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The difference between a good company and a great
one lies in its core management team. Moser Baer's Board
is a classic example of just how a group of thought
leaders, visionaries, evangelists and technocrats can
come together to galvanize a company to achieve
excellence - and that too on a global scale. Meet the
people who provide the inspiration and guidance to make
it all happen for Moser Baer.
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Deepak Puri
Managing Director
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Deepak Puri provides strategic direction to the company.
He is the driving force in creating an environment of integrity by
ensuring fair business practices and profound respect for Intellectual
Property Rights. It is his ceaseless quest for human capital development
that has helped steer the company along a continuous growth path. A
leading spokesman for the Indian industry, Deepak Puri has never shied
from speaking his mind and sharing his opinions. He is also Chairman of
the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion council (ESC), a
non-profit autonomous organization of the Ministry of Information
Technology, Government of India. He holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Imperial College, London, and is an alumnus of St
Stephens College and Modern School, New Delhi.
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Ratul Puri
Executive Director |
Ratul Puri joined Moser Baer in 1994 and has been Executive Director since
2001. Prior to assuming this role, Ratul was General Manager (Business
Development). In this capacity, he was instrumental in setting up plants
for manufacturing Compact Disc-Recordables (CD-Rs), the first to come up
in India. He has also played a pivotal role in reinforcing Moser Baer's
focus on maximizing shareholder value and in raising funds from
best-in-class investors. He has a degree in Computer Engineering from
Carnegie Mellon University, USA and did his schooling from St Columbus,
New Delhi. |
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Nita Puri
Whole Time Director |
Nita Puri is a co-promoter of Moser Baer India Ltd and a Whole-Time
Director of the Company. A graduate from Calcutta University, she has over
three decades of experience in managing businesses. As Director
(Administration and HR), she has been closely involved with the company's
growth since its inception. |
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Prakash Karnik
Director |
Prakash Karnik was a Director at Electra Partners Asia Private Ltd, one of
Asia's leading private equity firms. An engineer from the Indian Institute
of Technology (Chennai) and a management graduate, he has over 25 years of
experience in the engineering and finance sectors. He has worked in senior
positions in both government and private sector organizations, including
Jardine Fleming India Securities Ltd, Unit Trust of India and the Economic
Development Corporation of Goa Ltd. |
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Rajesh Khanna
Director
(Nominee Warburg Pincus Singapore
LLC)
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Rajesh Khanna has been working with Warburg Pincus for the last six years.
He is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a
Chartered Accountant. He earlier worked with leading finance and
consulting firms such as Citibank NA. He is now the Managing Director of
Warburg Pincus India Private Ltd and also serves on the Boards of Nicholas
Piramal India Ltd, Max India Ltd, Max Healthcare Institute Ltd and Max New
York Life Insurance Company Ltd. |
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Bernard Gallus
Director
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Bernard Gallus brings with him over four decades of experience in the
international technology and finance markets. He was earlier Managing
Director and member of the board of J Bosshard SA, Lausanne, later taken
over by the manufacturing company W Moser Baer AG, Switzerland. |
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Arun Bharat Ram
Director |
Arun Bharat Ram is the Chairman and Managing Director of SRF Ltd. A
graduate in Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA,
he began his career in 1967 with the Delhi Cloth St General Mills Company
Ltd, (now DCM Ltd). He went on to set up SRF Ltd in 1971. In his
businesses, he has strongly supported corporate governance initiatives and
professionalism. He has been on various government-industry committees and
is a former President of both the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
and the Association of Synthetic Fiber Industry. |
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John Levack
Director
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John Levack has over 20 years of private equity experience with Electra
and 3i Pic in Asia and Europe, four years of which have been in India.
Levack has a degree in business administration from Bath University in the
UK. He is a Director at Aksh Optifibre Ltd, Zensar Technologies Ltd,
Electra Partners Asia Ltd, Electra Partners Mauritius Ltd, EP Asia Ltd,
eTelecare International Inc. and RT Packaging Ltd. |
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Virander Nath Koura
Director
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Mr. V. N Koura has been inducted
as an Additional Director of the Company since 29th September, 2006. Mr.
Koura received his formal legal education at Lincoln's Inn, London and
currently is a senior partner of Koura & Co., a leading firm of legal
consultants in India. He is also on the Board of Bharti Infotel Limited,
National Cereals Products Limited, Controls and Switchgear Contractors
Limited and HCL Infosystems Limited. |
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Vinayshil Gautam
Director
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Dr. Vinayshil Gautam has been
inducted as a Director of the Company w.e.f 12th December, 2006. He was
the first Director of India Institute of Management (Khozikode) and the
first Head Management Department at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Delhi.
He is currently the Dalmia Chair Professor of Management at IIT, Delhi and
coordinator of the Institute's Dalmia Research Programme Dr. Vinayshil
Gautam was a member of various significant committees of Government of
India including the Committee appointed to look into the efficiencies of
promotional processes of 10 senior Positions in Government; Quinquennial
review team of CMFRI, NAARM; Committee appointed to review the working of
NSTEDB, etc. He is also on the Board of J.K Industries Ltd, Shivam Auto
Tech Ltd, EXIM Bank, Steel Authority of India, KEC International Limited.
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