Mr. Vilas V. Lande:

Mr. Vilas Lande, Chairman Emeritus, is a Co-founder and Promoter of the Company with long experience in Construction, Hospitality, Education and Transportation etc. 

Board Of Directors

Mr. Prakash B. Nimbalkar:

Mr. Prakash B. Nimbalkar, Chairman (Non- Executive and Independent) aged 70 years is a commerce graduate and also holds a law degree (B.Com, LLB) and is Certificated Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). He has over 34 years of experience with Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). He was ex- Chairman and Managing Director of SIDBI. Currently he is on the Board of SICOM Limited, Mumbai.As Chairman of SIDBI Venture Capital Limited, Mr. Nimbalkar was looking after the policy formulation, sanctions and monitoring of venture capital projects. At RBI his responsibilities involved surveillance of commercial banks, branches of foreign banks and central /state co-operative banks engaged in agricultural finance. He participated in Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank and ADFIAP representing SIDBI. Currently he is on the Board of SICOM Limited, Mumbai and United Western Bank Limited.

Mr. Shivaji Tukaram Akhade

Mr. Shivaji T. Akhade, aged 47 years is a Co-founder, Promoter and Managing Director with varied experience in trading as well as manufacturing. Mr. Shivaji Tukaram Akhade, is a commerce graduate. He manages overall Company operations and also supports marketing activities and also provides guidance to the professionals who manage the marketing function. Mr. Akhade has been providing the vision and the direction to the company since inception. Although professionals have been recruited from the Automobile Industry for carrying out the various production activities, Mr. Akhade is fully conversant with the technicalities of the production process as a result of his experience in the early days of the firm when he himself looked after the responsibility of production.

Mr. M. Radhakrishnan

M. Radhakrishnan, aged 59 years is a Co-founder, Promoter, Managing Director & CEO. He looks after Strategic Planning, Financial, Secretarial, Legal and HR functions of the Company and works closely with the Managing Director on a day-to-day basis. Mr. Radhakrishnan is B.Sc. (Stat), LLB, DBM and CAIIB and has experience of around 34 years in the field of Development Banking and Finance having worked in various areas of project finance and rehabilitation of Industries in Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). He has worked in senior positions at Mumbai, Kolkata, Imphal, Pune and Ahmedabad, where he was General Manager in charge of Gujarat Region, before quitting IDBI and joining the Company on full time basis in October, 2000.

Mr.Sudhir V. Mungase’:

Mr. Sudhir V. Mungase aged 37 years is the Co-founder Promoter, and Whole time director. He has been associated with manufacturing operations and maintenance activities of the company for the past 15 years and has acquired experience in Sheet Metal Press Operations. He looks after the production and maintenance under the direct supervision and guidance of the Managing Director.

CA Vijay K. Thanawala

CA Vijay K. Thanawala aged 66 years is a Director (Non-executive and Independent). He is a commerce graduate (B.Com) and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (FCA). He is a senior partner of M/s Tandon & Thanawala, Chartered Accountants. He also has his own proprietary concern in the name and style of M/s. Thanawala & Company. He has been a practicing Chartered Accountant for the past 37 years and has vast and varied experience in the field of Audit, Taxation and Management Consultancy. Areas of practice include corporate and personal taxation, appellate work, statutory audit and management and other internal audits.

Prof. Abraham Koshy:  

Prof. Abraham Koshy aged 60 years is a Director (Non-executive and Independent). He is Professor of Marketing at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. He is on the Board of Directors of selected companies and member of committees constituted by the Government of India as well as Industry associations. He is Consultant to national and international organizations and companies in the areas of marketing strategy, brand management, product strategy, and social marketing. Mr. Koshy was a visiting scholar at INSEAD and Groupe ESSEC, France. He was also Visiting Professor at Groupe ESCP-EAP, Paris. Prior to this, he worked as an Officer in a nationalized bank and subsequently became a faculty member at Cochin University of Science and Technology and at Centre for Management Development. He is on the Board of Directors of selected companies and member of committees constituted by the Government of India as well as Industry associations. He is Consultant to national and international organizations and companies in the areas of marketing strategy, brand management, product strategy, and social marketing. His areas of research interest include product strategy, brand management and strategic marketing. He has co-edited two books and published several case studies, chapters in books and research papers in professional journals and presented papers in national and international seminars.

Mr. Amit K. Goela

Mr. Amit Kishankumar Goela aged 48 years is a Director (Non-executive and Independent). He is a commerce graduate and also holds a Master degree in Business Administration. He holds directorship in Rare Equity Private Limited (earlier known as Marganta Textiles Private Limited), Race Ahead Properties private Limited, Roshani Agencies Private Limited and Suryaamba Spinning Mills Limited.