PROFESSIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BACKED BY A
STRONG TEAM
D.C. Mehta
Chairman & Managing Director
D. C. Mehta
Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. D.C. Mehta’s business acumen, leadership skills and dynamism have enabled Deepak Nitrite to take swift strides forward and achieve many milestones in the last 40 years. An active participant at industry forums, he has been the Chairman of the National Chemicals Committee at FICCI. He is a science graduate from the University of Bombay.
Ila D Mehta
Director
Ila D Mehta
Director
Ila D. Mehta, is a Bachelor in Home Science. She also holds diploma in Interior Designing from Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai and Diploma in Textile Designing from Rachana Sansad, Mumbai. She has been the President of Innerwheel Club Pune Riverside during 1995-1996 and 2003-2004. She is actively involved in development of Sankul, School for the Differently abled with Deepak Foundation. She has promoted the ‘Heroes of Vadodara’ initiative and is actively involved in city development projects in Vadodara, Gujarat..
Meghav D. Mehta
Executive Director
Meghav D. Mehta
Executive Director
Meghav Mehta is a Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology (New York, USA) with a specialization in Material Science Technology and Alternative Energy. He joined Deepak Group in 2009, where he successfully initiated and completed multi-million dollar EPCm projects. Meghav heads Strategy at Deepak Phenolics, where he focuses on Organizational and People development. He has spearheaded multiple digital transformation initiatives in Deepak Group. Meghav is an adventure sports enthusiast and a certified deep sea diver.
S.K. Anand
Non-Independent Director
S.K. Anand
Non-Executive Director
In a career spanning over 41 years in fields like Project Management, Operations, Corporate Planning, Quality Management, Mr. Anand has held various important positions at Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. and retired as its Whole-time Director and Board Member in 2008. In addition to being a member of institutions like ICMA and IIChE, he is an Advisor to the Government of India on Health, Safety and Environment aspects in the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons convention. He is a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from Delhi University and has done a Petrochemical Course at IIP, Dehradun. He has also done an advanced management course at IIM, Ahmedabad.
Sanjay Upadhyay
Director
Sanjay Upadhyay
Director
Mr. Sanjay Upadhyay is an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has also completed Advanced Management Program from Wharton, USA. He has a vast experience in the areas of Finance, Accounts, Commercial and Secretarial Functions. He is associated with the Company since 1994.
Shripad Gumaste
Director
Shripad Gumaste
Director
Shripad Gumaste has completed his Bachelors and Masters in Chemical Engineering from University of Bombay (UDCT). He is proficient in macro as well as micro level company & sector analysis, due diligence processes, business valuations and deal structuring. Gumaste has over 25 years professional experience with unique mix of implementation of projects, venture capital/private equity investments, M & A and company building & mentoring background. He has represented the private equity fund where he was employed in the past as a Director on a few publicly listed as well as non-listed companies. He is currently an independent director of a reputed chemical company as well as a well-known real estate company.
Rajeev M Pandia
Director
Rajeev M Pandia
Director
Rajeev M. Pandia, is a Bachelor in Technology (with a specialisation in Chemical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, and has obtained his Masters in Science (with a specialisation in Chemical Engineering) from Stanford University, California, USA. He has been influential in Strategic Planning, Project Evaluation & Management, Technology Transfer, International Marketing, Government Policies, and General Management. During the period of 2000-2002, he was the President of the Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association (now Indian Chemical Council). He headed Herdillia Chemicals Limited (later Schenectady Herdillia Limited and SI Group – India Limited) from 1992 and was its Vice Chairman and Managing Director until December 2008. He has been invited to make presentations on a wide range of subjects at about 110 international conferences in the USA, Europe and Asia, and has written extensively for several reputed journals and financial newspapers. As a Board Member and Consultant, Mr. Pandia now advises several Indian and international companies in the areas of Strategy, Project Execution and Operational Excellence.
P.K.Taneja
Director
P.K.Taneja
Director
P. K. Taneja, IAS (Retd.) is a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from University of Roorkee, now IIT Roorkee. He is presently Director General of Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management, Gandhinagar under the General Administrative Department, Government of Gujarat. He has held various important positions in Government of Gujarat including Acting Chief Secretary of Government of Gujarat, Additional Chief Secretary of various departments including Industries & Mines Department, Home Department, Finance Department, Forest Department and that he has also held various senior positions in the Corporate PSUs of Gujarat like Joint Managing Director of Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited, Managing Director of Gujarat State Fertilizers Corporation (GSFC), Director (Finance) of Gujarat Electricity Board, Managing Director of Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited, Managing Director of Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSECL), Managing Director of Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited.
Milin Mehta
Independent Director
Milin Mehta
Independent Director
Shri Milin is a Chartered Accountant and a senior partner at K. C. Mehta & Co. Chartered Accountants. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Law Graduate. He has a rich experience in the field of strategy, taxation, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, etc. He was also member of the Committee set up by the Central Board of Direct Taxes for framing “Income-tax Computation and Disclosure Standards”. Presently he is member of the Committee appointed by the Finance Minister under the CBDT for considering the MAT Impact on introduction of IndAS and also to notify further ICDS due to introduction of IndAS.
Sanjay Asher
Independent Director
Sanjay Asher
Independent Director
Sanjay Asher holds a Bachelor’s degree in commerce and a Bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Bombay. He has been a practising advocate since 1991, and was admitted as a solicitor in 1993. He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant. He is presently a senior partner with Crawford Bayley & Co, which is India’s oldest law firm, established in 1830. He specialises in the fields of corporate law and commercial law, corss-border M&A, joint ventures, and capital markets, and advises large, medium and small business enterprises on these subjects.
Kishor Jhalaria
Executive Director & CEO
Kishor Jhalaria
Executive Director & CEO
Shri Kishor Jhalaria, aged 65 is a Chemical Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has more than 4 decades of experience in Petrochemical Industry including 2 years at an Agrochemical manufacturing plant. He has been with Deepak Phenolics Limited since June-2020 as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Deepak Phenolics, Shri Jhalaria was with Reliance Industries Limited for around 23 years and prior to that with NOCIL for around 18 years.
At Reliance, he was responsible for new project development and new capex initiatives. Earlier, he was in-charge of Olefins and Chemicals Business of RIL, comprising lower olefins, and various other chemicals / synthetic rubbers. He was team leader for the petrochemical feedstock procurement, with an annual procurement budget of over US$1bn. He also held Board positions as RIL nominee on various Companies including at Gujarat Chemical Port Limited and Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited.
While at NOCIL, he has held various positions in plant operations, materials, corporate planning and the modernization projects. He was deputed to Shell Nederland Chemie’s Moerdijk (The Netherlands) olefins complex for a period of 3.5 years.
