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Executive Directors
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Dr. S. Devendra
Dr. S. Devendra, Whole Time Director is a graduate in medicine and is one of the key architects in developing the organisation and is instrumental in transforming the company from single product to multi product.He has gained national and international repute for his knowledge in Marketing, Customer Satisfaction, Global Competition, and Strategic Thinking. He has been mentoring and developing the marketing skills of the company. |
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S. Abhaya Kumar
Mr. S. Abhaya Kumar, Whole Time Director a chemical engineer has been one of the key architects in developing the organisation He is a Chemical Engineer and has been heading the technical team of the company. His contribution in Technicalities of the products' to meet Global Competition and Strategizing in manufacturing techniques and quality of products has taken Shasun to international heights. He has also been responsible for marketing efforts of the organisation in USA. He is associated with Indo American Chamber of Commerce and various National bodies related to Chemical Industry. |
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S. Vimal Kumar
Mr. S. Vimal Kumar, Whole Time Director is a graduate in Commerce from Loyola College in Chennai in the year 1976 and a Fellow Chartered Accountant. He started his career with Shasun Chemicals and Drugs Limited and became Director Finance of the Company. As a Chartered Accountant, he heads the accounting and finance functions of the company. He has been responsible for setting up internal controls within the company. He is also holding of Directorship for Shasun Group of Companies . |
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N. Govindarajan
Mr. N. Govindarajan, CEO and Managing Director is a mechanical engineer by training from Annamalai University and expert on piping engineering through his program from I.I.T. Powai. He joined Shasun as General Manager - Projects Planning in January 2000. Based on his experience of over a decade in chemical and agro chemical industries and also due to his credible contribution to R & D development, he rose to become the Vice President - R & D. During this term of 2 years he structured several relationships with key clients including MNC's, envissoned the promise of generics, and developed an organizational culture that delivered the promise of Indian R&D especially in synthetic organic chemistry. For his outstanding contribution to the R&D, he was appointed as CEO to provide thought leadership and strategic management. Over the last one year he has been instrumental in the transformation of the organisation to one that is professionally managed. Before joining Shasun, he was with Ficom Organics Ltd, as Chief - Projects and Maintenance, where he was involved in complete project management and he was heading the total group comprising of finance, purchase and execution. |
Non-Executive Directors
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A Mahendran
Mr. A Mahendran, Chairman and Director, is a Commerce graduate of Loyola College, Madras (1976) and a Chartered Accountant (1979).
He started his Professional life as a partner with M/s. R.G.N. Price & Co. before joining Transelektra Domestic Products Private Ltd., as an Executive Director in 1987, with the scope of an overall management of the Company. The year 1994 saw the takeover of Transelektra by the Godrej Group and Mr. Mahendran’s elevation as the Managing Director of Transelektra (since renamed as Godrej Sara Lee Ltd (GSLL))
In his capacity as the Executive Director and later as the Managing Director of GSLL in its various avatars, Mr. A Mahendran has played the pivotal role & steered the fortunes of that Company right from its inception. GSLL is the world’s largest manufacturer of mosquito repellent mats and India’s largest household insecticide company. He has nurtured the Good knight brand, which has been acknowledged as a ‘Super Brand’ year after year.
His long experience in the industry, business acumen, administration ability, positive disruption and active involvement in the day to day management of GSLL have contributed to the present stature of GSLL
He is the architect of the merger between Godrej Tea Ltd. and Godrej Industries Foods Division to create Godrej Beverages & Foods Ltd. (GBFL) in 2006 ( since renamed as Godrej Hershey Ltd). He has been managing the affairs of Godrej Hershey ever since.
He has pioneered the idea of premium pest management service and created an off-shoot of Home Insecticides business in India. Godrej HiCare Ltd (GHCL) is the Company thus formed. He is the founder member of HOUSEHOLD INSECT CONTROL ASSOCIATION (HICA).
He is also the Promoter-Director of Harvey Heart Hospitals, Madras, which is a super speciality hospital in cardiac care. As a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he has attended various seminars on management in India and overseas. |
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Tapan Ray
Mr. Tapan Ray has around thirty years of national and international experience in the Health Care Industry with Pharmaceuticals, Medical Diagnostics, Biotech, Nutraceutical / Cosmeceutical, Nutritional and Hospital Products business, based in India and the UK.
He has held various senior positions, like:
- International Marketing Strategy Manager, Glaxo Plc. U.K.
- Director in the Board of Glaxo India Limited
- Non-Executive Director of Biddle Sawyer India Limited
- Managing Director of Abbott Laboratories India Limited
- Managing Director of Kopran Limited, India
- CEO and Director of Sami Labs Limited, India
He was also the President and Vice-President of the Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI), the Chairman of its Marketing Committee.
He currently holds the position of:
- Director General of the Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI).
- Member of the Council of International Federation of Pharmaceutical
- Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), Geneva, Switzerland
- Member of the Advisory Board of NMIMS - Institute of Intellectual Property Studies, Mumbai
- Member of the National Life Science Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
- Member of the National Pharmaceutical Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI)
- Life Member of the Bombay Management Association.
- Visiting Faculty in India’s Top Management Institutes and a Key note Speaker in various National and Inter-national seminars and conferences.
He holds a B.Sc.(Honors) and a Masters Degree in Geology from the University of Calcutta and has been a National Scholar. He was trained at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. |
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Vistasp Farrokh Banaji
V.F. Banaji is presently CEO of Banner Global Consulting, a strategic HR consultancy firm.
Earlier, he was Executive Director & President (Group Corporate Affairs) at Godrej Industries Limited. He led the Corporate HR, IT and Legal functions for Godrej Industries and Associate Companies.
Before joining Godrej, Visty Banaji was based in Paris as leader of ALSTOM’s global project for reengineering key HR processes and supporting them through the deployment of a state-of-the-art HR Management System. Prior to his international assignment he worked as Executive Director (HR) for ALSTOM in India.
Mr. Banaji’s earlier career was with the Tata Group, which he joined as a TAS Officer in 1973. Starting with Telco (now Tata Motors) in its complex at Pune, in 1980 he was chosen to drive Manpower Planning at the corporate level and then appointed to lead the Corporate HR function for Telco.
Mr. Banaji received the Pathfinders Award 2006 for “Seasoned HR Professional”, at the 10th National Conference of the National HRD Network. |
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