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Board of Directors
Dr. V.L. Indira Dutt Chairperson & Managing Director
Dr. V. L. Indira Dutt, has a B.A (Economics) from Madras University and serves as Chairperson & Managing Director of the Company.
She has over 36 years of experience and has ably supported the then Executive Chairman in the strategic planning & direction of the operations of the company and has personally contributed towards the growth and operations of the Cement Plants at Macherla and Muktyala.
Presently, she serves as Chairperson of Fives Cail – KCP Limited, KCP Vientam Industries Limited, Director of Velagapudi Foundation and V. Ramakrishna Sons Private Limited. She is the President of the Word Telugu Federation (WTF) and Andhra Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. V.L. Indira Dutt is the Chairperson of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, member of Investment Committee Remuneration Committee, Finance Committee and member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Risk Management Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committees of the Company.
She was the President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) and was the Chairperson of SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council (SCWEC) and is the President of Gandhinagar Ladies Club, Chennai, Advisory Committee Member of Andhra Mahila Sabha, Chennai, Managing Committee Member of Cement Manufacturers Association and Advisory Committee Member of Centre for Entrepreneurship Training & Development (CED), Hyderabad.
Smt. V. Kavitha DuttJoint Managing Director
Smt. V Kavitha Dutt is the Joint Managing Director of the company. She is a graduate in Business Management (BBA) with specialization in International Business from Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. She also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resources from New York University (NYU), New York.
She has over 23 years’ experience and has significantly contributed at all levels of management, including strategy , new projects, financial and human resources management.
Smt. V. Kavitha Dutt is the Chairperson of the Risk Management Committee and member of the Audit Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Investment committee, Finance Committee and Innovation and Best Practices Committees of the Company.
Presently she serves as Director on the Boards of DCM Shriram Industries Limited, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, Apollo Healthco Limited, ABI Showatech (India) Limited, Bharat Biotech Limited, Centum Electronics Limited, KCP Vietnam Industries Limited, V Ramakrishna Sons Private Limited, Velagapudi Foundation, Chennai Willington Corporation Foundation and Member - Board of Directors - United Way of Chennai.
She is currently Vice President of World Telugu Federation (WTF), Executive Committee Member of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Andhra Chamber of Commerce.
She was the President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), Vice Chairman of SCWEC, India, Chairperson of FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council and President of Madras Management Association (MMA).
Smt. V. Kavitha Dutt is the Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in Chennai.
Independent Directors
Smt. Janaki PillaiIndependent Director
Dr. Janaki Pillai has a B.A. (Hons) in Economics from Lady Shriram College, New Delhi and a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Smt Janaki Pillai has previously worked as a college lecturer and as a development professional. She has a continuing interest in development and education and is also an English language trainer.
Smt. Janaki Pillai has worked as lecturer in Department of sociology at Stella Marris College, Chennai.
She is a member of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR ) Committee of the Company.
Non-Executive Non-Independent Directors
Sri. V. Chandrakumar PrasadNon-Executive Non-Independent Director
Sri V. Chandrakumar Prasad, US national (NRI) has a B.S. in Chemistry from Loyola College, Chennai and M.S. in Management Science (Chemical Engineering, Economics, Finance and Industrial Psychology) from Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey (USA). He is also certified in Productivity in Manufacturing (New Jersey Institute of Technology) and SAP in Procurement / Engineering (Nestle University, USA). He was also a member of NCC Air Wing and played Tennis for Loyola College.
After his MS, Mr. Prasad joined Buitoni / Perugina (Head quartered in Italy and reported directly to the owner from 1970 to 1987. He held various positions from Engineering team leader to Director of Engineering / Procurement and helped to build 3 green field factories for Buitoni in USA.
On acquisition of Buitoni by NESTLE, Switzerland in 1988, Mr. Prasad joined them as a Corporate project Engineer and Strategic procurement Manager for Noth America (Canada, USA and Mexico) and handled 60 factories globally on various project activities for the head office in Switzerland. From 2006-2012 he was assigned to join a team of 3 to build the largest green field food factory in the world in Indiana and upgrade several other factories in USA.
His expertise is in line layouts, creating standards, safety, root cause analysis, waste, cost savings, etc. He also spent time mentoring engineers, technicians and operators in continuous improvement techniques and team building. After 46 years of solid manufacturing and procurement expertise, he retired at the end of 2015.
He is a member of Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Mr. V. Chandrakumar Prasad is also a Director on the Board of Directors of Fives Cail KCP Limited.
Sri Ravi ChituriNon-Executive Non-Independent Director
Sri. Ravi Chitturi, has a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai and Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Alabama A & M University, Huntsville, AL, USA.
He has over 36 years experience in Automotive, Banking, IT and Capital Goods Manufacturing sector with specific expertise in Portfolio & Risk Management and Manufacturing strategies.
He was the Managing Director of KCP Technologies Limited. Earlier he was a Senior Technology Analyst with Republic New York Corporation, New York.
He is on the Boards of KCP Technologies Limited, BGE Engineering India Private Limited and KCP Vietnam Industries Limited.
He is a member of Risk Management Committee and Innovation and Best Practices Committees of the Company.
Sri. Thiruvengadam ParthasarathiNon-Executive Non-Independent Director
Sri. Thiruvengadam Parthasarathi holds B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras, Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering and he is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
He is having 42 years of experience of Professional Management Consultancy, formally retired as Senior Director from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India in 2015 held various positions in the firm
His area of specialization includes Operations, Cost Management, Strategy, Joint Ventures and Acquisitions, Risk Management and Talent Management. Have been involved in engagement in Private, Public Sectors, Government, International Organisations, Voluntary and NGOs in India, South east Asia, Middle east Asia, Europe and the USA.
Sri. Harish LakshmanNon-Executive Non-Independent Director
Harish Lakshman is Chairman of Rane Group, a Rs. 7,200 Crores (USD 870 million) automotive components manufacturing group based out of Chennai.
He holds Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from BITS, Pilani, and Master’s degree in Business from Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, USA.
Harish started his career as Management Associate in TRW Automotive Inc. in 1996. He joined Rane Group, in 1998 as AGM-Marketing at Rane TRW Steering Systems. He became Managing Director in 2008 and under his leadership Rane TRW Steering Systems won the Deming Grand Prize in 2011.
As an active member of several industrial associations and government panels he has been a well-regarded spokesman of the automotive industry. He also played a key role as President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) for the period 2013-14. He currently serves in the Past President’s Council and as Chairman of Finance Committee of ACMA.
In addition to being a Director in Rane Group of Companies, Harish serves as an Independent Director in public limited company - Oriental Hotels Limited.
He is also Chairman of Worth Trust and a Trustee of Swabodhini Charitable Trust both of which serves persons with disabilities.
Sri. C. Panduranga RaoNon-Executive Non-Independent Director
Sri. C. Panduranga Rao is an Officer from the batch of 1983 of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) (Customs & Indirect Taxes) and has wide experience in administering Indirect Taxes for over three and half decades in various capacities in Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax and GST.
He holds a Master Degree in Political Science from University of Delhi.
He was the Principal Chief Commissioner of Tamilnadu and Puducherry when GST was introduced in the year 2017 and took several measures in simplifying the GST provisions throughout his jurisdiction.
He has handled various facets of tax administration including Assessment, Investigation, Policy making, Adjudication and Litigation in Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax.
During his career, he was trained in prestigious institutions like IIM, ISB and Syracuse University.
After his retirement, he was appointed to Settlement Commission and retired as Vice-Chairman of the Commission.
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