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    Chairman Emeritus

    Chairman Emeritus

    Mr. Salil Singhal

    Chairman Emeritus

    Mr. Salil Singhal (DIN: 00006629) has been spearheading the Company on its growth path since 1979 and currently serves as Chairman Emeritus on Board of PI. He is credited with Company’s early adoption of a global outlook and ingraining a strong value system within the Company. He has been involved in shaping many agriculture-related policy issues and has addressed many Seminars and Conferences both in India and abroad. He also serves on the Boards of Wolkem India Ltd., Historic Resorts Hotels Pvt. Ltd., The Lake Palace Hotels and Motels Pvt. Ltd., Secure Meters Ltd., Somany Ceramics Ltd., PILL Finance and Investment Ltd., Mahindra World City (Jaipur) Ltd. and Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited.

    Highly reputed and a renowned name in the Agro Chemical Industry, he is Co-Chairman of CII’s National Council on Agriculture besides being a member of its National Council for the past 8 years. Mr. Singhal was the Chairman of the Pesticides Association of India (rechristened Crop Care Federation of India) for 20 years and is its Chairman Emeritus. In the past, he has been a member of the Executive Committee of FICCI and also the Chairman of its Environment Committee for 5 years, the Chairman of the Northern Region of CII and the Chairman of the National Council for MSMEs.

    Board of Directors

    Members of Board of Directors

    Mr. Narayan K. Seshadri

    Non-Executive Chairperson

    Mr. Narayan K Seshadri, with more than 42 years of distinguished corporate career, is a qualified Chartered Accountant who had started his business, consultancy career with Arthur Anderson. Joining KPMG afterwards, Mr. Seshadri rose to the position of Managing Partner of its business advisory practice in India. Mr. Seshadri had also worked with some large Fortune 500/ FTSE 100 companies to small start-ups in various international jurisdictions.

    He is the founder and also serves as a board member of Tranzmute Capital & Management Pvt. Ltd., which provides new ideas on management and capital structuring to first generation entrepreneurs and family businesses. Mr. Seshadri was among the earliest private sector finance professionals to spot the opportunity in buying out troubled companies and reviving them. He was the member of Andersen’s Global CEO Advisory Council, the only Indian partner to hold such a position.

    Mr. Seshadri has been associated with the Company since 2006, he took the reigns as Chairperson of the Company with effect from October 5, 2016. During his tenure the Company has benefited significantly from Mr. Seshadri’s expertise and experience across multiple disciplines from financial, legal and regulatory, risk management, corporate governance and human capital management. Furthermore, he has played a pivotal role in setting the strategic direction and growth plan while overseeing the Group’s businesses policies and ensuring high governance standards.

    His directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. PI Industries Limited

    2. SBI Life Insurance Company Limited

    3. Max Healthcare Institute Limited

    4. TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited

    5. Kalpataru Limited

    6. Re Sustainability Limited (Formerly known as Ramky Enviro Enginners Limited)

    7. India Debt Resolution Company Limited

    8. PI Health Sciences Limited

    9. CCIL IFSC Limited

    10. Kritdeep Properties Pvt Ltd

    11. Halcyon Resources & Management Pvt Ltd

    12. Halcyon Enterprises Private Limited

    13. A2O Software India Private Limited

    14. Tranzmute Capital & Management Private Limited

    15. Svasth - Heart India Foundation

    16. ERL Phase Power Technologies Limited, Canada

    17. Plant Health Care Inc, Nevada

    18. RICO Logistics Limited

    19. TVS Logistics Investment Ltd, UK

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    Mr. Mayank Singhal

    Vice Chairman and Managing Director

    Having joined PI Industries in 1996, Mr. Mayank Singhal, an Engineering and Management Graduate from UK, rose to become its Joint Managing Director in 2004, its Managing Director and CEO in 2009 and subsequently PI’s Vice Chairperson and Managing Director from 2019.

    Leveraging his rich experience of over two decades in the fields of chemicals, intermediate and agrochemical industries, he has played an instrumental role in the rapid development of Company’s customer base. He has also been responsible for bringing in superlative changes in policies and transforming operations and systems, thus, providing synergy to various business activities of the Company.

