Board of Directors

Mr. Gautam S. Adani, Chairman and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Rajesh S. Adani, Non-Executive Director
Mr. S. Venkiteswaran, Independent Director
Mr. K. N. Venkatasubramanian, Independent Director
Mr. Surendra Kumar Tuteja, Independent Director
Mr. Daniel Trevelyn Joseph, Independent Director
Mr. Arun Duggal, Independent Director
Mr. Rajeeva Sinha, Wholetime Director
Mr. Ameet H. Desai, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Atanu Chakraborty, Director

Mr. Gautam S. Adani

Mr. Rajesh S. Adani

Mr. S. Venkiteswaran

Mr. S. Venkiteswaran, a Senior Advocate at the High Court of Mumbai , is an independent director of MPSEZ. He is a specialist in commercial disputes related to international trade, shipping and aviation. He was conferred the Varuna Award in 2004 by the Government of India for his services to the Indian shipping industry. He is also on the Board of several banks and government bodies such as Centurion Bank of Punjab Limited, Indian Registrar of Shipping, National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited., National Securities Depositories Limited and the National Stock Exchange Limited.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics and  LLB from the University of Bombay.

Mr. K. N. Venkatasubramanian

Mr. K. N. Venkatasubramanian is an independent director of MPSEZ. He has been working as a project consultant, after superannuating as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. He has more than 45 years of experience in the chemical, petrochemical, engineering and refining industry. Having worked initially with international oil companies like Standard Vaccum, Exxon, Philips Petroleum, he joined Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (IPCL) in 1973 where he held several positions, including that of Director (Operations), wherein he handled production, engineering, materials and employee relations.  He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the State Trading Corporation of India Limited for two years from May 1982. He worked as Chairman cum Managing Director of Engineers India Limited from 1990 to 1991 and as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation from 1991 to 1996. He has also served as a convener of working group on petrochemicals established by the Department of Petroleum, Government of India for formulating the policy framework for petrochemicals during the 7th five year plan. He was also the Chairman of the sub-committee on Petrochemicals constituted by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India, for formulating the perspective plan for petrochemicals during the 8th and 9th plan five year plan periods.
He is a chemical engineering graduate from University of Madras, and holds a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur.

Mr. Surendra Kumar Tuteja

Mr. Surendra Kumar Tuteja, an independent director of MPSEZ, is a former Indian Administrative Service official. Belonging to the Punjab cadre, he has served the Government of India and the Government of Punjab in various capacities. He was the Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce and Principal Secretary, Finance with the Government of Punjab. He retired as Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India in 2005. He is presently the Chairman of Swaraj Mazda Limited and Abhishek Industries Limited. He was conferred with the Dayanand Munjal award in 1992 as "Manager of the Year" by the Ludhiana Management Association. He hold a Masters Degree in Commerce from the Shriram College of Commerce, University of Delhi and is a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Mr. Daniel Trevelyn Joseph

Mr. Daniel Trevelyn Joseph, an independent director of MPSEZ, is a former Indian Administrative Service official belonging to the Maharashtra cadre. He has served the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra in various capacities, including as Secretary, Public Health Department and Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority; the Managing Director of the Development Corporation of Konkan Limited; the Managing Director of The State Industrial and Investment Corporation Of Maharashtra Limited (SICOM); the Director-General of Shipping, Government of India, Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Secretary, Department of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. He has also worked as Adviser to the Department of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. Mr. D.T. Joseph was elected as President at the International Maritime Organization’s Plenary Conference in February 2004. In June 2007, he was appointed as the Chairman of Pay Revision Committee for Class I and Class II officers in Major Port Trusts and Dock Labor Boards of India.

He holds a Masters degrees in English Literature and Economics from the University of Madras  and  University of Manchester, respectively.

Mr. Arun Duggal

Mr. Arun Duggal an independent director of MPSEZL, is an eperienced international banker advising Corporations on financial strategy, mergers and acquisitions and capital raising areas. He has been an international advisor to a number of corporations, major financial institutions and private equity firms. He is a Chairman of Board of Directors of Shriram Transport Finance Company, Shriram Properties Ltd. Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. and Shriram EPC Ltd. He is the Vice Chairman of International asset reconstruction company. He is on the Board of Directors of Jubilliant Energy Ltd., Patni Computers (Chairman, Audit Committee), Fidelity Fund Management, Manipal Acunova Ltd. Zuari Industries, Info Edge (India), Dish TV India Ltd.,Hertz (India) and Motrice Ltd. He is member of the Investment Committee Axis Private Equity. Mr. Duggal had a 26 years career with Bank of America and retired as CEO, India for Bank of America.

Mr. Rajeeva Sinha

Mr. Rajeeva Sinha, is a Whole-time Director of MPSEZ. He served as an officer in the Indian Administrative Services for close to three decades and brings in-depth knowledge of the shipping and port sector which he served for about 15 years in various capacities. He was the Deputy Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust from September 1997 to August 2003. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Maharashtra Maritime Board. He served as the Principal Secretary, Government of Maharashtra till September 2003.  He was the Managing Director of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited from Oct 2005 to June 2007.  He has considerable experience and expertise in port and shipping management; commercial, legal and labour laws and regulations; international and national maritime laws;  project and financial management.

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers, United Kingdom. He holds a Master of Science degree in Shipping Management from the World Maritime University, Sweden.  He has also secured a Master of Business Administration degree from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai and LLB from Marathawada University, Aurangabad.

Mr. Ameet H. Desai

Mr. Ameet H. Desai is an Executive Director of MPSEZ. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of corporate finance, projects and M & A (Mergers and Acquisitions). Prior to joining Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited in 2005, he was Vice President – M & A and Business Planning for Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited. He established the M & A team at Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited and, during his tenure with this pharmaceutical company, Ameet Desai led and completed four cross border acquisitions. He was a team member for a global licensing transaction and led the divestment of allied business of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited. He was also responsible for the business planning function at Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, besides being a member of various executive committee and other panels. He has also worked at Core Healthcare Limited where he was involved in corporate finance, restructuring and operations.

He holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, where he secured first rank. He also holds an MBA with specialization in Finance from the B.K. School of Management, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, where he was a national merit scholar.

Mr. Atanu Chakraborty, IAS

Mr. Atanu Chakraborty, IAS Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is appointed as GMB nominee on the Board of Directors of Mundra Port And Special Economic Zone Limited. Mr. Atanu Chakraborty has graduated in electronic and communication and has obtained a post graduate diploma in business finance and masters degree in business administration (U.K.). Mr. Atanu Chakraborty has worked in various capacities in the State Government and Central Government.