Mr. K.L. Chugh | Mr. Mahendra Agarwal | Dr. Ram S Tarneja | Mr.N.Srinivasan | Mr.T.S.Rao | Dr.P.Sudhakar Reddy | Mr. Sunil Kumar Alagh | Mr.Anoop Kishore Seth

Mr. K.L. Chugh

Mr. Chugh was the Chairman of the ITC Group from November 1991 to December 1995. On his retirement he was honored with the title of Chairman Emeritus - ITC.

Prior to joining ITC in 1971, Mr. Chugh - a Mechanical Engineer from Delhi University - worked for 10 years with India's largest engineering enterprise, the Heavy Engineering Corporation, a public sector organization based in Ranchi. Mr. Chugh achieved valuable experience in heavy industry and large projects.

Mr. Chugh set up the ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited in the tribal area of Andhra Pradesh. Leading a young team, Mr. Chugh implemented this large project in record time with no cost over-runs. The company has since received numerous awards in recognition of its excellent working and has grown to become India's largest company. Mr. Chugh has authored Clonal Plantation Technology in Bhadrachalam - this has helped spur the rapid growth of the Indian paper industry. In 1989, Mr. Chugh came back to ITC as Vice Chairman and took over as Chairman in 1991. During his stewardship, ITC became one of the India's leading private sector corporations in turnover, profit, and market capitalization, the country's largest exporter and a prestigious Super Star trading house. During Mr. Chugh's tenure of four years as Chairman, ITC grew more than two fold in turnover and almost four times in profit. For two consecutive years ITC was India's No.1 Company based on a number of criteria - growth, profit, return to shareholders and market capitalization. In the early days of economic liberalization, Mr. Chugh re-engineered ITC to grow as India's leading multinational company. He was the first Indian CEO to talk about `Creating India's Multinationals' and encouraging global competitiveness.

Mr. Chugh was appointed a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India, Shipping Credit and Investment Company of India Ltd., Tourism Finance Corporation of India and National Housing Bank of India; and Member, Board of Governors, National Council of Applied Economic Research, IIM Kolkata, Administrative Staff College of India, President AIMA. Mr. Chugh was elected the financial world's International 1994 CEO of the Year Asia and in 1993 was adjudged amongst the Top 2 Best Indian Chief Executives. He was elected one of five 'Tobacco Men of the Year' by the World Tobacco International, USA, and the Most Distinguished Alumni of the Delhi College of Engineering.

He is presently Chairman of Gati Ltd; Director of Sandhar Auto Industries, Urban Mass Transit Co., Fozal Small Hydro Power, and Spice Telecom; and Member of Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and Population Foundation of India.

Mr. Chugh's current interests are management consulting, renewable energy and education.

Mr. Mahendra Agarwal

He is 51 years of age and is an MBA from USA. He has been associated with the transport and express cargo industry for about 30 years. He has pioneered the concept of express cargo movement in the country. He is known to be a turnaround specialist, with a vision towards institutionalizing the company and creating a world-class organization.

Dr. Ram S Tarneja

Dr. Ram S Tarneja finished his doctorate in the year 1957 at Cornell University in the United States. He was Director, Graduate Department of Business Administration and Associate Professor of Management, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as Director of Personnel, Sahujain Group, Kolkata for a period of ten years. During 1970-1993, he served with Bennet, Coleman & Co. Ltd. and retired as Managing Director, B.C.C. Ltd. in 1991. He continues to be a member, Board of Directors of B. C.C Ltd. After his retirement from formal employment, Dr. Tarneja continued to be active in the corporate sector. He serves as non-executive director in various companies. He is also active in some Chambers of Commerce, Management Associations, Universities and Trusts.

Mr.N.Srinivasan

Mr. N. Srinivasan is a commerce graduate and has been a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1955. He was the Chairman of Fraser & Ross, Chartered Accountants, with head Office in Chennai and branches at Bangalore, Coimbatore, Cochin and Hyderabad. Messrs. Fraser & Ross is a member firm of Messrs Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International, New York - one of the big four multi-national firms of chartered accountants. Mr. N. Srinivasan is closely associated with the development of the profession of accounting and auditing in India. He has been the Chairman of the Southern India Regional Council and a Central Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is the past President of Madras Chamber of commerce and Industry, Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce, Management Association and is on the committee of associated chamber of Commerce and industry. He is on the Board of several reputed companies.

Mr.T.S.Rao

Mr. T. S. Rao, IPS (Retd) is an ex-Commissioner of Police. While in the IPS, he was awarded the prestigious President of India Police Medal for distinguished services. He was also the recipient of the Unity Award for maintaining Communal Harmony in the twin cities as Commissioner of Police, and also the outstanding civil servant award while serving as the DGP of Andhra Pradesh. He was also advisor to ITC Agro-Tech Limited for two years.

Dr.P.Sudhakar Reddy

Dr. P. Sudhakar Reddy is a well-known cardiologist, humanitarian, social activist and is recognized as the Creator of the Mediciti Hospital in Hyderabad. He is recognized as one of the most distinguished sons of Hyderabad. He did his MRCP from Edinburgh, U.K. Dr. Reddy was a full time faculty member of University of Pittsburgh and Director of Cardiac Angie Laboratories.

Mr.Anoop Kishore Seth

Mr.Anoop holds a Masters of Management Studies, Finance from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. Mr.Anoop is presently the Director of AMP Capital Investors. Apart from this, he is also Director in Bhartiya Sammruddhi Finance Ltd, Bhartiya Sammruddhi Investment and Consulting Services Ltd & Indian Gramees Services.

Mr. Anoop's experience of nearly 27 years in the finance field covers major organisations like Infrastructure Development Finance Company, Bechtel Enterprises Inc., Reliance Industries Ltd., Standard Chartered Bank (India & UAE), Middle East Bank (UAE) and Bank of America (India).