Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Atul Ltd consists of eminent industrialists and professionals whose Chairman and Managing Director is Sunil S Lalbhai, Samveg Lalbhai is the MD and B N Mohanan is the whole time Director.

	Mr. Sunil S Lalbhai, 50, has been on the Board of Directors since 1984. He obtained MS degree in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts and MS degree in Economic Policy & Planning from Northeastern University. After his studies, he worked as a trainee with Imperial Chemical Industries plc in the UK for 6 months. He joined Atul Ltd on January 1, 1983 and became Managing Director on July 1, 1984. Since August 29, 2007, he is Chairman and Managing Director of the company. In 1991, he was appointed by the Government of India as the Convenor of the Sub-Group on Dyestuffs and Intermediates for preparing a Perspective Plan for Chemical Industry until 2000. In 1991, he was appointed by the Government of Gujarat as the Convenor of the Technical Panel on Chemicals and Dyestuffs constituted for preparing a blueprint for the development of Dyestuff Industry until 2002. In 2006, he was appointed by the Government of India as the Convenor of the Sub-Group on Dyestuffs and Dye-intermediates for preparing a draft report for Chemical Industry for 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12). He is Chairman of Atul Bioscience Ltd., and a Director on the Board of Wyeth Ltd, Navin Fluorine International Ltd., Atul Rajasthan Date Palms Ltd. and Amal Limited He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee of NFIL. He is a member of the Governing Council of Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology and Shree Vallabh Shikshan Sangeet Ashram.
	Mr. Samveg A Lalbhai, 49, has been a director of the company since January 2000. Previously he was a Managing Director of The Arvind Mills Limited. He is actively associated with Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Indian Cotton Mills Federation, Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association and FICCI. He is currently Chairman of The Anup Engineering Ltd. and Director on the Board of Arvind Worldwide Inc., Arvind Products Ltd., Bengal Tea and Fabrics Ltd., Arvind Worldwide ( M) Inc and Arvind Overseas ( M ) Ltd.. He is the Chairman of Shareholders Grievance Committee and Committee of Directors of Arvind Products and member of Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee and Project Monitering Committee of Bengal Tea and Fabrics Ltd.
	Mr. R A Shah, 80, was a Director of the Company since May 26, 1983 to February 11,2006 and Alternate Director since February 11,2006 to January 18, 2013 and from January 18, 2013 appointed as an additional director. He  is a leading Solicitor and a Senior Partner of M/s. Crawford Bayley & Company, a firm of Solicitors & Advocates. He specializes in a broad spectrum of corporate laws. Directorships in other companies: Fulford India Ltd. (Chairman), Roche Scientific Co. (I) Pvt. Ltd. (Chairman), Godfrey Philips India Ltd. (Chairman), Pfizer Limited (Chairman), Colgate Palmolive (I) Ltd. (Vice-Chairman), Asian Paints (I) Ltd., The Bombay Dyeing & Mfg. Co. Ltd., BASF India Ltd., Colour Chem Ltd., Deepak Fert. & Petrochemicals Corpn. Ltd., Abbott India Ltd., Procter & Gamble Hygiene And Healthcare Ltd., Nicholas Piramal India Ltd., Philips India Ltd., Jumbo World Holdings Ltd., Associated Cement Companies Ltd.,Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. and Wokhardt Ltd. He is also Alternate Director in : Century Enka Ltd., Modicare Ltd., RPG Life Sciences Ltd., Schrader Duncun Ltd., Udhe India Ltd., BASF Polyurethanes India Ltd. and Wockardt Ltd. He is also Chairman/ Member of Audit Committee of : Pfizer Limited (Chairman), Colgate Palmolive (I) Ltd. (Chairman), The Bombay Dyeing & Mfg. Co. Ltd. (Chairman), Nicholas Piramal India Ltd. (Chairman), BASF India Ltd., Colour Chem Ltd., Abbott India Ltd., Procter & Gamble Hygiene And Healthcare Ltd., Century Enka Ltd. and Wockardt Ltd. He is also Chairman of Disinvestment Committee of Atul Ltd. He is also member of Remuneration Committee of Bombay Dyeing & Mfg. Co. Ltd.
