Key managerial positions

Mr. Mukesh Desai

Promoter, Chairman

Mr. Desai, aged 61, has been associated with the company since its inception as the production In-charge. He has been a director of the company since April, 2000 and was designated as Chairman and Managing Director w.e.f. April, 2017. An engineer with more than 35 years of industry experience, Mr. Desai is known to be an exceptionally capable techno-commercial manager and a master of project set-up and execution. He is a firm believer in the- hard-work is the solution to all problems- philosophy and is known to drive his team to beat all previously accepted timeline norms. Apart from being well known in the Indian tyre industry fraternity, he holds several other offices in industry bodies. He has been the President of Gujarat Rubber Manufacturers Association. He is the Secretary of Halol Industries Association, a powerful industrial body comprising of more than 1000 SMEs and several MNCs, and the Vice-President of Panchmahal Federation of Industries. He is also an Independent Director on the Board of Kiri Industries Limited and a Governing Council Member in the Indo-German Tool Room, an MSME enterprise by the Govt. of India.

Mr. Keyoor Bakshi

Independent Director

Mr. Keyoor Bakshi, aged 60, has been an Independent Director of the company since June, 2015. As one of the leading practicing Company Secretaries in India, he is a former President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India(ICSI) and International Federation of Company Secretaries. He is also a former member of the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards (NACAS) of Govt. of India and Corporate Laws Committee of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He is on the Board of Directors of Infibeam Incorporation Ltd., Kiri Industries Ltd., Quant Capital Ltd. (Subsidiary of Reliance Capital Ltd.) and Saanvy Advisors Ltd. He has also been on the Board of Directors for Tudor India Ltd. (Subsidiary of Exide Corporation, USA) and ASE Capital Markets Ltd. (Subsidiary of Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Ltd.).

Dr. Kalpana Joshipura

Independent Director

Kalpana Joshipura aged 62 years, has recently joined the board in June, 2017. She holds Doctorate Degree in 'The study of Values, Attitude of Adolance, Reasons and Solutions of Female Infanticide Amongst Teachers and Parents of Secondary School'. She is considered one of the finest School Principals in the country and has been honored with The Best Teacher's Award in India-2005 by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the then President of India, and The Best Principal of Gujarat award by Hon. Smt. Anandiben Patel, the CM of Gujarat. A highly respected figure in Panchmahals District, Dr. Joshipura works in tandem with several international NGOs, including UNESCO to create environmental awareness. She has made immense contribution to rural welfare, social upliftment, performing arts and culture in Gujarat. She has worked with and held several offices in various committees in Panchamahals District that work for the betterment of the villages in the district.