POLYCAB - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director - Commodities ( Non - Board Member )
He is the Director - Commodities (non-board member) of our Company. He has been working with our Company since its inception. He holds a diploma from Bensalem High School. He has experience in Commodity Pricing, Forex, Purchase and Sales Support.
Job Titles:
- Chief Supply Chain Officer
- Executive President
He is the Executive President and Chief Supply Chain Officer of our Company. He joined our Company on October 1, 2018. He holds a bachelors' degree in technology (mechanical engineering) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. He has significant work experience in supply chain management and procurement. Prior to joining our Company, he served in Bajaj Electricals Limited for five years, where the last position held by him was as executive president and head (supply chain management). He has also worked in Blue Star Limited for eight years where the last position held was as senior general manager (procurement).
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- Executive President ( Strategic Initiatives & New Businesses )
He is the Executive President (Strategic Initiatives & New Businesses) of our Company. He joined our Company on October 23, 2015. He holds a bachelors' degree in electronics from University of Pune. He also holds a masters' degree in science (quality Management) from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. He has significant work experience in strategic projects and business operations. Prior to joining our Company, he served in Sterlite Technologies Limited as general manager (operations).
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- Executive President & Chief Operating Officer ( Telecom Business )
He is the Executive President & Chief Operating Officer (Telecom Business) of our Company. He joined our Company on February 3, 2014. He handles our Telecom Business (Optical Fiber Cable, FRP/ARP, IGFR, Smart City and Telecom EPC). He obtained a bachelors' of engineering degree in computers from University of Poona, in the year 1994. Prior to joining our Company, he has worked with Telecom Limited as the Chief Operating Officer and with Vuppalamritha Magnetic Components Limited as the Vice President. He has significant more than 25 years work experience in the field of telecommunication business.
Mr. Bharat A. Jaisinghani joined the Company in 2012 and thereafter in 2021 was appointed as Executive Director. He holds a Master's degree in Operations management from the University of Manchester. He has also completed his Executive Education Programme called Programme for Leadership Development from Harvard Business School and an Executive Programme from Singularity University. He has worked in different areas of sales, marketing, IT, production and other support services and currently working on growth initiatives.
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- Executive President & Chief Business Officer ( LDC & HDC )
He is the Executive President & Chief Business Officer (LDC & HDC). He joined our Company on June 02, 2010. He holds a bachelors' degree in Commerce from Delhi University. He hold the post graduate diploma in Export Management (International Marketing). He has significant work experience in sales, marketing and operations. Prior to joining our Company, he has served in Havells India Limited where the last designation held was Deputy General Manager.Last Stint: DGM-Sales Havells India Limited.
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- President ( Packaging Development )
He is the President (Packaging Development) of our Company. He joined our Company on January 28, 2013. He holds bachelors' degree in engineering (printing technology) from Manipal Institute of Technology. He had successfully completed a diploma course, namely, Professional Diploma in Communication Technology & Management from All India Management Association, Centre for Management Education, in collaboration with Apple Publishing Technology and Management. He has significant work experience in marketing and packaging. Prior to joining our Company, he worked as senior manager, Packaging Engineering at SYSCOM Corporation Limited.
He is the Head - Agri Products of our Company. He joined our Company on August 1, 2015. He holds a degree in business management studies from University of Mumbai. He has experience in factory operations, MIS and pricing.
Job Titles:
- Company Secretary
- Compliance Officer
- General Manager & Head - Legal at Mumbai Head Office
She is the Company Secretary. Ms. Gonsalves joined the Company as General Manager & Head - Legal at Mumbai Head Office on 11th March 2020. She has completed her Bachelor in Commerce Degree from Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce (Mithibai College) in Mumbai, L.L.B Degree from Jitendra Chauhan College of Law (Mithibai College) & Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India She brings along more than 17 years of experience in handling legal and secretarial matters and has worked with organizations like Amcor Flexibles India Private Limited, Essel Propack Limited, Haldyn Glass Gujarat Limited, Citigroup's Citifinancial, Priya Limited and India Infoline Limited. Her immediate past assignment was with Amcor Rigid Plastics India Private Limited as AGM - Legal & Company Secretary.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Fellow
Mr. Tongia is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and has also completed Professional Programme Examination held by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Mr. Gandharv Tongia, the Chief Financial Officer of Polycab India Limited, is associated with the company since 2018. In his current role as the CFO, he is responsible for all aspects of the company's financial as well as information technology functions.
He has played a pivotal role in getting the company listed in 2019 and is instrumental in spearheading the Company in its ongoing transformational journey. He has taken number of strategic initiatives to prep up Polycab India, for its next big leap in the highly competitive and fast paced digital age; and this includes the flagship ‘Project Leap'.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Managing Director
Mr. Inder T. Jaisinghani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Company, has been working with the Company since its inception. He was appointed as a Chairman and Director of the Company on December 20, 1997 and was subsequently reappointed as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company with effect from August 28, 2019. He has played a vital role in different areas of Strategy & Planning, Administration & Management, Sales & Marketing, Governance, Operations, Finance and overall support services and under his leadership and guidance the Company has completed over 25 glorious years of success.