	Mr. G S Patel, 87, is a Director of the Company since August 10, 1983. He is an M.A. (Economics), LL.B. (Bombay), B.Sc.(Economics) from  London School of Economics and Bar at Law from Lincoln’s Inn, London. He is  the former Chairman of UTI.  He is Chairman of  Share transfer and Shareholder / Investor grievance Committee and member of Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee of Atul Ltd
	Dr. S S Baijal, 81,  is a Director of the Company since June 13, 1984. He  is a B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Phil and was a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, Lucknow University. He joined Imperial Chemicals Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd. (ICI) and became a Whole-time Director and also CEO of Atic Industries Limited, a Joint Venture of ICI, U.K. and Atul Products Limited. He was appointed Managing Director of IEL Ltd., a subsidiary of ICI, U.K.  and  became Chairman & CEO of ICI Companies in India.   Directorships in other companies :   DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd. , Max India Limited, Rossell Tea Ltd.,  DCM Shriram Credit & Investment  Ltd.,  Jyoti Holding Private Ltd., BMG Enterprises Ltd. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of :  Atul Ltd., DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd.,  Rossell Tea Ltd. and member of Audit Committee of Max India Ltd. He is also Chairman of Remuneration Committee of :  DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd.,  Max India Ltd. and member of Atul Ltd. and Rossell Tea Ltd.  He is  member of  Investor/Shareholders Grievance Committee  of  DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd.  and  member of Disinvestment Committee of Atul Ltd. In the past he also held directorships of ICICI Limited, CRISIL, Voltas Limited, EID Parry (India) Limited, Bharat Aluminium Company Limited, DCM Limited, SIEL Limited, Klockner Supreme Pentaplast Limited and he was a member of the Court, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
	Mr. Bansi S Mehta, 75,  is a Director of the Company since April 16, 1992. He is a  practising Chartered Accountant  and is a past President of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India. He was involved in educational activities at the under graduate and post graduate levels at the University of Mumbai.Directorships held in other companies : Bharat Bijlee Limited, Century Enka Limited, CEAT Limited, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd., J. B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pidilite Industries Limited, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited,  Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd., SBI Capital Markets Limited, Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd., Gillette India Ltd and Vinyl Chemicals (India) Ltd.  He is an alternate Director of the following companies : Chemetall Rai India Limited and  Udhe India Limited, He is also a director of foreign company of Jumbo World  Holdings Ltd. (BVI).  He is also a member of Compensation Committee of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited and Member of Remuneration Committee of Gillette India Ltd. and a member of Audit Committee  of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, Century Enka Limited, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited , Atul Limited,Gillette India Ltd  and a Chairman of Audit Committee of  IL&FS Venture Corporation Ltd., J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Sudarshan Chemicals Ltd., Sasken Communication Techologies Ltd. and Pidilite Industries Limited. He is also member of Disinvestment Committee of Atul Ltd.
	Mr. Hasmukh S Shah,76, is a Director of the Company since October 21, 1992. He has over four decades of experience in senior administrative/ management positions in Government of India and Industry. He is Chairman of Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited, Gujarat Gas Co. Limited and Oswal Multimedia K.I.D. Limited. Directorships held in other companies : Supreme Petrochem Limited,  Micro  Inks Ltd., Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., Deepak Nitrite Ltd. ,Cosmo Films Ltd. and Dinesh Remedies Ltd. He is Chairman  of Audit Committee of Micro Inks  Limited and Member of Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited. He is Chairman of Shareholders / Investors Grievance Committee of Micro Inks Limited and Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited.  He is Chairman of Remuneration Committee of Atul Ltd. and Supreme Petrochem Ltd. Mr. Shah was formerly Chairman and Managing Director of IPCL, Chairman of GIIC, Vice Chairman of  GE Capital and Advisor to GE in India. Also Mr. Shah was Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister and Secretary P & T Board. Mr. Hasmukh Shah is also holding steering position in several social, economic, cultural and other organizations such as Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology, Gujarat Ecological Society, NID, IRMA, BAIF, Kachnar Trust, INTACH, GIDR,  DSC  etc.
	Mr. S M Datta 74, is a  Director of Atul Ltd. since October 28, 2002. He has a  wide knowledge and a varied and vast experience. Mr. Datta graduated with Honours in Chemistry and obtained the Post-graduate Degree in Science & Technology. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow, The Institute of Engineers (India), Fellow, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Member, Society of Chemical Industry (London) and Hon. Fellow of All-India Management Association.  He is associated with various other renowned and respected institutes and committees.  Mr. Datta was Chairman of Hindustan Lever Limited as well as of all Unilever Group companies in India and Nepal from 1990 to 1996 and is Chairman of Castrol India Limited, Philips India Limited , IL&FS Investment Managers Limited.and CHR Global( HR) Services Pvt. Ltd.  He is director of  BOC India Ltd.,TIL Limited, Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd.,  Peerless Gen. Fin. & Inv. Co. Ltd., Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd., Transport Corporation of India td. and  Bhoruka Power Corporation Ltd. He is the Chairman of Audit Committee of BOC India Limited and member of the Audit Committee of TIL Ltd. He is Chairman of Shareholders / Investors Grievances Committee of Castrol India Limited and Member of  the Committee of IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd. and BOC India Ltd.   He is also director of M. Visvesvaraya Industrial Research & Development Centre.
	Mr.B.N. Mohanan 59, is B. Sc. (Engg Hon.).He has over 3 decades of experience in various capacities. He joined the Company about 16 years ago.His responsibilities include safety,health, environment, utilities and infrastructure management.He joined the Board effective January 1,2009 He is director of Atul Rajasthan Date Palms Ltd., Atul Biospace Pvt Ltd., Aasthan Dates Ltd., Biyaban Agri Ltd., Raja Dates Ltd.
	Mr. V. S. Rangan 50, He is Graduate in Commerce, Graduate Cost and works accountant and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is Executive Director of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC). He has been associated with HDFC since 1986. He was inducted in the Board of HDFC as an Executive Director in January 2010 and prior to that he was Senior General Manager- Treasury. His exposures include funds mobilization through deposits (retail and corporate), bank loans, issuance of debentures and commercial papers, external commercial borrowings, structured financing options, mortgage backed securitization (MBS), asset liability management, risk management, financial accounting, taxation and capital management. He joined the Board effective July 19, 2010. He is Director of HDFC Investments Ltd, HDFC Venture Capital Ltd, IPFOnline Ltd, India Asset Recovery Management Ltd, Mauritius, HDFC Property Ventures Ltd, L & T Urban Infrastructure Ltd, OCM India Ltd, HDFC Trustee Company Ltd, Idhasoft Ltd, HDFC Ltd, HDFC Developers Ltd, HDFC Holdings Ltd., Credila Financial Services Private Ltd, IVF Advisors Private Ltd, Ruralshores Business Services Private Ltd.