The composition of the Board is well balanced with expertise
drawn from Industry, Management, Finance and Agriculture.
All except the Managing Director
are non-executive Directors. The Chairman is non-executive
and the number of Independent Directors are more than
1/3rd of the total strength.
Directors’ Profile
Name/Title
Qualification
Expertise
in specific functional areas
N Gopala Ratnam
Chairman
B.Sc (Physics)
B.E (Mech)
Renowned
specialist in pulp & paper technology, having
experience in management of projects, operations
and overall management of diverse industries engaged
in pulp, paper, sugar and batteries.
Dr L M Ramakrishnan
Vice Chairman
M.B.B.S., D.L.O
Doctor
turned educationist engaged in the management
of educational institutions. Well respected by
the local farming community.
Arun G Bijur Director
B.E (Chemical- Engineering)
Long
and varied experience in managing large scale
projects involving coordination of all phases
of engineering, procurement, construction, startup
and commissioning activities of various Pulp and
Paper mills, Sugar mills and Ceramic units.
Bimal Poddar
Director
B.Com
Varied
experience in the spheres of finance, administration
& general management. Widely travelled throughout
the world on business visits.
C K Pithawalla
Director
B.E (Mech)
A successful
NRI businessman having diverse interests in UK,
Germany and Switzerland.
N Ramanathan
Managing Director
ACA, ACS
AICWA
Professional
expertise in diverse disciplines of Finance, Taxation,
Accounts and General Management.
S K Ramasamy
Director
Intermediate
Agriculturist
having experience in sugarcane cultivation and
having wide contacts among local farming community.
N
Ravindranathan Director
B.Sc
B.Sc(Hons) (Tech) M.S (USA)
A reputed Technocrat in Pulp
and Paper Industry. Closely associated with Ponni
Sugars and its growth plans from inception.
N R Krishnan,
IAS (Retd)
Director
B.Sc
(Hons), M.Sc.,
Rich
and varied experience in Administration and
General Management. Held several high positions in
State and Central Governments. Served as
non-executive director on the Boards of several
large Public Sector Undertakings and Financial
Institutions.
V
Sridar
Director
B
SC, ACA
Rich experience in
Banking, Finance and General Management. Held
several high positions in commercial banks and
National Housing Bank.
Committees
Audit
Committee
Finance
Committee
Securities
Transactions cum Investors Grievance Committee
