Yogendra Kumar Modi - Executive Chairman & Managing Director
He is the founder of the Company and has been associated with it since its incorporation on May 29, 1992. He has conceived, implemented and operated several large projects in industrial textiles, chemicals, cement, electronics and auto-components businesses. He holds a bachelor’s degree in textiles from the University of Punjab. He is a member of the Dean’s Council at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA. He is a prominent industry spokesman and has held offices in many national level business bodies, including the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry as its President in 2004, Executive Committee and Standing Advisory Committee and the International Chamber of Commerce (India) as its President in 2006. He is also a member of the governing body of International Labour Organization, Geneva.

Paul Sebastian Zuckerman - Non-Executive & Independent Director
He is a former investment banker who is the Chairman of Zuckerman & Associates Limited, a boutique organization specialising in start up companies. He holds an M.A. from the University of Cambridge, a Ph.D. from the University of Reading and has 40 years of experience in the field of finance. He has spent 14 years with S.G. Warburg & Co. Limited. He has served as an executive director of S.G. Warburg & Co. Limited and Vice Chairman of S.G. Warburg International, as the Deputy Chairman of ICAP Plc. and on the board of a group of hedge funds managed by BlackRock Inc. Currently, he is a director of many companies, including ArcelorMittal Group Companies in Mexico and Brazil and JM Financial Limited.

Pejavar Murari - Non-Executive & Independent Director
He has served as a civil servant for 37 years and is a member of various public bodies including committees within the Department of Atomic Energy, and the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India (GoI). He holds a master’s degree in economics from Madras University. He qualified the state civil services and the Indian administrative services in 1955 and 1957 respectively. He has undertaken many special projects for the GoI and has chaired numerous high level commissions & committees. He is also currently the chairman of a committee set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI on centre-state relations.

Kashi Nath Memani - Non-Executive & Independent Director
He was the Chairman and Country Managing Partner for Ernst & Young in India until March 31, 2004. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He was also a member of the Ernst & Young Global Council for 10 years. He was a member of the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards, the Accounting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Further, he was the Co-chairman of the committee formed by the GoI to draft a bill for the amendment to the Companies Act. He was also the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in India, and is the former President of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For two consecutive years, he was a member of the External Audit Committee of the International Monetary Fund. Presently, he is a member of the Executive Committees of Chambers of Commerce. He is also the Chairman of the Quality Review Board set up by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, GoI. Having a career of 48 years in the field of finance, he specializes in business and corporate advisory, foreign taxation and financial consultancy and is consulted on the corporate matters by several domestic and foreign companies. He has advised several multi-national companies in setting up businesses in India and is currently on the Board of some companies including DLF Limited, ICICI Venture Funds Management Company, Aegon Religare Life Insurance Company Limited and HT Media.

Haigreve Khaitan - Non- Executive Director
He is a lawyer by profession and is a partner of Khaitan & Co., Advocates, established in 1911. He has obtained his law degree from University of Calcutta and started practicing as lawyer since 1995. He has 13 years of experience in the fields of commercial and corporate laws, securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, tax laws, restructuring, foreign collaboration, licensing and financing. He is also on the board of many reputed companies.

Gurvirendra Singh Talwar (Rana Talwar) - Non- Executive & Independent Director
He is the founding Chairman and Managing partner of Sabre Capital worldwide, a private equity and investment company focused on financial services. He was previously Chairman of Centurion Bank of Punjab in India and non-executive Director Fortis Group (Belgium and Netherlands), Schlumberger Ltd. and Pearson PLC. Before that he was associated with Standard Chartered PLC as Group Chief Executive and worked with Citigroup in various senior positions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.

Senior Management

Prashant Modi - President & Chief Operating Officer
He has been associated with the Company and our Promoter Group companies since 1996. He is responsible for day-to-day operations of the Company and supervised our Company’s efforts in relation to the listing of our Company’s GDRs at the Alternate Investment Market in the London Stock Exchange in 2005 and 2006. He has received a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University, USA with a major in finance. He has also undertaken executive education courses from Harvard Business School, USA, one in finance and another on launching new ventures. He is a member of the Environment Task Force Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers Commerce and Industry. Prior to joining the Y.K. Modi Group, he worked with ANZ Bank, London and Qualcomm Inc, San Diego, USA.