    His directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. PI Industries Limited

    2. PI Health Sciences Ltd.

    3. TP Buildtech Pvt. Ltd

    4. Fratelli Wines Pvt Ltd

    5. Plant Health Care, Inc., Nevada

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    Mr. Rajnish Sarna

    Joint Managing Director

    Mr. Rajnish Sarna (DIN: 06429468) is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has a diverse experience of over 3 decades in the areas of Business Development & Strategy, Customer Relationship Mgt., Operations, Finance, Risk Mgt, Legal Contracting & Compliances, Investor relations, Information Technology and Process Reengineering, etc.

    He has been associated with PI for nearly 29 years and is responsible for the overall transformation of the Company over the last several years by managing numerous portfolios from Finance, IT, Business Development, CSM operations, and Merger & Acquisition related activities. His current role is focused on identifying new business opportunities, Mergers & Acquisitions, evaluate and execute such possibilities apart from various other strategic initiatives, Investor relations, and handling joint-ventures and key customer relationships on behalf of the Company and also Chief Investor Relation Officer.

    His directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. PI Industries Limited

    2. PI Life Science Research Ltd.,

    3. PILL Finance and Investment Ltd.,

    4. Solinnos Agro Sciences Pvt. Ltd.,

    5. PI Kumiai Pvt. Ltd,

    6. Jivagro Ltd,

    7. PI Fermachem Pvt. Ltd.,

    8. PI Bioferma Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly known as PI Enzachem Pvt. Ltd.)

    9. PI Health Sciences Ltd.

    10. Archimica S.p.A

    11. PI Flowtech B.V

    12. PI Health Sciences Netherlands B.V.

    13. Plant Health Care, Inc., Nevada

    14. Plant Health Care Plc, UK

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    Mr. Arvind Singhal

    Non Independent - Non Executive Director

    Mr. Arvind Singhal is a seasoned entrepreneur with over four decades of diverse experience spanning industries such as mining and mineral processing, agrochemicals and specialized chemicals, and electronic metering systems.

    He served as the Joint Managing Director of PI Industries for an impressive 22 years before stepping down from the position in December 2001. Subsequently, he continued to contribute to PI Industries as an Independent Director until December 2006.

    Currently, Mr. Singhal is the Managing Director of Wolkem India Ltd. and also holds directorships on the boards of Secure Meters Ltd., Mynores India Pvt. Ltd., and the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI).

    In addition to his corporate roles, Mr. Singhal is deeply involved in various industry associations and chambers of commerce. He served as the Patron of the Udaipur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UCCI) and is a Member of the Federation of Mining Associations of Rajasthan (FOMAR). He is member of the Standing Committee for Non-Metallic Minerals and Industries of FIMI and is an active member of the National Committee on Mining of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

    His leadership, vision, and vast expertise have made him a prominent figure in the mining and mineral industries, as well as in the broader business community.

    His directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. PI Industries Limited

    2. Wolkem India Limited

    3. Secure Meters Limited

    4. Mynores India Private Limited

    5. Federation of India Mineral Industries

    6. Binarvi Reality LLP

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    Dr. T.S. Balganesh

    Independent Director

    Holding a PhD in Medical Microbiology from University of Calcutta, Dr T.S. Balganesh completed his post-doctoral research at Brookhaven National Lab, USA and Max Planck Institute, Germany. He has also been awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Uppsala, Sweden. Possessing more than three decades of experience in antibacterial drug discovery, Dr Balganesh served as Head of Research at AstraZeneca’s antibacterial drug discovery unit in Bangalore before rising to become the Managing Director and member of the board of AstraZeneca India Pvt. Ltd. in the past.

    His directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. PI Industries Limited

    2. PI Health Sciences Limited

    3. Plant Health Care, Inc., Nevada

    4. Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited

    5. GangaGen Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore.

    6. Open Source Pharma India, Bangalore

    7. IKP, Hyderabad

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    Ms. Lisa Brown

    Independent Director

    Ms. Lisa J. Brown (DIN: 07053317), holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Derby and is a registered Trade Mark Attorney.

    Ms. Brown has an extensive and rich experience of more than 2 decades in diverse sectors including, industrial, technology, consumer etc. with an in-depth expertise on subjects like IP management, compliance, risk assessment and corporate restructuring. She has demonstrated value through an approach of risk based analysis to deliver corporate growth, strategy execution and governance through her various board and executive roles held in reputed organisations like WABCO Holdings Inc., SSL International Plc, London.

