Profile of Directors

Mr. Bhavarlal H. Jain is the Founder of the Jain group of companies and Chairman of the Company. He began his business in 1963 by trading in agricultural inputs and equipments. In 1978, he acquired a sick unit which he used to manufacture Papain. In 1980, he commenced PVC Pipe manufacturing operations. Post 1986, he pioneered the concept of micro irrigation in India. He has received many awards and accolades for outstanding work in agriculture including the prestigious Crawford Reid Memorial Award instituted by Irrigation Association, U.S.A. for "Significant Contribution to the Irrigation Industry outside the United States". 3 honorary doctorates have been conferred on him from different universities acknowledging path breaking work he has done for improvement of agriculture in India. Much more details about a Multi Dimensional Personality.

Mr. Ashok B. Jain is the Vice Chairman of the Company. He holds a graduate degree in commerce from Pune University, India. He joined management team in 1982 and was in charge of marketing and extension services in Maharashtra and other States. In 1993 he became Director and was responsible for Corporate Administration, Corporate Image and Relationships, Events Management, Personnel/Human Resource Development, Communication, Public Relations, Art and Publicity. At present he also acts as director in charge of the Food Processing Division.

Mr. Anil B. Jain has been the Managing Director of the Company since 1993. He has commerce degree from Pune University and Law Degree from Mumbai University. He joined management team in 1984 and was in charge of our US based marketing operations. Mr. Anil Jain has an extensive background and experience in Finance, Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Restructuring Operations, Export Marketing, International Business Relations, Collaborations and Joint Ventures.

Mr. Ajit B. Jain has been the Joint Managing Director of the Company since 1994. He is a engineering graduate from Dnyaneshwar University. He is director in charge of drip irrigation division including guidance for extension service and development of new applications and products. He joined management of Company in 1984 and started his training in production and maintenance in the pipe division. During the period from 1985–1990, he was in charge of establishing our new pipe production plant in Madhya Pradesh. In 1991, he was appointed Director with the overall responsibility of the pipe manufacturing plant at Jalgaon, including production, maintenance and marketing.

Mr. Atul B. Jain is Director of Marketing. He holds a graduate degree in commerce from Pune University, India. He joined the management team in 1992. From 1994–2000, he was in charge of our Europe-based marketing operations and was responsible for developing and maintaining the market for PVC Sheets, Dehydrated Onion, Fruit Pulp etc. Presently, he focuses on marketing our products on a global basis in addition to being director in charge of piping division.

Mr. Rajnikant B. Jain is a Director, in charge of the technical area of the food processing division. He graduated with a B.Tech (Hons.) from IIT in Chemical Engineering in 1978 and since then he has been associated with the Jain Group. He has been the key person for major technical developments in almost all the industrial ventures. In 1978–1979, he was associated with Papain manufacturing and was responsible for developing the refining process. In 1981, he was in charge of the development of PVC pipes. During the period from 1987 to 1993, he was Managing Director and helped establish foundation of drip irrigation division. Since 1994, he has been in charge of Agro Processing Activities.

Mr. R. Swaminathan is a Director and Chemical Engineer responsible for manufacturing operations in Poly-tube, Sprinkler, PVC & PC Sheets and PVC & PE Pipe units. Mr. Swaminathan has 30 years of experience in operation and maintenance activities of plants handling such things as Solvent Extraction, Plastics Extrusion and Injection Moulding. He joined the Jain Group in 1982 and was appointed a full-time Director in 1996.

Mr. Anirudha Barwe (Independent) is a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He holds a graduate degree in Mathematics and is an associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers in Mumbai. He started his career as a lecturer in Northern Maharashtra in 1960 and was a Probationary Officer of State Bank of India (SBI) in 1961. He held several important positions within State Bank of India and in 1996 was named Managing Director of SBI Capital Markets Limited. Mr. Anirudha Barwe has also held Directorships in various subsidiaries of SBI and stock exchanges such as NSE and OTCEI. Until recently, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer of IDFC Limited. He is currently advising a number of entities including foreign bodies in the financial field and is a member Government economic committees and other listed company boards.

Mr. Ramesh C.A. Jain [IAS Retd.] (Independent) is a Director of the Company. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Rajasthan, a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Bombay and a Post-graduate Diploma in Development Administration from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. He has 10 years of experience in the industrial development and financial sectors. In 2003 he was Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation in the Ministry of Agriculture in New Delhi and was responsible for the formulation and implementation of national policies and programmes for agricultural development. In 2004, before joining the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as its Country Representative in the Philippines, he held the post of Member Secretary, National Commission on Farmers, established by the Government of India.

Mr. Vasant V. Warty (Lender Nominee appointed by SBI) (is a Director and was appointed on May 13, 2004 by State Bank of India, the lead bank for consortium of working capital bankers. He is a graduate in arts and law and holds a diploma in Managerial Accounting from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, in addition to having passed CAIIB. Mr. Warty joined State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in October 1966 and has held various positions within the field of Branch Management, including International Banking faculty member of State Bank staff college, Zonal Office in Mumbai, GM Commercial Banking and CGM Orissa State.

Mrs. Radhika C. Pereira (Independent) is a Director. She is a graduate of Mumbai University concentrating in science and law, and holds an LLM from Cambridge (England) and Harvard (USA). Currently, she is a Partner of Dudhat, Pereira and Associates, Advocates, Mumbai. Prior to joining Dudhat, Pereira and Associates, she worked with Mulla & Mulla, Cragie, Blunt & Caroe, Advocates and Solicitors, Mumbai, Arthur Anderson & Co, Mumbai and as a Partner in Udwadia & Udeshi, Advocates, Mumbai.

Mr. D R Mehta is a Director appointed on 26.12.2007. He is graduate of Arts and Law from Rajasthan University. He also studied at Royal Institute of Public Administration, London and Alfred Sloan School of Management, MIT, Boston. He joined Indian Administrative Service in 1961 and held important positions in the Govt. of Rajasthan and later in Govt. of India. He was the Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), He has been credited with transforming the Capital Market in India into a modern, efficient, safe, vibrant and a very investor friendly one. His prior prestigious postings include the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, and Additional Secretary, Banking, Ministry of Finance.