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Mr. R. Parthasarathy is the Chairman & Managing Director of Thirumalai Chemicals Limited. He also served as Vice-president and President of the Indian Chemical Council from 2007-2011. He has managed Manufacturing, Technology Development, Marketing, and Business startups in India, Europe and the US.

Mr. R. Parthasarathy

Mr. R. Parthasarathy is the Chairman & Managing Director of Thirumalai Chemicals Limited. He also served as Vice-president and President of the Indian Chemical Council from 2007-2011. He has managed Manufacturing, Technology Development, Marketing, and Business startups in India, Europe and the US.

MR. Rajeev Pandia is a Chemical Engineer from IIT, Bombay and holds a Master’s degree from Stanford University, California, USA. During 2000-2002, he was the President of 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 was thereafter Group Adviser and Director – Global Markets of SI Group, USA. He has been providing extensive support for several years to the CMD and the Management team at TCL and OOSB.

Mr. Rajeev Pandia

Mr. M Somasundaram is an experienced finance professional with over 35 years of experience in various capacities in reputed organisations. He has expertise in Accounting, Finance, Supply chain and Operations. He also has exposure to HR function. Mr. Somasundaram has worked in SRF Limited and Hindustan Unilever Limited. His last job was in Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS) as its Chief Financial Officer during which he was part of the team that successfully led CAMS’ IPO and listing of its shares. Mr. Somasundaram is a Commerce graduate and has passed ICWAI and ACS.

Mr. M. Somasundaram

Mrs. Ramya Bharathram is the Managing Director & CFO of TCL. She heads strategy, and the Specialty Chemicals Businesses. She has over 16 years of experience in marketing, business management, new business development, customs & excise and trade defense and accounts. She worked a leading law firm in India where she specialized in Trade policy and Direct taxation. She worked for Deloitte and Touché for 2 years in Assurance from 2000 – 2002.

Mrs. Ramya Bharathram

Mr. P.M.C. Nair has worked at TCL for 3 years as President (Mfg). Mr. Nair is a Chemical Engineer with 35 years of experience in various roles at Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCF). He was the Head of Operations and Profit Centre Head, before he joined TCL.

Mr. P.M.C. Nair

Mrs. Bhama Krishnamurthy has done her Masters in Science (M.Sc.) from Mumbai University. She was Country Head and Chief General Manager, SIDBI. She had a career spanning over 35 years in lDBI (now lDBI Bank) and SIDBI, an Apex Development Bank for micro, small and medium enterprises in India covering all areas of development in banking operations both from policy perspectives and relating to implementation aspects.

Mrs. Bhama Krishnamurthy

Mr. Arun Alagappan is the Executive Vice Chairman of Coromandel International Limited (CIL) and is a member of the Murugappa Family, the promoters of the INR 417 Billion Murugappa Group of Companies. He was the Managing Director of Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (CIFCL), prior to joining Coromandel International Limited. He has completed his Graduation in Commerce from the University of Madras and has completed the ‘Owner President/Management Program’ from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Arun Alagappan

Mr. Raj Kataria is an experienced Investment Banker with over 25 years in M&A and Capital Markets. He was a practicing lawyer and has an educational background in commerce and law. He has significant expertise in Company Law and Corporate Structuring matters and was Managing Director at DSP – Merrill Lynch. He is a co-founder and Whole-time Director of Arpwood Capital Private Limited, actively involved in several high-profile M&A transactions.

Mr. Raj Kataria

Mrs. D. Sabitha is a retired Additional Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, Mrs. D. Sabitha is an officer from the 1988 batch of the Indian Administrative Service. Throughout her distinguished career, she served in various capacities in both the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Government of India. With over three decades of experience in policy-making across multiple government sectors, she possesses a deep understanding of project management, funding, financial analysis, asset management, and the successful execution of complex projects.
She holds an M.Phil in Commerce with a specialization in Capital Budgeting from the University of Madras. Additionally, she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policies at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Mrs. D. Sabitha

Mr. Meghav Mehta is a Mechanical Engineer from the Rochester Institute of Technology (New York, USA) with a specialisation in Material Science Technology and Alternative Energy. He is a CEO of Deepak Chem Tech and Director on the boards of Deepak Nitrite and Deepak Phenolics,

Mr. Meghav Mehta has led several landmark initiatives, including the establishment of India’s first large-scale Phenol and IPA plants— Rs 1,400 crore projects that expanded Deepak’s industrial capabilities and contributed meaningfully to the Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat narratives.