    Her directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. PI Industries Limited

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    Mr. Shobinder Duggal

    Independent Director

    Mr. Shobinder Duggal holds a bachelor’s degree in economics (Hons.) from St. Stephens College, Delhi University and is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

    He has completed the International General Management program for executive development from the International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland. He has vast experience in finance and accounts domain and in the past has held positions at Nestle as well as Voltas India Limited. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards, including the “Best CFO” of a Large MNC by Business Today and Business World India, “Best CFO” of an MNC by Dalal Street India, and the “Business World CFO” awards acknowledged Nestle India for outstanding financial performance in a Large MNC. He has also been recognized as one of India’s Best Finance and Tech Leaders in the Yes Bank – Business World Best CFO Awards in 2018.

    During his association with Nestle, Mr. Duggal has handled various responsibilities including Financial Planning; Direct Taxes; Consolidation & Reporting to the Group and for the Indian entity; Investor Relations; Insurance; Controlling; Costing; Treasury ; Payroll; Fixed Assets Management; Operational & Financial audits; Due diligence audit, etc. He led an international team for the due diligence of a major acquisition in India. He has also handled procurement and IS/IT for a period of time.

    He has served as a member on the board of Nestle India Limited and Nestle Lanka PLC.

    He is a member of the advisory board of Haldiram Snacks and Ethnic Foods.

    His directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. SBI Life Insurance Company Limited 2. Kirloskar Brothers Limited

    3. Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Limited

    4. ABB India Limited.

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    Ms. Pia Singh

    Independent Director

    Ms. Pia Singh is a graduate from Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., with a degree in Finance. She has diverse business experience of over three decades. She is currently a Director on the Board of DLF and the Chairperson of the CSR Committee of DLF. Prior to that, she was the Chairperson of DLF Retail Developers Limited and Director of DT Cinemas Limited.

    She began her career in the risk-undertaking department of GE Capital, an investment division of General Electric. Her area of expertise includes business management, strategic planning, and implementation.

    She serves as a Trustee of Ananda Sangha Trust and Founder and Trustee of Paramhansa Yogananda Public Charitable Trust. She is Founder of Yogananda Films.

    She serves on the Board of Advisors, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania. She is also the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Advanced Study of India, and a member of the University of Pennsylvania Asia Campaign Leadership Committee.

    She serves on the Board of PI Industries Limited, Governing Board of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and Member of Advisory Council of Angel One Wealth.

    Her directorships and other full time positions in Body Corporates are as follows:

    1. PI Industries Limited

    2. DLF Limited

    3. Northern India Theatres Private Limited

    4. Sukh Sansar Housing Private Limited

    5. Solace Housing and Construction Private Limited

    6. Pushpak Builders and Developers Private Limited

    7. Arihant Housing Company

    8. Pure Home & Living Private Limited

    9. Madhukar Housing and Development Company

    10. Sambhav Housing and Development Company

    11. Udyan Housing and Development Company

    12. Anubhav Apartments Private Limited

    13. GHL Hospital Limited

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    Mr. Rafael Del Rio Donoso

    Non Independent - Non Executive Director

    Mr. Rafael Del Rio Donoso is an Agricultural Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has other professional qualifications as under:

    • ALPs – Agribusiness Leadership Plus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
    • Marketing and Sales Excellence, Insead Singapore
    • Advance Program in Strategy, San Paulo University
    • Management & Strategy, Buenos Aires University
    • Professional Development for communicators, Syngenta.
    • Transition to General Manager, Columbia University
    • Agribusiness/ Agriceutical seminar, Harvard Business School.

    -ALPs – Agribusiness Leadership Plus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA -Marketing and Sales Excellence, Insead Singapore -Advance Program in Strategy, San Paulo University -Management & Strategy, Buenos Aires University -Professional Development for communicators, Syngenta. -Transition to General Manager, Columbia University -Agribusiness/ Agriceutical seminar, Harvard Business School.

    Mr. Rafael has an extensive and multicultural experience of more than 20 years in agribusiness, strong leadership and strategic vision. Mr. Rafael has been associated with the Syngenta Group (1997-2023). He has served as Non-Executive Chairman on the board of directors of Syngenta India till November, (2022-2023). Further, he has also served as Leader of the territory for Syngenta India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, Member of the Board of Directors of Syngenta Latin America based in Panama, President of Syngenta Latin America North, President of ACC in Syngenta (Andean Central America and Caribbean countries) Colombia.

