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Board of Directors |
COMPOSITION AND CATEGORY OF DIRECTORS OF MARICO LIMITED
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| BRIEF PROFILE OF DIRECTORS OF MARICO LIMITED: |
 Mr. Harsh C. Mariwala: |
A Bachelor of Commerce from Sydenham College, Mumbai, Mr. Mariwala started his career with the Bombay Oil Industries Limited (BOIL) in the year 1971. He took charge of the Company's Consumer Products division in 1975 and functioned as its Executive Director from 1980-1990. In 1990, he took over as Chairman & managing Director of Marico Limited. During the last decade, Marico has grown from a sales turnover of Rs. 1.1 billion to Rs. 10 billion.
Under his leadership, Marico, has seen transformation of a traditional commodity driven business to a leading blue-blooded FMCG business focussing on value-added products (Marico has expanded its portfolio from 2 brands in BOIL to 12 brands in Marico) and services, both in India and abroad.
Besides being the Chairman & Managing Director of Marico, Mr. Mariwala is on the Board of MIRC Electronics Limited among others.
Mr. Mariwala is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers Of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
While being transformed from a Family owned and managed Company into a Listed, Professionally managed Corporation under Mr. Mariwala's leadership, Marico has won various awards for excellence, including the award for Top Performing Global Growth Company from India (1997) at the World Economic Forum, the award for the Best HR practices from the National HRD Network (1994) and the Innovative HR Practice Award at the Asia Pacific HR Conference (1999).
Mr. Mariwala is an active golf player and when he takes time off, he likes to pursue his hobbies in swimming, trekking and listening to Indian classical music.
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| Mr. Rajeev Bakshi: |
Mr. Bakshi has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) Honours Degree from St. Stephens College in Delhi and an MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
At present Mr. Rajeev Bakshi is the Chairman of PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. in India in which position he has responsibility for the company's business in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Mr. Bakshi has served Lakme India in a range of sales, marketing and general management assignments. Also, Mr. Bakshi has successfully handled several assignments with Cadbury Schweppes Limited in the capacity of Vice-President Sales and Marketing, Cadbury India Limited, Regional Marketing Director, London, Managing Director, India/South Asia and finally Managing Director, Cadbury (Pty), South Africa.
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| Mr. Atul C. Choksey: |
Mr Atul C Choksey joined Asian Paints (India) Ltd as a Junior Executive in July, 1973. He was subsequently appointed as a Wholetime Director of the Company with effect from Ist May, 1979.
He served as the Managing Director of the Company from 15th April, 1984 to 22nd August,1997. He is the Chairman of APCO Group of Companies which consists of Apcotex Industries Ltd and Apcosoft Private Limited as well as other group Companies. He jointly with ANZ Grindlays Bank Ltd. (presently known as Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank) promoted ANZ Asset Mgt Co. Pvt Ltd. Which is now Standard Chartered Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd. Of which he is also a Director. He is a member of the Asian Executive Board of the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. From 1980 till 1997, he took active interest and held several positions in the Indian Paint Association (IPA) including the position of the President of the Association, a representative body of paint manufacturers in India. He was the President of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry as well as Deputy President of Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India for 1993 - 1994.
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| Mr. Nikhil Khattau: |
Mr. Nikhil Khattau, (42 years of age) a Chartered Accountant
from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and
Wales started his career with Ernst & Young's corporate
finance practice in London & New York. Thereafter, he was
associated with Sun F & C as the Chief Executive officer. He
has rich experience in the Financial Services Industry and
has over 15 years of experience in asset management and
emerging markets corporate finance.
His other directorships include Nagpur Power and
Industries Limited and Mid-Day Multimedia Limited. He has
been on the Board of Directors of your Company since July
25, 2001.
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| Mr. Jacob Kurian: |
Jacob Kurian is a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) from the Regional Engineering College, University of Chennai and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Xavier Labour Relations Institute.
His corporate experience of 26 years includes over 21 years as a Tata Administrative Service Officer in the Tata Group. Since 2003, he has been President, Sylvan Learning India, a part of the world's leading education services company focused on post-secondary education.
Mr. Kurian has been a member of the CII National Committee on Retailing and Marketing and the Tata Group Strategy Forum.
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| Mr. Rajen Mariwala: |
Mr. Rajen Mariwala has done his Masters in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University , USA . He is presently the Managing Director of Hindustan Polyamides & Fibres Limited, a leading exporter of specialty chemicals - specifically chemicals for fragrances and personal care products. He brings with him a rich experience of over 16 years in leading a competitive global business in specialty chemicals.
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| Ms. Hema Ravichandar: |
Ms. Hema Ravichandar's experience of 22 years comprises corporate roles in Infosys Technologies Ltd and Motor Industries Co. Ltd, and an entrepreneurial stint in an HR consulting venture she set up independently to service clients across industries. Her experience spans across Change Management, Leadership Development and Human Resource Development. Ms. Ravichandar is a part of the Executive Committee of the National Human Resources Development Network and was the Chairperson of Conference Board's HR Council for India. She has co-chaired the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) HR & IR (Southern Region) Subcommittee as also CII's National Conference on Leveraging Diversity and Managing Inclusion.
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| Mr. Bipin R. Shah: |
Mr. Bipin R. Shah started his career in 1956 when he joined the Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) as a Management Trainee after completing his B.com and Chartered Accountancy from Mumbai.
After holding several commercial assignments in HLL between 1958 and 1978, Mr. B. R. Shah became the Director of HLL in 1979. In 1981, in addition to his Directorship in HLL, he was assigned an additional responsibility of being Chairman of another Unilever subsidiary namely Lipton Industries Ltd.
Mr. Shah retired from the Lever Group of Companies in 1992 and is presently the Vice Chairman of Indus Venture Management Ltd., a Venture Management Company.He has been nonexecutive Director in several Companies including CRISIL, which is a premier credit rating agency in India.
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| Mr. Anand Kripalu : |
Mr. Anand Kripalu, a Bachelor in Electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, is currently the Managing Director of Cadbury Schweppes, with responsibility for the Indian Sub-continent.
Mr. Kripalu, in his long experience of 24 years in the FMCG Industry, has held several positions in Sales, Marketing and Operations in Unilever. Most recently he was Managing Director for Unilever’s East Africa operations. Key assignments handled by him include setting up of the Dental Innovation Centre at Mumbai, Head of Market Research, and Head of Marketing for the Laundry category for India and the Central Asia Middle East Region, as well as, General Manager – Sales & Customer Development for HLL’s Detergents business, with overall responsibility for Customer Management for the company.
