Directors
Anil Gudibande
Independent Director & Chairperson
Anil Gudibande is the Independent Director and Chairperson of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since 2025. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India and has passed the final examination for master’s degree of commerce from the Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has also passed the final examination from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He was previously associated with Citigroup, Citibank and the Royal Bank of Scotland NV. He has over 19 years of experience.
Keshav Anand
Managing Director
Keshav Anand, one of our Promoters, is the Managing Director of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since December 23, 2003. He is responsible for business strategy formulation, ensuring financial performance, and fostering innovation and operational growth. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce (honours) from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. He has featured in the ‘Top 100 Indian Innovations’ by the Indian Innovators Association in 2023 and is the recipient of ‘Asia’s Greatest Leader’ award by AsiaOne in 2024. He has over 39 years of experience.
Raj Deep Bhatia
Whole-time Director – Manufacturing
Raj Deep Bhatia is the Whole-time Director and Director - Manufacturing of our Company. He is responsible for operations and management of the formulation plants of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since 2003. He holds a bachelor’s degree of technology in chemical engineering from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was previously associated with Larsen & Toubro Limited, Kinetics Technology India Limited, Montari Industries Limited, Punjab Pesticides Industrial Cooperative Society Limited and Telephone Cables Limited. He has over 34 years of experience.
Shivraj Anand
Whole-time Director & CEO – International Business
Shivraj Anand, one of our Promoters, is the Whole-time Director and Chief Executive Officer – International Business of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since 2012. He is responsible for driving the growth and overall management of the international operations of our Company including export management, corporate communications, environmental social governance initiatives and purchase functions. He holds a bachelor’s degree of arts (honours) in economics from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India and postgraduate diploma in global business from the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. He was previously associated with Royal Bank of Scotland NV. He has over 15 years of experience.
Uday Raj Anand
Whole-time Director & CEO – Domestic Business
Uday Raj Anand, one of our Promoters, is the Whole-time Director and Chief Executive Officer – Domestic Business of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since 2012. He is responsible for retail brand and corporate sales verticals of our Company including strategic marketing, supply chain, information technology, digital transformation and strategic initiatives. He holds bachelor’s degree of arts (honours) in economics from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. He also holds a master’s degree of philosophy in development studies and master’s degree of science in economics for development from the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. He was previously associated with Bain Capability Centre India Private Limited. He has over 13 years of experience.
Dr. Karuna Vishunavat
Independent Director
Dr. Karuna Vishunavat is the Independent Director of our Company. She has been associated with our Company since 2021. She holds a doctor of philosophy degree in plant pathology from the Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She was associated with Govind Ballabh Pant University, Pantnagar, India and was appointed as the ‘Emeritus Scientist’ by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the year 2020 for a special project which had a duration of three years. She has over 42 years of experience.
Siddapur N. S. Sharma
Independent Director
Siddapur Nagaraja Sharma Sreenivas is the Independent Director of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since 2025. He holds a bachelor’s degree of science in agriculture from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He was previously associated with E.I. Du Pont India Private Limited, FMC India Private Limited, ECSO Global Private Limited. He has over 24 years of experience.
Mitchell Wayne Mansfield
Non-Executive Director
Mitchell Wayne Mansfield is the Non-Executive Director of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since 2023. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. He is also a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand (formerly known as Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia). He is currently associated with Kroll (Cayman) Ltd. and has over 9 years of experience.
Key Managerial Personnel
Apoorva Choubey
Chief Financial Officer
Apoorva Choubey is the Chief Financial Officer of our Company since 2022. She has been associated with our Company since 2012 and is responsible for managing finance, planning & analysis, strategic financial decision-making, banking & treasury, and accounts of our Company. She holds bachelor’s degree of commerce (honours) and a master’s degree of commerce from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. She is also an associate of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Anil Kumar Sachdeva
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Anil Kumar Sachdeva is the Company Secretary of our Company since 2015 and Compliance Officer of our Company since 2025. He has been associated with our Company since 2009 and is responsible for secretarial compliance, legal functions and internal audits of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree of commerce from University of Delhi, New Delhi, India and master’s degree of business administration from Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Bow Nishi Services Private Limited and Samvit Grover and Associates, Chartered Accountants.