    His directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. PI Industries Limited

    2. Plant Health Care Plc

    3. Plant Health Care (UK) Limited

    4. Plant Health Care, Inc., Nevada

    5. Plant Health Care, Inc., Pennsylvania

    6. Campo Limpio, A Non-Profit Association

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    Mr. Vegulaparanan Kasi Viswanathan

    Additional- Independent Dirtector

    Mr. Viswanathan joined the Bosch Group, Germany in August 1998 and worked in its global headquarters at Stuttgart for about 2.5 years. He took over as Joint Managing Director and CFO of Bosch Limited, India in January 2001 responsible for all Commercial, Finance, IT, HR matters besides Business Strategy. Under his leadership, Bosch India witnessed a very strong and sustained growth through continuous innovation, focused market-oriented approach and excellence in execution thereby significantly enhancing value creation for all stakeholders.

    He was seconded to Robert Bosch, USA beginning 2006 as Senior Vice President in the Automotive Electronics and Electrical Division, North America and subsequently he became the Regional President of the Automotive Electronics and Electricals division in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA. After successfully completing his assignment, he returned to India as President and Country Head of Bosch Group in India and Managing Director of Bosch Limited beginning 2008. During his five years at the helm, the Bosch group recorded excellent growth in sales turnover and profitability. After he superannuated on December 31, 2012, he was appointed the Chairman of Bosch Limited effective July 1, 2013, and stepped down after completing his tenure in August 2019.

    The Bosch Group in India boasts of six legal entities having a combined turnover of more than Rs. 348 billion (~4.2 bin USD) in FY 2023-24 with a strong presence in Automotive Technology, Power Tools, Security Technology, Packaging Technology, Hydraulics, Embedded Software, Information Technology, Renewable Energy and Consumer Durables.

    The group directly employs 39769 people in India and is poised to scale even greater heights in the next decade because of its strong foundation and market leadership.

    Prior to joining Bosch, Mr. Viswanathan worked in Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) in many senior positions both in India and abroad for 17 years.

    After working with Tata Consultancy Services for 5 years (1977-1982), Mr. Viswanathan joined Lipton India Ltd, part of Unilever Group as Management Accountant in 1982. He quickly rose to the position of Commercial Manager (Beverages) in 1985. He played a key role in transforming the loss-making Beverages business into a strong and profitable division within a short period of 3 years.

    He was later seconded to Unilever Head Quarters in London for a 3-year assignment as Audit Head with responsibility for all the countries in Asia Pacific region.

    He returned to Hindustan Unilever Limited in 1992 as Group Treasurer. Later in 1993 he became Financial Controller and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and continued till 1998.

    During his stint in Unilever India, many high profiles and big-ticket mergers and acquisitions were successfully transacted, and a new group architecture was designed and implemented by reorganizing and restructuring the 7 Unilever companies into 1 consolidated entity Hindustan Unilever Limited.

    He was also on the board of several companies, including Bharti Airtel Limited, ABB India Limited, HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited, Magma HDI General Insurance Company Limited, TransUnion CIBIL Limited, KSB Limited and is currently the Chairperson & Independent Director of the Board at United Spirits Limited and a Director of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited.

    He was also the President of Indo-German Chamber of Commerce in 2012-13. Mr. Viswanathan is a Commerce Graduate from Madras University and a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has attended advanced leadership training programs in many prestigious institutions including Stanford University, USA. He has a flair for teaching and has given many keynote speeches in many national and international events.

    His directorships and other full- time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:

    1. Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited

    2. United Spirits Limited

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    Leadership Team

    Members of Leadership Team

    Dr. Atul Kumar Gupta
    CEO, CSM - AgChem

    Mr. Prashant Hegde
    CEO – AgChem Brands

    Dr. Alexander Klausener
    Project Lead - Research

    Mr. Jiro Mochizuki
    President - PI Japan

    Mr. Sanjay Agarwal
    Group Chief Financial Officer (‘KMP’)

    Mr. Pradeep Kumar Jain
    Head Operations

    Mr. Atanu Roy                        Chief Information Officer

    Mr. Arunabha Raychaudhuri      Head- Supply Chain Management

    Mr. Balasubramaniam Aiyaswamy
    Chief People Officer

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