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Profile of Directors

Shri. Bhavarlal Jain

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

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

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

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

Mr. Atul B. Jainhas been the Joint Managing Director of the Company since 2011. 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. R. Swaminathan

Mr. R. Swaminathan is a Director and Chemical Engineer responsible for manufacturing operations in Polytube, 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. R.C.A. Jain

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

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

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.

 
Dr. D. R. Metha

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.

 
Mr. Ghanshyam Dass

Mr. Ghanshyam Dass has had an outstanding career in domestic, international banking and Capital Markets for over 32 years, during which he developed a firm understanding of the complexities of international markets. He is thoroughly familiar with the regulatory and business environment in USA, European Union, South East Asia, The Middle East, India and other major money-center locations. Mr Dass is an Advisor to Intel Capital, member of TiE, Association of Biotech Led Enterprises (ABLE), Bangalore Hardware Task Force, Founder Member Association of Outsourcing Professionals (AOP), Member Academic Council – Union Bank School of Management, Member of the CII National Council on Corporate Governance and Regulatory Framework and CII National Committee on Capital Markets and Government Nominee on the Governing Council of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Mr Dass is a member of Brickwork Ratings Committee (A Credit Rating Agency) and Vice President Karnataka Athletics Association as also Independent Director on the board of Dhanalakshmi Bank.

 

Dr Arun Kumar Jain is one of India’s best known strategy scholars and author. Widely traveled, he has taught at leading Universities in USA, UK, Greece, France, Germany, and Singapore. He holds honorary chairs as Distinguished Professor of Corporate Governance and Strategy at SP Jain Center for Management, Singapore & Dubai, and Affiliated Professor of Strategy, International Business and Corporate Governance at EM Strasbourg School of Business, Strasbourg (France’s largest University) and previously Research Chair Professor at German Graduate School of Business and Law (Germany) and Chairman & President of Center for Accelerated Learning, Innovation, and Competitiveness (Germany). His research has been published in international journals including Harvard Business Review. All his books on general management, viz. Competitive Excellence; Corporate Excellence; and Managing Global Competition have received India’s Best Book Awards. His two textbooks, Crafting and Executing Strategy (running in 16th edition) and International Business (in 6th edition) are standard MBA texts in India and abroad.

Dr Jain is a gold-medalist mechanical engineer (having received the ‘All-Round Best Student’ award), Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (having received IFCI Outstanding Doctoral Research Award), and an alumnus of IFC-World Bank. Before joining full-time Indian Institute of Management–Lucknow (India), he was a faculty at IIM-Bangalore. Professor Jain has presented delivered keynotes at Council of Europe (Strasbourg), Global Corporate Governance Forum at Washington, World Bank/IFC, Bundesbank (Germany), Global Forum for International Investment (Paris), OECD at Paris and Copenhagen, UNCTAD, MITI (Japan), European Union (Brussels), Commonwealth Secretariat (UK), India-Germany Business Forum (Germany), etc.

Dr Jain writes a fortnightly column on global strategy, innovation and value-based corporate governance for Financial Chronicle and his articles can be accessed at: http://www.mydigitalfc.com/2QQ9/arun-kumar-jain.

 

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