil Corporation from 1974-78. He has also been the Managing Director of IBP, Balmer Lawrie, and Indian Oxygen, during his career. He was Overseas Director, AI Futtaim Group U.A.E. Mr. Budhiraja was invited in 1982-83 as a Fellow, Centre for International Affairs, Harvard University . He is a Fellow of the All India Management Association, and the Institute of Management Consultants of, India . He was President, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata in 1989-90 and chairman CII Eastern Region in 1988-89.

M.M. MUKHERJEE
, Director, a university rank holder in Political Science from Calcutta University, he also holds an Associate diploma from Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai. He joined Life Insurance Corporation of India in 1966. In his long career in LIC spanning over 37 years, he has held various positions including Secretary (Marketing), Zonal Office, Kanpur , Senior Divisional Manager, Howrah and Kolkata Suburban Divisions, Regional Manager (Marketing), Zonal Office, Kanpur . Before retirement he was the Zonal Manager In-charge of LIC operations in Northern Zone, New Delhi .

NARESH CHANDRA
, Director, joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1956. He held many posts in Government of India and Government of Rajasthan. He was also Finance Secretary and Chief Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan, Advisor to Governor of J & K, Secretary and Cabinet Secretary to Government of India, Senior Advisor to Prime Minister of India, Governor of Gujarat and Ambassador of India to the U.S.A. He was the Chairman, Committee on Corporate Governance set up by Union Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs.

KEDAR NATH RANASARIA
, Whole-time Director, having more than 43 years experience in sugar industry. He is M.A. in (Sahityaratana), working with the Company since its inception. He was also the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Company.

KISHOR SHAH,
Director cum Chief Financial Officer, is a commerce graduate and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He joined the services of the Company in 1994. Before joining the Company he served as Manager - Accounts & Finance in Keventer Agro Ltd. He has 18 years of experience in accounts and finance including 12 years of experience in the sugar industry.

DR. ARVIND KRISHNA SAXENA, Whole-time Director, is M.Sc., Ph.D. (Botany) and having specialization in Industrial Mycology, Bio-composting, Mushroom Production and Processing from Horst, Holland. He has wide experience of 34 years and is associated with the Company since 2002. He is also in the Board of Directors of Indo Gulf Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company. He held previously prestigious position in various organizations and was also associated with Scientific and research activities.

 

  Search