Dinesh Kumar
Chairman
Date of birth: February 17, 1972
Brief résumé: Mr Dinesh Kumar is the Chairman of the Company since February 2022. He is the Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan.
Mr Kumar has over 25 years of experience in various capacities in different government departments.
Mr Kumar is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service and holds a graduate degree in Engineering (Technology) from IIT Kanpur.
Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Rajasthan Olive Cultivation Ltd
Foreign companies
Nil
Membership in committees of other companies
Nil
Location: Jaipur
Sunil Lalbhai
Vice Chairman
Date of birth: March 15, 1960
Brief résumé: Mr Sunil Lalbhai is a Director of the Company since June 2009 and the Vice Chairman since March 2014.
Mr Lalbhai is the Chairman and Managing Director of Atul Ltd. He 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 the Chairman of the Finance Committee and HR Committee of BAIF. He is the Chairman of DHRUVA and GRISERV, two trusts promoted by 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 Ltd – Chairman and Managing Director
Navin Fluorine International Ltd
Pfizer Ltd
The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd
Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
Atul Ltd – Risk Management Committee
Navin Fluorine International Ltd – Audit Committee
Navin Fluorine International Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
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
Pfizer Ltd – Audit Committee
The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd – Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Location: Mumbai and Atul
Bharathy Mohanan
Managing Director
Date of birth: May 26, 1950
Brief résumé: Mr Bharathy Mohanan is the Managing Director of the Company since March 2009. He is also a Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board.
Mr Mohanan has 51 years of experience in various capacities and is currently the President, Utilities and Services and the Occupier of Atul Ltd. He is also a Whole-time Director of Atul Ltd and the Managing Director of Atul Biospace Ltd.
Mr Mohanan holds a graduate degree in Engineering (Honours) from the University of Calicut.
Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Aasthan Dates Ltd – Chairman
Atul Biospace Ltd – Managing Director
Atul Clean Energy Ltd – Chairman
Atul Finserv Ltd
Atul Ltd – Whole-time Director
Atul Seeds Ltd
Biyaban Agri Ltd – Chairman
Raja Dates Ltd – Chairman
Sehat Foods Ltd
Foreign companies
Atul Middle East FZ-LLC
DPD Ltd
Membership in committees of other companies
Atul Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Atul Ltd – Risk Management Committee
Location: Atul
Gopi Kannan Thirukonda
Director
Date of birth: March 30, 1959
Brief résumé: Mr Gopi Kannan Thirukonda is a Director of the Company since March 2009.
Mr Thirukonda has 34 years of experience in various capacities and is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Atul Ltd.
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 Polymers Products Ltd – Chairman
Atul Finserv Ltd – Chairman
Atul Fin Resources Ltd
Atul Nivesh Ltd
Atul Ltd – Whole-time director
Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd
Foreign companies
Atul China Ltd – Chairman
Atul Deutschland GmbH – Chairman
Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committee
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
Devendra Mehta
Director
Date of birth: June 25, 1937
Brief résumé: Mr Devendra Mehta is a Director of the Company since June 2009. He is a Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board.
Mr Mehta was the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). His prior postings include the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India and Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He has been awarded Padma Bhushan and is the founder of ‘Jaipur Foot’.
Mr Mehta holds a graduate degree in Arts and Law from University of Rajasthan. He also holds Management Degree from Royal Institute of Public Administration, London and MIT Alfred Sloan School of Management, Boston, Unites States of America.
Directorships in other companies
Public companies
Glenmark Generics Ltd
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd
JMC Projects (India) Ltd
MM Auto Industries Ltd
Poly Medicure Ltd – Chairman
Membership in committees of other companies
Chairman of committees
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited – Stakeholders Relationship Committee – Chairman
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee – Chairman
JMC Projects (India) Ltd – Audit Committee
JMC Projects (India) Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Poly Medicure Ltd – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Member of committees
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited – Audit Committee
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited – Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited – Risk Management Committee
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd – Risk Management Committee
JMC Projects (India) Ltd – Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Poly Medicure Ltd – Audit Committee
Location: Jaipur
Dr Syed Irfan
Whole-time Director
Date of birth: February 28, 1965
Brief résumé: Dr Syed Irfan joined the Company in July 2020 and he is the Whole-time Director of the Company since October 2020. He is also the Vice-President – Production of the Company.
Dr Irfan has 30 years of experience in plant tissue culture in various plant systems ranging from rice, flowers, and potatoes to date palms. He served as a senior scientist in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years. He also served as a scientist in Cultis, Holland in the field of tissue culture. He has several publications in various reputed journals of plant cell reports to his credit.
Dr Irfan holds a postgraduate degree in Science from the University of Ranchi. He holds a doctorate degree from Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, followed by post-doctoral work at Delhi University and the Biotech Centre at Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi.
Directorships in other companies
Public companies
nil
Foreign companies
Nil
Membership in committees of other companies
Nil
Location: Jodhpur