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Mr. Deen Dayal Daga
Chairman and Managing Director and CEO |
Mr. Deen Dayal Daga is a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). He is our Promoter and has been on our Board since 2004. He has an experience of over 30 years in managing wood based industries. He has been conferred with several accolades which include a) the "Udyogapatra Award" from the Vice President of India in 1982 acknowledging his achievement as a self made industrialist, b) the "Swatantra Swarna Jayanti Udyog Vibhushan Award" from the Union Minister of Commerce in 1999 for his contribution to the economic development of the country and c) the "Melvin Jones" fellowship award by Lions Club recognizing his efforts towards social causes. He was the president of Assam Plywood Manufacturers Association during the year 1995-1996 and was a commitee member of Federation of Indian Plywood Panel Industry. As our Chairman and Managing Director, he is involved in the day to day operations of Our Company |
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Mr. Shyam D. Daga
Joint Managing Director and CFO |
Mr. Shyam D. Daga is a commerce graduate from St. Xavier's, Kolkata University. He was involved in the successful turn around of The Mysore Chipboards Limited (TMCL), which was a closed unit at the time of take over. He was the Director of TMCL from 1996 to 2005. He is the Secretary of All India particle board Manufacturer Association and was a committee member of South India Plywood Manufacturers Association. He is involved in the day to day operations of the Rudrapur, Uttarakhand Unit and also managing the finance and marketing operations of Our Company. |
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Mr. Rajiv D. Daga
Executive Director |
Mr. Rajiv D. Daga joined the Board of Directors of Archidply Industries Limited in 2004. He completed his Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, USA. He is presently a committee member of South India Plywood Manufacturers Association. He was a software consultant with Manhattan Associates, Atlanta, USA from 2001 to 2003. He is involved in running the day to day operations of the Mysore Unit of Archidply Industries Limited. |
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Mr. Krishna Kant Somani
Director (Technical) |
Mr. Krishna Kant Somani is a diploma holder in Mechanical Engineering. He has also completed a specialized course in “Plywood and Laminated Technology” conducted by the IPIRIRI, Bangalore in 1970. He has more than ten years of experience in working in the plywood industry. He was previously associated with M/s Mangalam Timber Products Limited, a Birla Group Company, as the vice-president. He has also been associated with M/s Indian Maize and Chemicals Limited, the BESCO Group and the Wallace Group. He is on the board of directors of The Mysore Chipboards Limited. He is responsible for all the technical and manufacturing activities of our Mysore Unit. |
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Mr. Mohammed Shahid Aftab
Independent Director |
Mr. Mohammed Shahid Aftab, an independent director on our Board, has completed his Masters in Commerce in 1965. He was the Chairman of Geep Industries Limited; subsequently, he was associated with Punjab National Bank where he was the General Manager and thereafter was associated with Vijaya Bank as an executive director. He is on the board of the Gujarat Pathugan Energy Corporation Private Limited, the Ram Swarup Laghu Udyog Limited and the Unicorn Powergen Corporation Private Limited. He is engaged as a financial consultant with Delton Cables Limited. He joined Our Company on September 7, 2007. |
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Mr. Narayan Subrao Adkoli
Independent Director |
Mr.Narayan Subrao Adkoli, an independent director on our Board is a Retired Indian Forest Service Officer. He has completed his Bachelors in Science in 1951 and then his post graduation in forestry from The Commonwealth Forestry College, Oxford (United Kingdom) in 1967. He was associated with the Indian Forest Service, Government of India for more than 2 decades. He was the Managing Director of the Karnataka State Forest Industries Corporation for 2 years. He was the General Manager of the Western India Plywood Private Limited, Manager-Resource Development in Harihar Polyfibres, Karnataka, and the Joint Managing Director of Karnataka Pulpwood Private Limited. He has also been the Chairman of Treelands Development Services Private Limited, a company offering consultancy services in Environment, Forestry and Wildlife. He joined Our Company on July 5, 1995. |
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Mr. Kamal Kishore Taparia
Independent Director |
Mr Kamal Kishore Taparia, an independent director on our Board, received his B.E (Mechanical Engineering), from the MBM Engineering College. He is on the board of directors of Universal Construction Machinery & Equipment Private Limited and was the President of Indorama (a SP Lohiya Group Company) and Rajshree Cements, where he was in charge of all India sales operations. He was on the Board of Swastik Group, Saurashtra & Gujarat Sidhee Cements. He is a member of FICCI Sub Committees of Housing Public Works, National Executive Council of ICI and BIS for Civil Engineering Divisional Council & Cement & Concrete Sectional Committee. He was the Governing Council Member of ICI and was the Vice President of Pune Management Association. He joined Our Company on September 3, 2007. |
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Mr. Bharathkumar Hukumchand Rathi Independent Director |
Mr. Bharathkumar Hukumchand Rathi, an independent director on Our Board, received his Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Visveshwaraiah Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur in 1969. He was previously associated with M/s. Delbinco Schwartz and Donatoni, Chicago, USA and M/s. Skidmore, Owings & Merrills Chicago, USA. He is on the board of Prashad Infrastructure Private Limited and also a partner of Rathi Associates and Rathi Leasing. He has worked on various interior and architectural projects. He joined Our Company on September 3, 2007. |
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