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He was instrumental in acquiring three tile companies in
Morbi, Gujarat and One in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. With
this strategy, he added capacity without any gestation period
and acquired reach (West and South) which was critical to
capitalise on the various pan-India opportunities. This resulted
in additional sales volumes and profit acceleration for the
Company. Mr. Kajaria is also responsible for spearheading the
lateral shift of the Company into Sanitaryware and faucets in
keeping with the overall growth master plan.
As on 31st March, 2017, he is holding 1805716 shares of the
Company.
4. Mr. Dev Datt Rishi
(DIN : 00312882)
Mr. Dev Datt Rishi is a B.Sc. (Engineering) Chemical Hons
graduate with a Diploma in Management.
He was appointed as Director-Technical of the Company w.e.f.
14th January 2015.
He is an eminent technical professional having experience in a
wide spectrum of industries like Chemicals, Fertilizers, Pesticides
and Ceramics. He was associated with Kajaria Ceramics
since inception in January 1987 when the first tile plant was
conceived at Sikandrabad. For more than 20 years, he managed
all operations meticulously. Under his dynamic leadership,
the Company successfully carried out various expansions. His
knowledge and techniques have contributed to production
of international standards quality tiles. He has rich experience
in the field of production, quality control, R&D, technology
transfer, standardization, projects, training and organization
development, etc. He was on the Board of the Company w.e.f
14th May, 1993 and resigned on 30th April 2010. He was again
appointed on the Board w.e.f. 14th January 2015.
As on 31st March 2017, he holds 400 shares of the Company.
5. Mr. Basant Kumar Sinha
(DIN : 03099241)
Mr. Basant Kumar Sinha is a B. Tech. (IIT Kanpur), PGDM
(AIMA). He has been appointed as Director-Technical w.e.f. 1st
May, 2010.
He started his career as Graduate Engineer with Hindustan
Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd. and subsequently served
with Orient Ceramic Industries Ltd., as General Manager with
Somany Tiles, as Senior Vice President with Asian Granito Ltd.
and as Technical Director with Kaneria Granito Ltd. before
joining Kajaria Ceramics. He has rich experience of about 46
years in the management of production, quality control, R&D,
technology transfer, standardization, projects, outsourcing,
training and organization development etc. in the field of Tiles
& Sanitaryware.
As on 31st March, 2017, he does not hold any shares of the
Company.
6. Mr. Raj Kumar Bhargava
(DIN : 00016949)
Mr. Raj Kumar Bhargava, a B.A. (Hon.) and M.A. is a retired IAS
officer.
He is an Independent Director and joined the Board of the
Company on 9th November, 1998. He is Chairman of Audit
Committee of the Company.
He has served as Industry Secretary, Finance Secretary, Irrigation
& Power Secretary and Chief Secretary in U.P. He has also served
Government of India as Jt. Secretary Petroleum, Jt. Secretary
Industries, Secretary Home and Secretary Urban Development.
He has wide experience in industry, finance and infrastructure.
He is holding Directorships in various other public Limited
companies.
As on 31st March, 2017, he is holding 18,592 shares of the
Company.
7. Mr. H. Rathnakar Hegde
(DIN : 05158270)
Mr. H. Rathnakar Hegde is a Science Graduate.
He is an Independent Director and joined the Board of Director
of the Company on 17th January 2012. He is member of
Audit Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee and
Risk Management Committee of the Company.
He has served the banking industry for four decades. His most
recent position was as the Executive Director of the Oriental Bank
of Commerce (OBC), a premier public sector bank in India. Mr.
Hegde assumed his responsibilities at OBC on May 16th,
2008. Prior to this Mr. Hegde held the position of General
Manager (Credit, Human Resource, Treasury, and Marketing) at
Vijaya Bank that was the culmination of 38 years of exemplary
service in various capacities. Mr. Hegde has a formidable wealth
of knowledge of the Indian Banking Industry.
He also serves on the Boards of several Companies.
As on 31st March, 2017, he does not hold any share of the
Company.
8. Mr. RamRatan Bagri
(DIN : 00275313)
Mr. Ram Ratan Bagri is a B.Sc. (Engg.), M.S. (Sans) & FIPHE (New
York).
He is an Independent Director and joined the Board of Directors
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