Mrs. Y.V. Lalitha Devi, aged
76 years is the Chairperson of our Company. She is a Non Executive
and Non Independent Director. She is an Arts graduate by qualification.
She has been associated with several social welfare organizations,
working for the education and medical needs of the economically underprivileged
people and was the District President of Lioness Club of Hyderabad – North.
She is presently a Committee member of the Association of Lady Entrepreneurs
of Andhra Pradesh.
Mr. Y. S. R. Venkata Rao, aged 59 years is the Promoter of our Company and presently the Managing Director of the Company. He is an Executive and Non Independent Director. A technocrat and second generation entrepreneur, Mr. Y. S. R. Venkata Rao, holds B.E.(Mechanical) from Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh, and Fellow member of the Institution of Engineers (India). He joined our Company in the year 1977 and since then, he has been playing a pivotal role in steering the growth of our Company from being a manufacturer of alkali metals to producer of sodium metal derivatives, cyclic compounds, fine chemicals, which find wide application in various industries, especially the pharmaceutical sector. In his capacity as Managing Director of the Company, Mr. Y. S. R. Venkata Rao takes care of operational and strategic initiatives of our Company. His technical expertise has earned him the ‘Member of the Year Award’ for the year 2002 from the All India Manufacturers’ Association, Andhra Pradesh State Board and also various coveted posts in FAPCCI, PHARMEXCIL, BDMA and such other organisations.
Mrs. Y. Krishna Veni, aged 58 years. She is a Non Executive and Non Independent Director. She holds B.A., B.Ed., degree. She worked as a teacher for about 8 years and also has 15 years of experience in Administration and General Management. She is the Managing Director of M/s. Balaji Agro Industries Ltd. She is associated with several social welfare organizations, working for the education and medical needs of the economically underprivileged people through their family trust.
Mrs. Y. Lalithya Poorna, aged 33 years. She is a Non Executive and Non Independent Director. She is MS by qualification. She has been actively involved in various functional activities and monitoring the general administration of CDC Industrial Infras Limited.
Mr. Ch. S. Prasad, aged 74 years is a Non Executive and Independent Director of our Company. He holds M.Sc (Chemical Technology) from Andhra University. He is also a Fellow member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and also the Institution of Engineers (India). In the past he has been the Chairman of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Waltair Regional Centre. Mr. Ch. S. Prasad has around of 45 years of experience in the field of Manufacturing Industry. He has worked as an Assistant Plant Manager in M/s. Fertiliser Corporation of India, Vice President (Manufacturing) in M/s. Coromandal Fertilizers Limited and as the Regional Director of the Mehta Group International in Uganda, (East Africa) for M/s. Mehta Group taking care of the corporate management of their joint ventures.
He was also Member-Regional Technical Committee of Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board for issuing environmental clearance for establishing new Industries in the region and Member-Technical Committee of the Government of India for regulating business activities in Coastal Regulation Zone of the coastal areas of the State of Andhra Pradesh under Shore Area Development Authority, Rules.
Mr. P.C. Patnaik, aged 75 years, is a Non Executive and Independent Director of our Company. He holds M.Sc. (Tech.) in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University. He was a Research Scholar at IIT, Kharagpur and Ford Foundation Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. He is also Fellow member of the Institute of Engineers (India). Mr. P.C. Patnaik has around 48 years of experience in the field of project development, industrial promotion, entrepreneurship development and corporate management at senior and apex levels. He worked as Technical Executive in Steel Authority of India (SAIL), as Senior Technical Advisor, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (APIDC), as Managing Director – North Eastern Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (NEITCO).
He also worked as consultant/ advisor in Scotia Energy, Scotland; Scottish Power, UK; Flo Energy, Florida, USA, Southland Enviro Green C, Atlanta, USA.
Mr. G. Jayaraman, aged 54 years, is a Non Executive and Independent Director of the Company. He holds B.Sc., Mathematics degree and is a Fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has multi-faceted industrial experience across information technology, textiles, cement and pharmaceuticals over 26 years spanning finance, accounts, secretarial, legal and administration functions. Currently, he is serving a multi-national IT company in a senior leadership role.
He has been associated with Andhra Pradesh State Board of All India Manufacturers’ Organisation for the past 10 years and served as its Chairman during 2003-04 and 2004-05.
Dr. J. S. Yadav, aged 59 years, is a Non Executive and Independent Director of our Company. He is a Doctorate in Chemistry in 1976. He was a Post Doc at Rice University, Houston & UW, Madison in USA for 3 ½ years. His research group successfully developed cost effective technologies for speciality chemicals. His expertise and skills in organic chemistry are outstanding and is an eminent scientist with a high level of commitment to the cause of his profession viz. Natural Products-Organic chemistry. He is the Director of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad since 2003.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
The Company stands committed to good Corporate Governance practices based on
the principles such as accountability, transparency in dealings with the stakeholders,
emphasis on communication and transparent reporting. These vital initiatives
extend beyond mandatory corporate governance requirements and are in accordance
with the aim of establishing voluntary best practices for good corporate governance.
The Company has well trained and
experienced man power.
