Chairman & Independent Director
Mr. Kewal Handa is a qualified Management Accountant and Company Secretary and has a Master’s Degree in Commerce. He has completed the Pfizer Leadership Development Program from Harvard University and the Senior Management Development Program from IIM, Ahmedabad. He has also done a Certificate course on Marketing Strategy from Columbia Business School, New York.
Mr. Handa has diverse experience in Finance, Commercial, Strategy, Business Development, Merger & Acquisition, Banking, Corporate Affairs and he also has experience in sectors like Engineering, Consumer and Project Finance in various companies. He was Managing Director of PFIZER Limited. He was also Non-executive Chairman of Union Bank of India. He was awarded the ‘India CFO 2004 – Excellence in Finance in an MNC’ by International Market – Assessment Group, the Bharat Shiromani Award in 2007 and the Pharma Leaders - Pharma Professional of the year 2010.
Non-Executive Director
Mr. P. K. Kheruka is one of our Promoters. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce. He has over five decades of experience in the glass industry. He possesses multi-faceted experience in strategy formulation and implementation, setting up of projects, planning and execution, etc. He has experience in technical matters pertaining to soda lime, flat glass, as well as borosilicate drawn, blown and pressed glass. He has deep knowledge of glass marketing scenario in domestic as well as international markets. He is the Executive Chairman of Borosil Renewables Limited and also Non-Executive Chairman of Borosil Limited. He was bestowed with the prestigious ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2022 award in the Manufacturing category.
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Shreevar Kheruka is one of our Promoters. He has earned a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His two degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Economics with concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the College of Arts and Sciences. He has more than 16 years of experience in various business areas. At present, he is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Borosil Limited. Mr. Shreevar Kheruka has led Borosil Limited through a period of substantial growth. Leveraging a business crisis he introduced a new business model that relied on Borosil’s brand equity, strong distribution network and customer centricity.
Under Mr. Shreevar’s leadership, Borosil Limited is evolving from a single product and single brand organization to a multi-product, multi-brand, multi-channel and international consumer centric organization. Mr. Shreevar is a member of the Mumbai chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). He was nominated as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum in Davos and has also been awarded by the Economic Times as a '40 under Forty' top business leader in India. He was bestowed with the esteemed 'Best Family Business Award 2022' at the Indian Family Business Awards. This recognition is a testament to his outstanding leadership and Borosil Ltd.'s significant contribution to the Indian economy and society.
Whole-time Director & CEO
Mr. Vinayak Patankar holds a degree in Master of Science - Physical Chemistry from University of Mumbai and has completed Executive MBA in Marketing from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai.
Mr. Patankar has a proven record of accomplishment during 31 years of his enriched career dedicated to continuous business improvement focused on enhancing revenue and streamlining business operations. He has diverse experience in business analysis, operations management and proven C-suite experience across a number of geographies.
Independent Director
Mrs. Anupa Sahney is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), has a strong academic interest in Indian Art History. She is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Harvard South Asia Institute, Harvard School of Public Health - India Research Centre and the BALCO Medical Centre.
Mrs. Anupa Sahney is the founder of Origami Consultants, a small specialized consulting company focusing on change management and strategic advisory work. She started her consulting career with McKinsey& Co in 1993 and then moved on to do advisory and entry strategy work for international companies such as AIG and Capital One.
Additional Non-Executive Independent Director
C.K. Mishra has been a career Civil Servant belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. He joined the Service (IAS) in 1983 and superannuated as Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. He has been spearheading the Indian efforts at addressing climate change issues and at policy interventions in matter relating to pollution and air quality. He led India’s negotiations at important forums such as United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties (COP)) to assess progress in dealing with climate change; Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and various other multilateral events. He was also the administrative head of Forest & Wildlife conservation efforts in India where India saw continuous increase in forest cover. His interventions and policy initiatives have brought India in the category of very few countries in the world on course to achieve the 2 degree target of global warming.
Prior to this, he was Secretary in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and also held the additional charge of Ministry of AYUSH for some time. As Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Health Mission, he led one of the largest public health programmes globally. In about 37 years of public service, he has served as an administrator, policy-maker and public health strategist holding a wide range of assignments in the fields of health, education, industry and power.
At the state level, he held important Leadership positions like Secretary Health; Secretary Power; Industry and several other assignments. At the Central level, he has worked in the Ministries of Textiles, Defence, MSME, apart from Health and Environment. He is globally recognised for his significant contributions to improving the Indian Public Health landscape.
He has been the leader in implementing ‘Mission Indradhanush’ – the largest ever focussed campaign to immunize children. His views on Maternal child heath are well accepted globally as he brings a practical implementation perspective to his views. His proactive policy changes helped India see a huge reduction in maternal and child mortality, positive intervention in non-communicable diseases, including, the national dialysis programme. He held leadership positions as head of many international organizations relating to maternal child health (PMNCH), tobacco control (FCTC), population stabilization etc.
Born in Patna, Bihar, C.K. Mishra earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History (Hons.) from St. Stephens College, Delhi University. In addition to this, he has received a Post Graduate Diploma in Media Law at NALSAR, Hyderabad. He has also completed the Advanced Leadership Programme from Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), Australia.