Board of Directors
Mrs. K Lakshmi Raju
Chairperson & Non-Executive Director
She holds a Degree in Business Administration, has rich experience spread over Agrochemicals and other Agri inputs. She is the Promoter of the Company.
Mr. G. Veera Bhadram
Whole-time Director
Mr. G. Veera Bhadram is a postgraduate in agriculture from IIM Ahmedabad with over four decades of rich and varied experience in the agri-input industry. He has also undertaken the Advanced Management Program in General Management at Harvard. With strategic acumen, he has successfully led Domestic, B2B, and International Businesses. His career encompasses key positions at Nagarjuna Group, Murugappa Group, and Sulphur Mills Limited.
Mr. Sudhakar Kudva
Independent Director
Mr. Sudhakar Kudva, a Chartered Accountant, has more than 49 years of work experience in India and abroad in a wide range of industries including the Lakshmi Mittal Group. (in Arcelor Mittal Ltd., as Executive Director-Commercial). His areas of expertise are Finance, Treasury and General Management.
Mr. Atul Churiwal
Investor Nominee Director
Mr. Atul Churiwal has around 37 years of rich corporate experience mainly in Agrochemical Industry. He is the Managing Director of M/s Krishi Rasayan Exports Pvt. Ltd. (KREPL), an Investor in the Company. He was the President of premier Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Agarwal
Investor Nominee Director
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Agarwal has more than 25 years of diversified corporate experience including Chemical Industry. He is the Joint Managing Director of M/s Krishi Rasayan Exports Pvt. Ltd. (KREPL) an Investor in the Company. Mr. Agarwal is an Executive Member of Managing Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi, and also Trustee of various social, religious and educational charitable organizations.
Mr. Ramkrishna Mudholkar
Independent Director
Mr Ramkrishna Mudholkar is a graduate in Agricultural Science with an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, He has worked in the Agri-business sector for 37 years having held domestic and international business assignments with AgrEvo India and DuPont.
Mr. N Sambasiva Rao
Independent Director
Mr N Sambasiva Rao, having the Masters degree in Agriculture and PG Diploma in Management; has rich experience of about 40 years in Agri-input industry. He was superannuated from Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) as Managing Director on 31st December 2019.
Ms. Veni Mocherla
Independent Director
Ms. Veni Mocherla, is a business consulting professional with over 20 years of work experience including several prestigious international assignments. She has been actively involved in cross border partnerships, corporate turnarounds and strategic initiatives. She has an MBA, and has also completed the Post Graduate Program at the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.
Mr. Raj Kaul
Non – Executive and Non – Independent Director
He holds a BSc Engg. (Honors) and Postgraduate diploma in Marketing from IIM, Ahmedabad. He has over 40 years of experience in the agrochemical industry, working in areas such as engineering consulting, consumer products marketing/sales management, general management and M&A for Bayer India and Bayer Germany. He has also served on the Board of leading corporates such as Bayer Crop Science Limited and PI Industries Limited and also served as Chairman of the Board of Agrinos, a Norwegian Listed Company.
Mr. Santanu Mukherjee
Independent Director
Mr. Mukherjee has rich experience in the banking industry, with a focus on retail banking, foreign exchange, credit appraisal, treasury, and risk management. He also held senior management positions, including Managing Director of the State Bank of Hyderabad. His expertise includes Retail banking, Foreign exchange, Credit appraisal, Treasury, Risk management and Management.
He currently holds a position as an Independent Director on the boards of several companies, including Bandhan Bank, Suven Lifesciences Ltd., Sumedha Fiscal Services Ltd., Muthoot Housing Finance Ltd., Rainbow Children’s Medicare Ltd., Rainbow Speciality Hospitals Pvt Ltd., and BoG member in Institute of Management & Technology, Hyderabad. Mr. Mukherjee is also an Advisor to the board of Aeries Financial Technology and Donear Ltd. Mr.Santanu Mukherjee is an B.Sc.,honors from Presidency College under Kolkata University and CAIIB from the Indian Institute of Bankers.
Prof. M. Lakshmi Kantam
Additional Director (under Independent Director category)
Prof. M. Lakshmi Kantam holds a B.Sc., M.Sc. & Ph.D degree.
Prof. M. Lakshmi Kantam is a seasoned professional with over 40 years of research experience in design and development of Catalysts & Process Chemistry. Currently she is serving as the Dr. B. P Godrej Distinguished Professor of Green Chemistry and Sustainability Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. She served as Director at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad. She is currently serving as Board member at Godavari Bio Refineries Limited, Prasol Chemicals Limited and Vinati Organics Limited.