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Mr. Rajan Nanda
Chairman


Mr. Nikhil Nanda
Joint Managing Director


Mr. Rohtash Mal
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer - Agri Machinery Group

Mr. Manoj Jha
Excutive Vice President of Engineering Division

Mr. Kamal Bali
CEO – Escorts Construction Equipment Limited (ECEL)

Mr. G.B. Mathur
Vice President - Law & Company Secretary

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Budhiraja
Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Partha Dasgupta
Group Vice President Human Resources and Employee Relations





Mr. Rajan Nanda
Chairman

An alumnus of Doon School, Dehradun, Mr. Rajan Nanda took over as Chairman of Escorts Group in the year 1994. That was the time when the Indian economy had begun to burgeon as a result of liberalization. The task before him was to prepare Escorts Group for the emerging competitive, globalised business environment and steer it to greater heights. Displaying vision and leadership qualities, Mr. Nanda undertook a major restructuring programme to give sharper focus to the Group's businesses. Under his stewardship the Escorts Group today is moving ahead in the high growth areas of agri machinery, construction equipment, railway equipment and auto components.

Mr. Nanda is an active member of several apex trade and industry bodies. As member of the CII National Council he has served as Chairman of its Agriculture Committee in the past years. He played a pivotal role in promoting the cause of Indian agriculture and his endeavours resulted in the Government announcing the long-awaited National Agriculture policy.


Mr. Nikhil Nanda
Joint Managing Director


Mr. Nikhil Nanda is an alumnus of Wharton Business School, Philadelphia. Having graduated in Business Administration in 1995, he majored in Management and Marketing, before undergoing professional training with JC Bamford Excavators Ltd., U.K.

He is a member on the Board of most Group companies since 1997 and has the overall responsibility for managing the Group's agri, construction and engineering businesses. Combining contemporary management techniques with real life practical approach, Mr. Nikhil Nanda has been responsible for driving the business growth initiatives of the Group to strategically position it in the global arena.

Mr. Nanda is also among the five Indians selected as the Global Leaders of Tomorrow for the year 2001 by the World Economic Forum, Geneva.


Mr. Rohtash Mal
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer - Agri Machinery Group

An alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi, Mr. Mal has over 27 years of rich and varied experience. In his last assignment as the Chief Executive he was responsible for the entire operations of Bharti Fieldfresh Ltd. Having started his career with Ballarpur Industries Ltd., in his stint of 17 years he went on to become the Vice President (Sales & Marketing) of its paper division. Later at Maruti Udyog Ltd. as its Chief General Manager (Sales & Marketing) for 3 years, he was highly successful in sales and marketing of its passenger cars. In addition, spread over 6 years and three assignments, Mr. Mal had been with Bharti Airtel Ltd. in its mobility and broadband / telecom services business verticals as the Chief Executive.

With rich experience in successfully driving business growth in sectors like paper, automobiles, telecom and retail, Mr. Mal is now driving Escorts to significantly improve its competitive advantage and attain an even dominant position in the Agri Machinery sector.



Mr. Manoj Jha
Excutive Vice President of Engineering Division

Mr. Jha has an experience of over 25 years with prestigious companies like Tata Motors, Eicher and the Minda Group. Prior to joining Escorts, he was the Managing Director at Minda Sai Ltd.

Mr. Jha brings with him a wide range of skills and expertise in business
re-engineering turnaround, conceptualization and execution of strategic initiatives and handling turnkey projects. At Escorts, as the head of business operations of the Engineering Division, Mr. Jha will focus on building a strategic approach to move up the revenue chain and create value.




Mr. Kamal Bali
CEO – Escorts Construction Equipment Limited (ECEL)

A mechanical engineer from IIT Roorkee, Mr. Bali has over 25 years' of experience. Having started his career with Eicher Limited, till recently he was the Managing Director and CEO of the Italian tractor manufacturing company Same Deutz-Fahr, India. Mr. Bali has also been associated with the Escorts Group earlier and was looking after all India sales for the Agri Machinery Group. With his strong business orientation and leadership capabilities Mr. Kamal Bali is spearheading ECEL to that of a dominant player in the Construction Equipment segment at a time when the infrastructure Industry is witnessing spiralling growth.




Mr. G.B. Mathur
Vice President - Law & Company Secretary

Has considerable experience in Secretarial and Legal matters. Having joined Escorts in 1993, Mr. Mathur is responsible for all Company law related matters and is also the custodian of the shareholder related matters. Prior to joining Escorts he was the Company Secretary at Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.







Mr. Rakesh Kumar Budhiraja
Group Chief Financial Officer

A Chartered Accountant by profession and also an LLB, MBA (Finance) and a Company Secretary. Has over of 27 years of rich and varied experience in all facets of Finance, strategic planning, Restructuring of Businesses, Treasury Management, and Secretarial functions. Prior to joining Escorts, he worked for more than 5years as Vice President (Finance) with JK Tyres & Industries Ltd. Earlier he was Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary with Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. He has worked for tyre, ceramics, fertilizer & Chemicals, textiles and export house companies during his tenure of service.

As the Group CFO he aims to substantially improve the economic performance, shareholder value and enhance financial discipline within the organization & bring high standards of Business focus.



Mr. Partha Dasgupta
Group Vice President Human Resources and Employee Relations

Mr.Dasgupta has over 30 years of experience spanning all facets of HR and ER.He has worked with leading companies like the Times of India, ICI India ,Vedanta PLC / Sterlite industries amongst various others in senior level assignments.

Prior to joining Escorts, he worked with Raymonds on HR branding initiatives including work culture transformation, performance and talent management, and productivity improvement. At Escorts, Mr.Dasgupta will focus on strategic HR and Employee Relations.

   
     
       
 
 
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