Board of Directors
Meet the Board of Directors at Greenlam Industries.
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Mr. Shiv Prakash Mittal (Chairman)
Holds a bachelor‘s degree in science from the University of Calcutta. He is one of the founders of Greenply Industries Limited. He was also associated with Kitply Industries Limited for 21 years. He has over thirty years of experience in the fields of production and marketing in plywood, laminates and allied products.
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Mr. Saurabh Mittal (Managing Director & CEO)
Saurabh Mittal is the MD and CEO of Greenlam Industries Ltd, India’s globally renowned company in the surfacing solutions business. Under his able leadership, the company has been the driving force behind the evolution that the surfacing solutions industry has witnessed. Greenlam’s vision to become a global brand of Indian origin, offering designer products of international standards stems from his nuanced eye for aesthetics and his fervour to provide remarkable solutions to the clients. Today, the company ranks among the world’s top 3, Asia’s largest, and India’s No. 1 surfacing solutions brand and is the first choice due to its superior artistry and quality.
An alumnus of the prestigious Mayo College, Ajmer, Saurabh has been a part of the industry for over two decades. Saurabh’s unprecedented approach has redefined the sales and marketing ecosystem in the industry with the company having the most extensive company-owned distribution network in India and 10 subsidiaries across the world.
Besides empowering technological advancements, Saurabh’s deep involvement in the manufacturing process has positioned Greenlam in a league of its own. His passion for perpetual innovation has resulted in multiple state-of-the-art production capabilities which blend manufacturing with technology; their fully automated floorings plant is one of the most unique and the only flooring plant in the country. Creating a benchmark in an otherwise unorganized industry by operating in a culture of corporate governance, the company generates employment opportunities for over 5000 personnel directly and over 14000 secondary opportunities through their dealer and distributor networks. Contributing to India’s success in a value-based manner holds high in Saurabh’s ambitions. His unwavering resolve to environment conservation and community development can be observed from the multiple initiatives that Greenlam executes nationally.
From a humble beginning of even ensuring deliveries in auto rickshaws to building one of the world’s largest surfacing solutions brands, Saurabh’s journey is no short of awe-inspiring. His vision for the industry continues to pioneer a transformation in a sector holding a defining space in India’s growth. -
Parul Mittal (Whole-Time Director)
Parul Mittal, director at Greenlam Industries Ltd., has been actively associated with the company since its inception in 2013. She joined Board of the Acquirer in November 2014
With over two decades of experience in marketing and design, she has been a driving force in helping the brand grow exponentially at both national and international levels. She has a positive bias towards initiatives that catalyze business growth to achieve excellence.
At Greenlam Industries Ltd., she has also been leading the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives across segments of Health, Education, and Community welfare in multiple areas in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. She is also passionate about building strong communities of individual employees, business partners, investors, customers, and society at large.
Parul Mittal is a commerce graduate and possesses an in-depth knowledge of global design trends, marketing strategies, and brand building. Over the years, one of the many valuable lessons she has learned is that leadership ought to be more participative and inclusive. Analytical, straightforward, and focused, Parul ensures that Greenlam Industries is on a rapid growth track and delivers value across customers. -
Mr. Sandip Das(Independent Director)
Sandip Das, is one of Asia’s most respected telecommunications professionals and an acclaimed Chief Executive.
He was formerly the MD & CEO of Reliance Jio Infocom Limited, Group CEO of Maxis Communications Berhad, Malaysia and CEO of Hutchison Essar Telecom (now Vodafone), India. He also sat on the boards of all these companies as Executive Director. He was one of the founding members of private telephony in India and was part of the group of individuals that founded Hutchison Max Telecom in 1994. He also led one of the world’s largest telecom IPOs, raising $3.5 billion for Maxis in 2009.
He was listed among the top 100 Most Powerful Global Telecom people for four years by Global Telecom magazine. He has also been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian Telecom by Voice & Data magazine, Cyber Media Publications. He was voted Best Malaysian CEO by Finance Asia.
Currently, Sandip Das is an independent Board Director & Advisor with Sterlite Technologies Limited and Exhibitions India, Board Advisor of reputation management firm Astrum, besides consulting for International banks and Investment firms.
Sandip Das is an MBA from Faculty of Management Studies(FMS), University of Delhi, holds a BE (Mechanical Engineering) degree from NIT, Rourkela and is an Advanced Management Programme (AMP 188) graduate from Harvard Business School, Boston. -
Ms.Matangi Gowrishankar(Independent Director)
Matangi Gowrishankar, aged 62 years, is a graduate from XLRI in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations. She has four decades of leadership experience working across diverse industries like Banking, Financial Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Sport and Fitness and Oil and Gas industry.
