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Dr. Rahul Mirchandani

Chairman and Managing Director

Date of Appointment: 04.04.2017 Date of Joining as 02.02.1994

Dr. Rahul Mirchandani

Chairman and Managing Director

Dr Rahul Mirchandani has 30+ years of experience as Director of Aries Agro Limited. Awarded as CEO of the Year 2024 and consistently ranked amongst the 30 Most Innovative CEOs in India since 2014, he has pioneered several unique marketing processes and brand management tactics at Aries. These include launching India’s first loyalty programme in agribusiness, India’s first Agribusiness flash sale (earning a Limca Book of Records), customer engagement programmes for farmers, executing the first nationwide single day launch for a specialty fertilizer brand as well as several shock-and-awe brand building programmes to sustain and grow 130 rural brands with zero mass media advertising. Many of these strategies are being documented and taught as case studies in customer relations management at leading Indian business schools.

He holds a Doctorate in Management Studies from NMIMS University, Mumbai and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds an MBA from the University of Canberra, Australia. Rahul has delivered sessions on Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Oxford University, UK and has lectured at over 50 B-Schools in India. Rahul actively serves on the Boards of ITM Skills University, the International Zinc Association and CultInno. He has also been elected for a second term as President of the Indian Micro-Fertilizers Manufacturers Association (IMMA), the apex association representing the interests of the Micronutrient industry in India.

A Past National Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Young Indians (CII-Yi), he is the architect of Yi’s Farmers Net program and has served on the CII Agriculture, Innovation, International Policy and India@75 National Councils. He has been the Chairman for the Yi’s Next Practices platform and has also chaired Yi’s International Relations and Partnerships and is the Founder of the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs- Asia (CAYE-Asia). He is the recipient of the Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Shakti Award 2010 in recognition of outstanding achievements towards Youth Empowerment and Inclusive Growth.

Recognized as one of the world’s foremost achievers in his field, Rahul is listed in the Who’s Who in the World 2013 and has been invited to Receptions at Buckingham Palace, the International Labour Organization, the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings, High Commissioners Banquets, Association of MBAs Global Deans conference, amongst many others. Rahul was a member of the Global Jury for the UN-Habitat Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards 2016. Rahul is a Fellow of the 4Sight Class of Ananta Aspen’s India Leadership Initiative and member of Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Mrs. Nitya Mirchandani

Director

Date of Appointment: 30.05.2014

Mrs. Nitya Mirchandani

Director

Mrs. Nitya Mirchandani is a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Swami Vivekananda College of Commerce, Arts & Science, Mumbai and holds a Diploma in Human Resource Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

She has completed a diploma in Advertising from the British Council, Mumbai and has interest in Children’s Education and Counseling Psychology.

Mr. Ramamurthy Sundaresan

Director

Date of Appointment: 14.02.2025

Mr. Ramamurthy Sundaresan

Director

Mr. Ramamurthy Sundaresan a graduate in Commerce discipline and a qualified Chartered Accountant, from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, has about 46 years of experience in Accounts, Finance, Taxation and Administration.

He has been associated with Aries Agro Group for over 29 years responsible for Accounts, Finance, Taxation, Commercial and Administration. He was also a Compliance Officer during the Public Issue in 2008.

Prior to joining Aries Agro, he was Vice President (Finance & Accounts) with Micro Plantae Limited, Mumbai.

Mr. Nrupang B. Dholakia

Independent Director

Date of Appointment: 15.03.2022

Mr. Nrupang B. Dholakia

Independent Director

Mr. Nrupang B. Dholakia is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi (ICSI) and is also Whole - time Company Secretary in Practice. He has worked as a CS Management Trainee with Pfizer Limited and M/s Dholakia & Associates, Company Secretaries.

He has over a decade of experience in field of Corporate Laws and has been associated with various organisations across India for shaping up their legal regime and also helping setting up in India. He also appears before Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal and various Authorities across India. His educational achievements include 1st Rank in Western Zone and 5th Rank at All India Level for Executive Programme of ICSI and 13th Rank at All India Level for Professional Programme of ICSI. Further he has achieved highest score in Constitutional Law and Legal Language in Jitendra Chauhan College of Law, Mumbai and stood 3rd in the First Two Years of LL.B. in Jitendra Chauhan College of Law. He has also achieved highest score for subject “Law” in Second year of graduation in Commerce in Narsee Monjee College, Mumbai. He holds Bachelors Degree in Law and Masters Degree in Business Law from National Law School of India University. He has also completed Diploma in International Cyber Laws and Executive Programme in Corporate Laws from the Asian School of Laws. He was also appointed as ‘Observer’ by the Hon’ble Company Law Board, Mumbai Bench for one of the Inspection Matter before CLB. He is currently Designated Partner of Dholakia & Associates LLP, reputed firm of Company Secretaries and Director of Mruga Corporate Services Limited, a Corporate Advisory Company.

Mr. R. V. Balasubramaniam Iyer

Independent Director

Date of Appointment: 01.02.2024.

Mr. R. V. Balasubramaniam Iyer

Independent Director

Mr. R. V. BALASUBRAMANIAM IYER, in his career span of over 36 years across industries, has earned recognition for his solution-centric approach in Field Sales & Talent Management. He has a D.Litt. from ITM University; a MBA from JNU; a PG diploma in Marketing from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute and a B.Sc. from Mumbai University.

Dr. Shailesh Ramesh Karnik

Independent Director

Date of Appointment: 14.08.2024.

Dr. Shailesh Ramesh Karnik

Independent Director

Dr. Shailesh Ramesh Karnik is professionally qualified Chief Executive Officer, Chief of Staff, Strategist, M&A Specialist and Legal Consultant. He has over 28 years of experience in the field of Business Management and Operations and has served as Chief Executive Officer in a prominent Business Group and also has served as a Director in various Group Companies of the same Business Group.

Currently he is Independently offering Consultancy to Corporates in the fields of Business Strategy and Legal Affairs.

Dr. Shailesh Ramesh Karnik has done Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from Pune University and M.B.A. in Financial Management from Pune University. He has also completed C.F.A. from ICFAI. He has obtained Doctorate(Ph. D) in Management Studies from NMIMS Deemed University, Mumbai. He has also done LL. B. from Mumbai University.