Senior Management
Sharat Anand
Director – Strategic Finance
Sharat Anand is the Director – Strategic Finance of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since 2007. He is responsible for the long-term strategic planning of our Company, in relation to finance and banking, ensuring financial sustainability, growth objectives, cross border currency management, risk mitigation and allocation of resources. He holds a bachelor’s degree of arts (honours) in economics and a master’s degree of business administration from University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. He was previously associated with Standard Chartered PLC, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.
Vikram Anand
Director – CSR & Farmers Outreach
Vikram Anand is the Director – CSR & Farmers Outreach of our Company. He is responsible for the corporate social responsibility initiatives of our Company, including strategic planning and execution of corporate social responsibility activities aligned with farmer outreach. He has been an entrepreneur in the agrochemicals sector through ventures including Parijat Crop Protection (India) Private Limited (previously known as Parijat Agencies Private Limited incorporated in 1985). He holds a bachelor’s degree of arts (honours) from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Ajit Shankhdhar
President – Domestic Brand Business
Ajit Shankhdhar is the President – Domestic Brand Business of our Company since 2024. He is responsible for revenue generation from domestic retail business including managing sales and field marketing operations. He has passed the examination for bachelor’s degree of science in agriculture from the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Crystal Crop Protection Limited, Coromandel International Limited, Tata Chemicals Limited and Rallis India Limited.
Brijeshkumar Randhir Singh
President – Strategic Alliances
Brijeshkumar Randhir Singh is the President – Strategic Alliances of our Company since 2022. He has been associated with our Company since 2017. He is responsible for purchase and domestic corporate sales functions of our Company including procurement of all raw materials, packaging materials, and intermediates. He has passed the examination for bachelor’s degree of business administration from the Madurai Kamaraj University, Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He also holds a graduate diploma in materials management from the Indian Institute of Materials Management, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Huntsman International (India) Private Limited and El DuPont India Limited.
Devinder Kumar Sharma
Vice President – Human Resources
Devinder Kumar Sharma is the Vice President – Human Resources of our Company since 2022. He has been associated with our Company since 2014. He is responsible for human resources and administrative functions of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree of commerce from GGDSD College, Maharishi Dayanand University, Faridabad, Haryana, India and master’s degree of business administration from the Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, India. He was awarded a certificate in ‘Certified OD and Change Management Practitioner Program’ award from University of Pacific Wales, United States of America in 2010. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Quadra Infratel Synergies Private Limited and Legend Surface Developers Private Limited.
Gaurao Paliwal
Dy. General Manager – Regulatory Affairs
Gaurao Paliwal is the Dy. General Manager – Regulatory Affairs of our Company since 2025. He has been associated with our Company since 2017. He is responsible for domestic and international regulatory requirements and product registrations of our Company including compliance and approvals. He holds a bachelor’s degree of science in horticulture from Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India and master’s degree of science in agriculture from the Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Mahamaya Lifesciences Private Limited.
Himanshu Pareba
Associate VP – Export Management Dept.
Himanshu Pareba is the Associate Vice President – Export Management Dept. of our Company since 2025. She has been associated with our Company since 1998. She is responsible for export logistics and sales team coordination for international business execution of our Company. She holds a bachelor’s degree of science from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Dr. Rajeev Ranjan Jha
Vice President – Technology
Dr. Rajeev Ranjan Jha is the Vice President, Technology of our Company since 2024. He is responsible for technical and formulation research and development including quality control and quality assurance functions of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree of science (honours) in chemistry, a master’s degree of science from the University of Delhi, Delhi, India, and is a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from University of Delhi, Delhi, India. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Crystal Crop Protection Limited, PI Industries Limited, Jubilant Chemsys Limited and Integral Bioscience Private Limited.