Nand Lal Goenka – Chairman
Mr. Nand Lal Goenka, 59 years, is the Chairman of our Company. He is the founder member of our Company and has been with our Company as a Director since the time of incorporation. On October 28, 2002, he was appointed as a whole time Director and on April 15, 2008, he was appointed as the Chairman of our Company till March 31, 2013. He holds a graduate degree in chemicals from Rajasthan University, Jaipur. Mr. Nand Lal Goenka has approximately 40 years of experience in the jewellery export, retail and designing business. Mr. Nand Lal Goenka was honoured with "National Unity Award" by the Governor of Rajasthan for outstanding services achievements and contributions at the 34th All India National Unity Conference in Jaipur. Mr. Nand Lal Goenka was also the first jeweller whose achievements in the gems and jewellery sector were featured in national television in 1992, in a programme titled - "The Face in the Crowd". Mr. Goenka was the vice president of Federation of Rajasthan Trade and Industry, which consists of 160 trade associations as its members. As the founder member of our Company, Mr. Nand Lal Goenka is in charge of planning and executing the growth strategy of our Company. He also looks after the general administration of our Company and is in charge of procuring raw materials required by our Company.
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Navneet Goenka – Vice Chairman
Mr. Navneet Goenka, 32 years, is the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of our Company. He was appointed as an additional Director of our Company on December 9, 1994 and appointed as Director of our Company in the AGM of our Company dated September 29, 1995. On October 28, 2002, he was appointed as a whole time Director of our Company and on April 15, 2008, he was appointed as the Vice-Chairman and managing Director of our Company till March 31, 2013. He is a commerce graduate from the Mumbai University and has a graduate diamonds diploma from the Gemological Institute of America, New York. Mr. Navneet Goenka has approximately 16 years of experience in the jewellery export, retail and designing business. He had joined our Company at a very young age and has been contributing to its growth since then. He is the chief financial officer of our Company and also heads the export-import department and the production activities of our Company.
Nitin Goenka - Managing Director
Mr. Nitin Goenka, 29 years, is the managing Director of our Company. He was appointed as an additional Director of our Company on April 1, 2002 and appointed as Director of our Company in the AGM dated 86 September 30, 2002. On October 28, 2002, he was appointed as a whole time Director and on April 15, 2008, he was appointed as the managing Director of our Company till March 31, 2013. He holds Bachelor‘s in Business Administration from Pace University, New York with majors in Management Information System and Retail Marketing. He also holds a diploma in diamond grading and jewellery designing from Gemological Institute of America, New York. He has approximately ten years of experience in the jewellery export, retail and designing business. He had joined our Company very early and has been contributing to its growth since then. Mr. Nitin Goenka is in charge of promotions, branding, jewellery production and designing departments of our Company.
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Dr. A. C. Shah – Independent Director
Dr. A.C. Shah, 75 years, is a non executive and independent Director of our Company. He has been appointed as the independent Director of our Company on July 31, 2009. He holds a B.A (Honours) degree from, St. Xavier‘s College, Mumbai, a master‘s degree in arts and a doctorate in economics from the University of Mumbai. He has over 30 years of experience in banking sector. He retired as the chairman and managing director of Bank of Baroda on February 1993. He has also been a director of many leading institutions such as Unit Trust of India, Discount and Finance House of India, Small Industries Development Bank of India, Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India, Agricultural Finance Corporation. He was also the chairman of ANVIL, a housing subsidiary of Bank of Baroda and the deputy chairman of Indian Banks Association. He was also a member of governing board of the National Institute of Bank Management and Indian Institute of Bankers. Since his retirement, he has held various positions of responsibility such as advisor to Unit Trust of India, director of the supervisory board of the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development, trustee of Lilavati Hospital.
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Mr. Vijay G. Kalantri – Independent Director
Mr. Vijay G. Kalantri, 60, is a non executive and independent Director of our Company. He is the President of All India Association of Industries, Indian Council of Foreign Trade, Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is also a member of various committees of Reserve Bank of India such as Standing Committee of Small Scale Industries, Exchange Control Committee, All India Export Advisory Committee and also a member of Steel Consumer Council, Bombay Stock Exchange Derivatives Council Board, Advisory Board of Corporate Governance Committee of SEBI and Central Council of Customs and Exercise. He has been appointed as the non executive Director of our Company on July 31, 2009. He holds Government Commercial Diploma and textile diploma from Synthetic and Art Silk Mills Research Association, Mumbai. He is an industrialist and has over 40 years of experience in textiles, leasing finance and infrastructure development. He is also on the national advisory board member for Small Industrial and Development Bank of India and Employees State Insurance Corporation. He also served as director of many institutions such as the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporations Limited, Dena Bank and Canara Bank.
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Mr. S. N. Sharma – Independent Director
Mr. S.N. Sharma, 74 years, is a non executive and independent Director of our Company. He has been appointed as an independent Director of our Company on July 31, 2009. He holds a mining engineering degree from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. He started his career as coal mines manager in Dhanbad in July 1956. He also worked as chief mining engineer with „Fertilizer Corporation of India‘ for over 10 years from April 1963 to March 1973. In 1978, he was specifically selected by the Government of India, to work on the formation of a joint venture company namely Hindustan Diamond Company‘s, with De Beers Consolidated Limited, and became its first chairman and managing director, a post which he held for 14 years till 1991. He has promoted many research and development activities like new and non polluting techniques in diamond and gemstone cutting and polishing. He is currently the chairman and managing director of Diamond and Gem Development Corporation Limited, the developer and operator of Surat Special Economic Zone one of the first private sector Special Economic Zones in India. He is also the president of SEZ Developers‘ Association of India. In recognition of his services to promoting bi-lateral relations between India and Republic of Angola, the Government of Angola has conferred upon him the honour of representing Angola in Mumbai as the Honorary Consul General of Angola for the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. In this capacity, Mr. Sharma has been working towards development of economic ties between India and Angola. He is also President of the ―Indo-Angola Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He has also published two books titled “Where Have We Gone Wrong” in English and “Hum Bhatke Kahan‖ in Hindi released by Shri. L K. Advani in the year 1994.
