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Board of Directors ::
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Sudhir Mehta - Chairman :: |
 Born in the year 1954, Mr. Sudhir Mehta obtained his Bachelors' Degree in 1974. Soon after he took a plunge into the business arena to assist his father, the legendary U N Mehta. Known to possess a pro-active and aggressive approach to business, his gutsy nature and conviction have led to Torrent Pharma's success in the exports markets, particularly Russia. His drive to excel is deeply rooted in his commitment to investors.
As Chairman, Torrent Group, Sudhir Mehta has taken calculated risks that have, time and again, borne rewards for the Group. His other directorships include Torrent Private Ltd., Torrent Power Ltd., Arvind Mills Ltd., Torrent Power Grid Ltd., Torrent Pipavav Generation Ltd., and Torrent Energy Ltd.
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| Mr. Markand Bhatt :: |
 Born in the year 1946, Mr. Markand Bhatt, a PGDM from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, after a brief professional career with reputed organizations, practised as a Management Consultant for over two decades and was associated with various premier government organizations and private groups such as Torrent, Nirma, Raymond Woollen Mills, etc. What started as a client-consultant relationship with Torrent Group, culminated in his being associated full time with the Group from the early nineties.
As Managing Director of Gujarat Torrent Energy Corporation Limited (GTEC), Mr. Bhatt was instrumental in the successful implementation of the 655 MW dual fuel Combined Cycle Power Project, within budgeted costs and estimated time frames at a cost of Rs.2247 crores. GTEC was divested in 1999 for strategic reasons under his leadership. Mr. Bhatt, who became the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Torrent Group in 1999, was actively involved in the consolidation phase (1999-2003) of the Torrent Group.
His other directorships include Torrent Power Ltd., Torrent Pipavav Generation Ltd., and Torrent Energy Ltd. |
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| Mr. S. H. Bhojani :: |
 Born in the year 1943, Mr. S.H. Bhojani obtained his Bachelors Degree in Science (B.Sc.) and Masters Degree in Law (L.L.M.) with specialization in International Law, Company Law, Labour Law and Banking Law. He has been associated with the Company since 2001. Mr. Bhojani started his career in 1969 with Bharat Bijli Ltd. as an Assistant Company Secretary. Over the last 3 decades, he has worked with renowned companies like Bombay Suburban Electric Supply Ltd., now Reliance Energy Limited, Crompton Greaves Ltd. and finally with ICICI Ltd., now ICICI Bank Ltd. His innings with ICICI spanned 28 years, starting as a legal officer and eventually rising to the rank of Deputy Managing Director. He has the distinction of being the first ever legal professional to become a director on the Board of any bank or financial institution. He retired from ICICI in April 2001 and is presently practicing as partner in the renowned legal firm M/s Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co.
His other directorships include National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd., and National Collateral Management Services Ltd. |
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| Dr. Prasanna Chandra :: |
 Born in the year 1946, Dr. Prasanna Chandra is an MBA and Ph.D. a Doctorate in Finance, with over three and half decades of teaching and training experience at various institutions in India and abroad. He has been associated with the Company since 2001 as Director. Dr. Chandra has authored several books, served on the boards of reputed organisations, and has been a consultant to many companies. He has received several honours, including the Best Teacher Award from the Association of Indian Management Schools. |
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| Mr. Kiran Karnik :: |
 Born in year 1947, Mr. Kiran Karnik holds a Bachelors' Degree (Hons.) in Physics. He obtained his Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has been associated with the Company since year 2001. He has worked with world-renowned institutions, beginning with Atomic Energy Commission and thereafter with ISRO and Consortium for Educational Communication and Discovery Communications. He has been a Consultant for the United Nations and its sister organizations. He has played a pioneering role in the area of educational and development communications, using advanced space-based technology to take education & development to remote and rural areas of India. He is currently serving as President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), India.
His other directorships include Emaar MGF Land Ltd. |
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Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai :: |
 Born in the year 1954, Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai holds a Bachelors' degree in science from Gujarat University and Master's degree in Management Studies from the University of Bombay. He is associated with the Company since 2003. He is one of those renowned entrepreneurs who have managed to put Ahmedabad on the global map in the context of its successful textile industry, as Managing Director of the Arvind Mills Limited, a large integrated textile mill.
His other directorships include Arvind Mills Ltd., Arvind Spinning Ltd., Mauritius, Amol Dicalite Ltd., Arvind Worldwide Inc., USA, Arvind Worldwide (Mauritius) Inc., and Arvind Overseas Mauritius Ltd. |
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Mr. Mihir Thakore :: |
 Born in the year 1955, Mr. Mihir Thakore is a leading practitioner of law in Ahmedabad and holds a Bachelors' degree in Commerce and Law. He has had a long standing association with the Company and the Group as its legal counsel and since year 2002 he has been associated with the Company as director. Mr. Thakore's career spans over a period of more than two and half decades. He was appointed as Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department in the year 1990. He was designated as Senior Advocate in the year 1995. He was also imparting his immense knowledge and experience to students in the post graduate centre of one of the leading law college in Ahmedabad. |
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Dr. Chaitanya Dutt :: |
 Born in the year 1950, Dr. Chaitanya Dutt holds an MD in Medicine. He practiced as a consulting physician before joining the company in 1982. Since then he has been associated with the Company. His rich experience spans areas of Pharma R&D, clinical research, manufacturing, quality assurance, etc. He is one of the key professionals in the top management team of the Company. He has been instrumental in setting up the Torrent Research Centre (TRC), the research wing of the Company. Under his prudent guidance and leadership, TRC has achieved tremendous progress in the areas of discovery research as well as development work on formulations. |
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Mr. Samir Mehta - Managing Director :: |
 Born in the year 1963, Mr. Samir Mehta, a commerce graduate, holds an MBA degree from the B.K. School of Business Management, Ahmedabad. He has been associated with the company since 1986 as director and since 1989 as Managing Director. His rich experience spans all areas of operations such as finance, human resources, manufacturing, marketing, etc. To a substantial degree, the sustained performance of the Company is a result of the exemplary leadership of Mr. Samir Mehta, who has been associated with the Company since its early days. He has ably tackled the external environment and has been responsible for setting the guiding policies and principles. His foresight has been significantly responsible for nurturing the Company from its childhood to a mature adult stage.
His other directorships include Torrent Private Ltd, Torrent Power Ltd., Torrent Pipavav Generations Ltd., and Torrent Energy Ltd. |
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