Pramod Chaudhari
Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director

Pramod Chaudhari has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is currently the executive chairman of Praj Industries Limited. Mr. Chaudhari was awarded the Jagatik Marathi Chamber of Commerce ‘National Level Entrepreneurship Award’ in 2004 and the ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay’ in 2005. He is the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industries (“CII”), Maharashtra State Council for 2009-10 and is also the Chairman of CII’s National Committee on Bio-fuels. Mr. Chaudhari has a wide industrial experience of over 37 years and he established Praj Industries Limited in 1984. Praj Industries Limited specializes in the manufacture of renewable alternate fuel with a focus on ethanol and bio-diesel technology.
   
Parag K. Shah
Managing Director

Parag K. Shah, is the Managing Director of our Company. He has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Osmania University 1989. He worked with P.D. Construction from 1991 until 1996. He was a Director on the board of directors of Pathare Real Estate and Developers Limited from 1997 to 2006, and was a Director on the board of directors of Govinda Harbour Engineers Limited from 2001 to 2005. He has over 17 years of experience in Construction Industry.
 
Suketu R. Shah
Executive Director

Suketu R. Shah has a Licentiate in Civil and Sanitary Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai. He worked with P. D. Construction, a partnership firm carrying on the business of construction from 1992 to 1997. He joined Pathare Real Estate and Developers Private Limited in 1997 and was employed by them until 2002. He has been associated with the Company since its incorporation. He has executed varied projects and has over 18 years experience of working on port infrastructure projects, residential, industrial and commercial projects.
 
Rajiv Maliwal
Investor Director

Rajiv Maliwal has a bachelor of engineering degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and a Post Graduate diploma in Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Mr. Rajiv Maliwal was nominated as a Director by SA 1 Holding Infrastructure Company Private Limited, pursuant to the provisions of the Share Subscription, Share Purchase and Shareholders’ Agreement dated August 14, 2008. Mr. Rajiv Maliwal is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Sabre Capital, and has 24 years of experience in managing large businesses in the financial services industry. He is the managing partner for the Sabre Abraaj India Fund I. He was formerly the Managing Director, FinVentures, Standard Chartered Group, heading global private equity & e-commerce from 2000 to 2002. He was the Director and Country Head (Wholesale Banking) with ANZ Grindlays Bank in India from 1998 to 2000. He has led businesses in Asia with JP Morgan as the Vice President and Co-Country Head from 1997 to 1998 and with Goldman Sachs as the Executive Director from 1994 to 1997. He was involved in the recapitalization and restructuring by Sabre Group of Centurion Bank and in setting up an asset management business, Lotus India, as a joint venture with a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings. He is associated with two NGOs as a trustee and advisor.
   
Rahul Raisurana
Investor Director
Rahul Raisurana has a masters degree in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA and a masters degree in Business Administration from Graduate School of Management, Clark University, USA. Mr. Rahul Raisurana was nominated as a Director by Standard Chartered Private Equity (Mauritius) II Limited and Standard Chartered Private Equity (Mauritius) III Limited, pursuant to the provisions of the Share Subscription, Share Purchase and Shareholders’ Agreement dated February 16, 2009. Mr. Rahul Raisurana is presently the managing director of Standard Chartered Private Equity. He has over 18 years of wide ranging international professional experience. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Raisurana was Managing Director, Investments at IDFC Project Equity Company Limited from June 2006 to September 2007. Prior to IDFC, Mr. Raisurana was Head of Institutional and Corporate Credits at Deutsche Bank from April 2004 to May 2006, where he led the credit sanctioning and risk management group of the bank in India. At Deutsche Bank, Mr. Raisurana was a senior member of the bank’s Executive and Management Committee for India and also served as a voting member of the bank’s Global Credit Policy Committee. Mr. Raisurana was previously based in New York, where he worked as Vice President, Corporate Finance Product Specialist with Moody’s Investor Services from January 2001 to April 2004. Prior to Moody’s, he worked in India for over eight years, primarily as a corporate and investment banking professional with Citibank.
   
Sivaramakrishnan S. Iyer
Independent Director

Sivaramakrishnan S Iyer has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai. Mr. Iyer is a qualified Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (the “ICAI”) since 1987. He worked with J.M. Finance & Investment Consultancy from 1990 to 1991. He started independent practice as Chartered Accountant in the year 1991. He has over 18 years of experience in Accounts and Finance. He is a partner of Patel, Rajeev, Siva & Associates, which specializes in corporate finance and advises companies on debt/ equity fund raising, mergers/ amalgamations and capital structuring for new/ expansion projects, and has been associated with them since 1998.
   
Dharmesh Shah
Independent Director

Dharmesh Shah has a B.E. (Mech.) from the University of Kashmir in 1985. He became a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1991 and a Fellow of the Institution of Valuers in 1997. He worked with Mukund Iron and Steel Limited from September 1985 to February 1986 and then with Saple Scales Manufacturing Private Limited from April 1986 to September 1986. He works as a Chartered Engineer and Approved Valuer (Plant and Machineries) and is an Insurance Surveyor and Loss Assessor since October 1986. He was awarded the Chartered Engineer Status by the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (India) and is authorized to verify records on behalf of various government agencies. He was also awarded Approved Valuer Status by the Institute of Valuer in 1997. He has over 24 years of experience as an Insurance Surveyor and Loss Assessor.
   
Kamlesh S. Vikamsey
Independent Director
Kamlesh S. Vikamsey has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai. Mr. Vikamsey is a qualified Chartered Accountant since 1982 and has over 27 years of experience in accounting and finance, taxation, corporate and advisory servies. He has been associated with M/s Khimji Kunverji & Co. as a senior partner since 1982. He was the President of the ICAI during 2005-2006 and was the Vice President of the ICAI during 2004-2005. He has been an elected member of the Central Council of the ICAI from 1998 until 2007. He was a Board Member of the International Federation of Accountants from 2005 until 2008. He served as the Chairman – Strategic Committee of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants from 2005 until 2007. He has served as a member of various advisory and expert committees at national and international levels, including as a member of the Steering Committee for Comprehensive Review of Governance and Oversight within the United Nations and as a member of the Secondary Market Advisory Committee of SEBI.