Mr. Meghav Mehta

Mr. Arun Ramanathan is a IAS Officer (Retd) & has held assignments in diverse areas in promotion or management of small, medium and heavy industry at the level of Secretary & Joint Secretary. His most recent positions was Secretary (Department of Chemicals, Petrochemicals & Pharmaceuticals), Secretary (Financial Services) and Union Finance Secretary (in 2009).
He is currently an Independent Director on several Boards and also member of the Advisory council to several organizations.

Mr. R. Sampath

Mr. R. Sampath is the Chairman of Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd. He has 40 years of experience in the US and India, in business operations and management.

Mr. Arun Ramanathan

Mr. R. PARTHASARATHY

Mr. R. PARTHASARATHY is the Chairman & Managing Director of Thirumalai Chemicals Limited. He also served as Vice-president and President of the Indian Chemical Council from 2007-2011. He has managed Manufacturing, Technology Development, Marketing, and Business startups in India, Europe and the US.

Mr. R. PARTHASARATHY

Mr. R. SAMPATH

Mr. R. SAMPATH is the Chairman of Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd. He has 40 years of experience in the US and India, in business operations and management.

Mr. R. SAMPATH

Mr. R. SAMPATH is the Chairman of Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd. He has 40 years of experience in the US and India, in business operations and management.

MR. RAJEEV PANDIA

MR. RAJEEV PANDIA is a Chemical Engineer from IIT, Bombay and holds a Master’s degree from Stanford University, California, USA. During 2000-2002, he was the President of 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 was thereafter Group Adviser and Director – Global Markets of SI Group, USA. He has been providing extensive support for several years to the CMD and the Management team at TCL and OOSB.

MR. RAJEEV PANDIA

Mr. R. RAVI SHANKAR

Mr. R. RAVI SHANKAR has been a Global Sourcing Manager for Unilever PLC in London and the USA and General Manager – M&A in Hindustan Lever. He was a senior partner heading the M&A Division in Ernst & Young for 10 years from 1997-2007. For the last seven years he has been CEO of an independent consultancy that advises in M&A, Valuation and Investment Banking. He is the Chairman of the Audit committee of TCL.

Mr. R. RAVI SHANKAR

Mr. RAJ KATARIA

Mr. RAJ KATARIA is an experienced Investment Banker with over 20 years in M&A and Capital Markets. He is on the TCL Business Review and Audit committees. He has significant expertise in Company Law and Corporate Structuring matters, most recently as Managing Director in DSP- Merrill Lynch.

Mr. RAJ KATARIA

Mr. DHRUV MOONDHRA

Mr. DHRUV MOONDHRA is an entrepreneur and CEO of Arcelor Mittal Dhamm Ltd. He has in depth experience in Steel Distribution, Trading and Manufacturing. He has also led business startups in the United Kingdom and India.

Mr. DHRUV MOONDHRA

Mrs. RAMYA BHARATHRAM

Mrs. RAMYA BHARATHRAM is the Executive Director of TCL. She heads strategy, and the Specialty Chemicals Businesses. She has over 16 years of experience in marketing, business management, new business development, customs & excise and trade defense and accounts. She worked a leading law firm in India where she specialized in Trade policy and Direct taxation. She worked for Deloitte and Touché for 2 years in Assurance from 2000 – 2002.

Mrs. RAMYA BHARATHRAM

Mr. P.M.C. NAIR

Mr. P.M.C. NAIR has worked at TCL for 3 years as President (Mfg). Mr. Nair is a Chemical Engineer with 35 years of experience in various roles at Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCF). He was the Head of Operations and Profit Centre Head, before he joined TCL.

Mr. P.M.C. NAIR

Mrs. BHAMA KRISHNAMURTHY

Mrs. BHAMA KRISHNAMURTHY has done her Masters in Science (M.Sc.) from Mumbai University. She was Country Head and Chief General Manager, SIDBI. She had a career spanning over 35 years in lDBI (now lDBI Bank) and SIDBI, an Apex Development Bank for micro, small and medium enterprises in India covering all areas of development in banking operations both from policy perspectives and relating to implementation aspects.

Mrs. BHAMA KRISHNAMURTHY

Mr. ARUN ALAGAPPAN

Mr. ARUN ALAGAPPAN is the Executive Vice Chairman of Coromandel International Limited (CIL) and is a member of the Murugappa Family, the promoters of the INR 417 Billion Murugappa Group of Companies. He was the Managing Director of Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (CIFCL), prior to joining Coromandel International Limited. He has completed his Graduation in Commerce from the University of Madras and has completed the ‘Owner President/Management Program’ from Harvard Business School.

Mr. ARUN ALAGAPPAN

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