Mr. Nikhil R. Jaisinghani joined the Company in 2012 and thereafter in 2021was appointed as Executive Director. He holds a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA. He has worked in different areas of sales, marketing, IT, production and other support services and currently heads the wires & special cable business along with working as change agent for the Company.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Company As an Independent Director
Mr. Pradeep Poddar, joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from September 20, 2018. He is a Chemical Engineer from UDCT Mumbai, 1976 and an MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad, 1978. A veteran of the consumer goods industry, he groomed himself as a fast track executive in Glaxo Foods, Heinz and Tata. He became the first Managing Director of Heinz for India and South Asia in January 1996 at the age 41 and successfully built a ‘high growth profitable' business with a portfolio of Power Brands-Complan, Glucon D, Nycil, Farex and Heinz Tomato Ketchup. In 2000, he was ranked in the top 5 percentile of North American Executives by Personnel Decisions International, New York. He was awarded the prestigious Udyog Ratna award by the Karnataka Government and Wisitex Foundation in 2001 for his distinguished contribution to the food industry. He led the Tata Group's Global foray into healthy beverages across the world, representing the Tatas on the Boards of Nourishco, the JV with Pepsico and the Rising Beverage Company (Activate Beverages led by Michael Eisner) in Los Angeles (USA). He crafted the Himalayan Natural Mineral Water brand and had seven Global patents on innovative ‘do-good' beverages. He has played a strategic role on the Boards of Welspun, Uflex and as Chairman of United Way Mumbai. He has in the past led the American Chamber of Commerce Bombay Chapter and help further the Trade relations with the US. He has been appointed as Chairman of Sresta Natural Bio Products Limited with effect from December 15, 2021.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Company As an Independent Director
Mr. R. S. Sharma joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from September 20, 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Arts' degree from University of Delhi. He has passed the final certificate examination from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and the Associate examination from the Indian Institute of Bankers. Prior to joining the Board, he has served as Chairman and Managing Director at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, besides being on Board of various other companies.
Mr. Rakesh Talati has been associated with the Company since 2014 and thereafter in 2021 was appointed as Executive Director. He heads the Wires and Cables segment and also responsible for Administration, Industrial Relations (IR), Greenfield and Brownfield Projects at Country level for all the business segments. He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering and Interior Design Course from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Company As an Independent Director
Mr. T. P. Ostwal, joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from September 20, 2018. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1978. He is a Practicing Chartered Accountant and is a Senior Partner with T. P. Ostwal and Associates LLP. He is also a partner at DTS & Associates, Chartered Accountants. He has served as a member of the advisory group for advising and establishing transfer pricing regulations in India, set up by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He is a member of all sub-committee on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries of United Nations. He is also professor at Vienna University teaching International Tax for LLM studies. He is ranked 11th out of top 50 tax professionals of the world by the UK Business Magazine.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Company As an Independent Director
Mrs. Sutapa Banerjee joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from May 13, 2021. Mrs. Banerjee has over 30 years of professional experience and has spent 24 years in the financial services industry across 2 large multinational banks (ANZ Grindlays and ABN AMRO), and a boutique Indian Investment bank (Ambit) where she built and headed several businesses. Mrs. Banerjee is a gold medallist in Economics from the XLRI school of Management in India and an Economics major from Presidency College Kolkata. she is an Advanced Leadership Fellow (2015) at Harvard University and was a Visiting Faculty with IIM - Ahmedabad. Mrs. Banerjee is also an adjunct faculty with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs -the Government of India think tank under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Mrs. Banerjee also serves as Independent Director on the Board of Zomato, Godrej Properties, JSW Cement and others.
Job Titles:
- Chief Marketing Officer
- President
He is the President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of our Company. He joined our Company on October 17, 2020. Mr. Malani has completed his MBA in Marketing from NMIMS Mumbai and holds a Bachelor's degree in Science (Chemistry). He has worked for Market leader companies in various categories like Paints, Lubricants & Steel. He has significant Leadership Experience in Sales & Marketing function with expertise in Distribution, Brand Building and Channel Management.
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- Executive President & Chief Human Resource Officer
He is the Executive President and the CHRO for our company.He joined the organisation on May 10, 2021. Rajesh holds an MBA degree from the Sydenham Institute of Management, Mumbai, and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. He is a certified HR professional from XLRI and Fulbright Scholar from Carnegie Mellon, USA. He has worked with Tata Motors for 28 years,18 of which were in Sales & Marketing across International Business, Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles. In 2011 he shifted gears and moved into HR function where he headed multiple leadership roles across Talent Acquisition, HR shared services, Business HR Partnering and Administration. Prior to Polycab he was the Head - HR Commercial, Commercial Vehicle Business Unit.
He is the President (Projects) of our Company. He joined our Company on November 20, 2002. He holds an Industrial Electronics Engineer degree. He has significant experience of 28 years in Cable industry with expertise in technical, operational and project activities. Prior to joining our Company, he worked with organizations like Finolex and Nexans, France.
Job Titles:
- Chief Procurement Officer
- Executive President
He is the Executive President & Chief Procurement Officer of our Company. He joined our Company on November, 7 2011. He holds a bachelors' degree in industrial engineering, from Nagpur University, in the year 1991. He has significant work experience in the field of materials and procurement. Prior to joining our Company, he served as associate vice president in Sterlite Industries India Limited and as General Manager (Smelter Procurement) in Vedanta Aluminium Limited.
Job Titles:
- Executive President & Chief Treasury Officer
He is the Executive President & Chief Treasury Officer of our Company. He joined our Company on April 30, 2012. He holds a masters' degree in commerce (accounting) from Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. He holds a diploma course, namely, Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications, conducted by the Computer Education Society of Rajasthan during the year 1992 to 1993. He has significant work experience in finance, treasury, marketing and risk management. Prior to joining our Company, he has worked at Sterlite Copper, a unit of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, for 16 years where the last designation held was as associate general manager.