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DIRECTORS’
PROFILE
1. Mr. Ashok Kajaria
(DIN : 00273877)
Mr. Ashok Kajaria is the founding Chairman & Managing
Director of the Company, holds a Bachelors in Science (BSc.)
Degree and pursued Engineering (BSME) at UCLA (California),
USA.
He is widely credited with spearheading a transformation of the
tile industry in India and is best known for being the pioneer
behind launching large format wall tiles in the country and his
catalytic role in revolutionising tile display and marketing.
In his career spanning over 40 years, his vision and
foresightedness as an entrepreneur, dynamic leadership, stead
fasted determination, and global marketing acumen has seen
the rise of Kajaria from what started as a 1 MSM tile fledging
in 1988 into an industry leader and most respected tile brand
in India.
He is the Chairman & Managing Director of Kajaria Ceramics
Limited and is the Chairman of Risk Management Committee,
Management Committee and Business Responsibility &
Sustainability Committee and a member of Audit Committee,
Stakeholders Relationship Committee and Nomination and
Remuneration Committee. Mr. Kajaria has held several important
industry positions including President of PHD Chamber of
Commerce, Chairman of the Indian Council of Ceramic Tile
and Sanitaryware and member of the executive committee of
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Committed to the philosophy that the corporate sector should
play a proactive role in promoting the cause of inclusive growth,
Mr. Kajaria is keenly involved with the various philanthropic
arms of the Company- providing structure and focus to the
social outreach initiatives of the Company.
As on 31st March, 2017, he is holding 1047004 shares of the
Company.
2. Mr. Chetan Kajaria
(DIN : 00273928)
Mr. Chetan Kajaria is a Bachelor in Petrochemical Engineering
(B.E) from Pune University and holds an MBA from Boston
College, U.S.A.
He is the Joint Managing Director of Kajaria Ceramics Limited
and a member of the CSR Committee, Stakeholders Relationship
Committee, Risk Management Committee, Management
Committee and Business Responsibility & Sustainability
Committee.
He started his journey at Kajaria Ceramics Limited in the year
2000 and has been instrumental in giving a new dimension to
the Company by opening international standard tile showrooms
across the country which has today become an industry trend.
Mr. Kajaria is spearheading the ceramic tile vertical. He is
responsible for the first ever acquisition in the Company’s
history- acquiring a ceramic tile plant in Gujarat for feeding the
Western and Southern markets in February 2011.
He spread the concept of value added tiles in the ceramic
tile vertical using digital technology from Spain by displaying
at dealers’ showroom across the country. He had also led
the acquisition of a ceramic tile plant in Vijayawada, Andhra
Pradesh in April 2012, marking the Company’s entry into the
growing markets of South India. He has played a key role in
making Kajaria Ceramics Limited a leading manufacturer of
ceramic wall & floor tiles in India.
As on 31st March, 2017, he is holding 1339880 shares of the
Company.
3. Mr. Rishi Kajaria
(DIN : 00228455)
Mr. Rishi Kajaria holds a B. Sc. in Business Administration from
Boston University, U.S.A.
He is the Joint Managing Director of Kajaria Ceramics Limited and
is a member of the CSR Committee, Management Committee
and Business Responsibility & Sustainability Committee.
Mr. Rishi Kajaria joined Kajaria Ceramics in the year 2003 and
spearheads the vitrified tile vertical. Initially, he opted for
trading vitrified tiles rather than joining the race of setting
up capacities. After importing for 5 years, he decided to
manufacture them. The first production unit for vitrified tile was
started in Sikandrabad in 2010. Subsequently, Kajaria Ceramics
commissioned a huge expansion of vitrified tiles at Gailpur in
2011.
He has also launched high-end showrooms dedicated to
showcase glazed vitrified tiles imported from Europe and China
targeted at the HNI community in India – seeding the market
and living up to the repute of Kajaria brand of marketing
aspiration. He commissioned a unit at Gailpur to manufacture
glazed vitrified tiles matching the globally- sourced variants and
offered it to the Indian customers at considerably lower prices.
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