She is skilled in and passionate about Leadership & Organization Development, Talent Management, HR Consulting, Employee Engagement and Organization Effectiveness. She has both business and HR experience with organizations like Standard Chartered Bank, Reebok India, GE, Zensar Technologies, Cummins and the British oil major BP PLC. She has extensive overseas experience having lived and worked in the UK and Singapore with a wide geographical remit.
She is a qualified coach and works with senior business leaders to support their business leadership efforts. -
Mr. Yogesh Kapur (Independent Director)
Mr. Yogesh Kapur, aged 63, is Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) with over 38 years’ experience in financial services sector. He started his career in 1983 with Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC). In 1991 he moved to Investment banking with HSBC and then joined Enam Securities Pvt Ltd a leading Investment banking /brokerage house in 1994. In 2012 with Axis Bank taking over the Investment Banking business of Enam, Mr. Kapur moved to Axis Capital Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of Axis Bank.
In 2014 he took over as Head Strategic Relationship Group- Wholesale banking for north in Axis Bank. Post his superannuation in July 2017, he re-joined Axis Capital on a 2 year contract (renewed in 2019 for another 2 years) as Managing Director – Special Coverage on a 2+2 years contract.
During his tenor as investment banker, Mr Kapur has worked with companies both in private and public sectors as these companies prepared to list on public markets. In addition he has been engaged in advising companies on strategic initiatives, reorganisation, business/corporate restructuring etc. Mr Kapur has very closely worked during this period with DIPAM to manage initial listings and further divestments in listed public sector companies in accordance with Government’s directives/ decisions on the subject.
During his career positions with different organizations Mr. Kapur has worked on number of international assignments including for USAID and World Bank in Sri Lanka and Ghana. He also served on committees set up by SEBI/ Government of India - Ministry of Finance to examine ADR/GDRs as well as Bonds regulations. He is currently serving on the board of couple of companies including HDFC Education and Development Services Private Limited (HEADS), a 100 % subsidiary of HDFC Limited and on the board of SSIPL Retail Limited a multi-brand retailer of footwear and apparel as also contract footwear manufacturer. -
Mr. Rahul Chhabra Independent Director
Mr. Rahul Chhabra, aged 62, held the post of Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs until his retirement in July 2021, where among several tasks, he spearheaded India’s US $ 40 billion Development Partnership Program & guided EXIM Bank policies as Board member. In this role, he coordinated India's positions in multilateral economic organizations including WTO, IBSA & ISA and planned & executed Investment & Trade promotion campaigns abroad. He worked in a leading bank, consultancy, market research agency and the Indian Audit & Accounts Service.
Mr. Chhabra was High Commissioner to Kenya, Ambassador to Somalia and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), ensuring first ever adoption of 2 resolutions & United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), based in Nairobi (2018-20). As Ambassador to Hungary and Bosnia & Herzegovina (2015-18), he successfully promoted significant Indian investments into Hungary following Brexit.
At Headquarters, as Joint Secretary (Central Europe), he conceived and organized the first two editions of the India-Central Europe Business Forum which has now become a regular feature in the Indian business calendar. Among several other initiatives, he was also instrumental in focusing India’s foreign policy towards the Arctic and the V-4.
While earlier serving in New Delhi, he worked to promote foreign investment flows into India, having been part of India’s delegation to the World Economic Forum at Davos. Later, he served as Director for External Publicity at the Ministry of External Affairs, addressing India’s engagement and official communications at a global level and Director in the Foreign Secretary’s Office, coordinating policies & actions within the Ministry & across all Government of India departments.
Mr. Chhabra successfully delivered the Indian government agenda living across the Asia Pacific (China, Philippines, India), Europe (France, Belgium, Hungary, Bosnia & Herzegovina), United States and Africa (Kenya, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Cape-Verde, Gambia, Somalia).
He holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours Course) (Economics) from the prestigious St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, holds a Master of Arts (Economics) from University of Delhi, with a national scholarship, from the premier institute Delhi School of Economics. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, where he was placed on the Roll of Honour. -
Mr. Jalaj Ashwin Dani Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
Mr. Jalaj Ashwin Dani is a co-promoter of Asian Paints Limited (“APL”) and spent over two decades in various capacities with APL. He pursued Chemical Engineering from USA and did Advanced Management Program at INSEAD, Fountainbleau, Paris. He is actively involved in Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Young President’s Organisation (YPO), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and other Business councils in various capacities. He also serves on Next Generation of Leaders Board (NGLB) in Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. He is an Independent Director on the Board of Havells India Limited, and recently completed 5 years’ Independent Director stint with HDFC Limited.