Board of Directors

Jai R. Shroff - Executive Chairman

• Graduate in Chemistry from University of Mumbai
• Executive Director of United Phosphorus Limited
• Responsible for the development of new products,international business & strategic alliances with various parties in different markets.

Vikram R. Shroff - Executive Director & President

• Graduate in Chemistry from University of Mumbai & Alumnus of Harvard Business School
• Executive Director of United Phosphorus Limited
• Responsible for human resource planning, purchase, commercial, marketing & production functions in UPL & focus on cutting measures

V.R.Kaundinya - Managing Director

• Graduate in Agriculture & IIM Ahmedabad alumnus in Agri-business
• Over 26 years of experience in agriculture industry

Hardeep Singh, Independent Director

• Graduate in Economics from Pune University & Alumnus of Kellogg School of Management
• Former Chairman of Rallis India Limited & Ex - Chairman of Cargill India
• Currently on the Board of Cargill India Pvt. Ltd. & Punjab tractors Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Vasant P. Gandhi, Independent Director

• Alumnusof IIM Ahmedabad & Standford University
• Worked with NDDB, Standford University, the World Bank & the International Food Policy Research Institue
• Currently Professor at IIM Ahmedabad

Vinod Sethi, Independent Director

• Alumnus of IIT Bombay & Stern Graduate School of Business of New York University
• Served as CIO of Indian Business division of Morgan Stanley for 12 years

Advisory Board

Felipe Osorio

• Colombian Citizen - 20 years experience with agriculture input industry in USA,Latin America and Asia. Has spent last 14 years with Monsanto
• Now heads Alianza TEAM in Colombia

Dr. Ganesh Kishore

• US Citizen - former Chief Biotechnology Officer at DuPont
• Former Biotechnologist & President, Nutrition Sector, Monsanto
• 27 years experience in biotech & seed industry and inventor of major Ag traits

Sam Dryden

• US Citizen - investor and developer of Life Sciences ventures with particular application, scale & commersialization of early stage technologies>
• Currently Managing Director of Wolfensohn & Co. focusing on private equity investments in biofuels and alternate energy technologies.
• CEO of Emergent Genetics LLC

Jonathan Malkin

• US Citizen - 20 years experience in Ag germplasm
• Founder & Managing General partner of ATP Capital LP, a private equity fund