Mr. N. P. Patel

Vice Chairman

Mr. Natwarlal Pitambardas Patel is the Vice Chairman of IFFCO. Mr. Patel is a distinguished cooperator from India and is associated with the movement for about four decades. He had been involved with the growth and development of IFFCO for a long time. He was a delegate to IFFCO for about three decades and has been on the Board of IFFCO for about 15 years.

Mr. Patel held several state and national positions in reputed cooperative societies. The Societies that have benefited from his services on the Board of Directors include Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited, National Agricultural Federation (NAFED), Indian Tourism Cooperative, National Cooperative Bank of India.

Mr. Patel was instrumental in promoting several primary cooperative societies in the state of Gujarat.

Dr. U. S. Awasthi

Chairman & Nominee Director

The Chief Executive Officer of IFFCO, designated as Managing Director, is vested with the overall responsibility of the affairs of IFFCO's day to day activities. Dr. Udai Shanker Awasthi is Managing Director of IFFCO since 1993.

Dr. Awasthi is an internationally renowned chemical engineer and has about four decades of experience which is completely dedicated to the fertiliser industry. Dr. Awasthi enjoys the unique distinction of serving private, public and cooperative sectors of the industry in India. He is acclaimed as a manager par excellence in India, particularly, in the area of project management. He has played crucial role in setting up a number of Ammonia-Urea, SSP and NPK/DAP projects in the country.

Ever since taking over as the Managing Director of IFFCO in February 1993, Dr. Awasthi has instilled new dynamism into IFFCO. He was the architect of "VISION 2000", a strategic road map for IFFCO, to make it a global leader in fertiliser production. The organisation has made rapid strides on all fronts under the aegis of this plan. New records and milestones were created in projects, production, energy conservation, environmental protection and sales. Four major expansion projects were completed and new projects in India and abroad are initiated. With the completion of Kandla-II on Aug 5, 1999, all the major projects of Vision 2000 have been achieved. A testimony of Dr. Awasthi’s project management skills are evident from the fact that these projects were completed without time and cost overruns. A hallmark of Dr. Awasthi’s tenure at the helm of IFFCO are the high levels of growth & and excellent financial results which are unsurpassed in the history of IFFCO. He was also instrumental in diversification forays of IFFCO such as IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company Limited (ITGI), power project in Chattisgarh titled IFFCO Chattisgarh Power Limited (ICPL). Similar objectives have contributed towards joint venture agreement with Jordan Phosphates Mines Company (JPMC) for setting up Phosphoric acid plant in Jordan. This initiative facilitate in steady supply of phosphoric acid to IFFCO's plants in India. His vision of extending the benefits of emerging technologies for the welfare of the farmers is evident from IFFCO's forays into National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX). Dr Awasthi’s modernisation plans of IFFCO include aggressive penetration of Information Technology at all levels of the organisation. In order to meet the challenge of communication requirements of villages of India and to provide them with most appropriate information to equip them to take right decisions, a unique joint venture "IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL) was launched. Dr Awasthi is the inspiration and leading force in all these unique ventures of IFFCO.

Dr. Awasthi's deep rooted concern for Indian agriculture is evident from some of the special agriculture projects he has visualised in the areas of drip irrigation, bio-pesticides, bio-fertilisers, use of plastic in agriculture, agricultural mechanisation, farm forestry etc. He has also galvanised the farmers’ education programmes to make them more effective. Every year, a large number of farmers from all over India benefit from the agricultural extension activities of IFFCO. He initiated IFFCO's ICT Initiatives for farmers and cooperatives to extend the benefits of computers and communications to rural India. He takes keen interest in evolving appropriate content for farmers & cooperatives as well as effective delivery mechanism through a well conceived farmers kiosk network. He is an enthusiastic and active cooperator and takes keen interest in the growth of cooperative movement in India. He was also instrumental in promoting "IFFCO Foundation" to strengthen cooperative movement in the country.Dr. Awasthi has held several positions in various bodies. He was elected president of International Fertiliser Industry Association (IFA), during 1997-99, which is an organisation of 457 member companies from 80 countries. He was the first Asian to occupy the coveted position of IFA. He was the Chairman of Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) during 1994-96.

Mr. Rakesh Kapur

Nominee Director

Mr. Rakesh Kapur holds the position of Joint Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer in IFFCO. Mr Kapur is also responsible for the Finance Division of IFFCO. He is a Director on the Board of IFFCO's subsidiaries. He is also vested with the responsibility of Managing Director of IFFCO's subsidiaries like IFFCO Kisan Special Economic Zone (IKSEZ), Nellore and IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL).

Mr. Kapur joined IFFCO on 5th October 2000 as Executive Director (Finance) and took over the charge of Finance Director with effect from November 7, 2001. He has been responsible for planning, managing and monitoring all finance and accounts related functions of IFFCO. He has also been extensively involved with all the new Projects, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Diversification initiatives of IFFCO from their stage of inception.

Mr. Rakesh Kapur is an ex-IRS Officer of 1978 Batch, who was holding the rank of Commissioner of Income Tax in his parent cadre before he was absorbed in IFFCO in October 2005. He was awarded the “Best Probationer’s Silver Medal” in the IRS Batch by the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur. He has wide experience in Finance, Management, Business Strategising, Accounts and Taxation. He held various senior assignments in the Government of India, which included Joint Secretary (Commercial), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI); Director in the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers; Additional Assessor & Collector, Municipal Corporation of Delhi apart from the postings in the Income Tax Department as Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Deputy / Jt. Commissioner of Income Tax since 1978. He had also worked in Technical Services Department of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Marketing Division) during 1975-78.

Mr. Kapur was born on September 26, 1954. He holds B.Tech. Degree in Mechanical Engineering (in First Class with Distinction) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi and a Post Graduation in Management. He has travelled widely and participated in various national and international Seminars and Conferences, and presented papers on different subjects.

Mr. Rakesh Kapur

Nominee Director

Mr. Rakesh Kapur holds the position of Joint Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer in IFFCO. Mr Kapur is also responsible for the Finance Division of IFFCO. He is a Director on the Board of IFFCO's subsidiaries. He is also vested with the responsibility of Managing Director of IFFCO's subsidiaries like IFFCO Kisan Special Economic Zone (IKSEZ), Nellore and IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL).

Mr. Kapur joined IFFCO on 5th October 2000 as Executive Director (Finance) and took over the charge of Finance Director with effect from November 7, 2001. He has been responsible for planning, managing and monitoring all finance and accounts related functions of IFFCO. He has also been extensively involved with all the new Projects, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Diversification initiatives of IFFCO from their stage of inception.

Mr. Rakesh Kapur is an ex-IRS Officer of 1978 Batch, who was holding the rank of Commissioner of Income Tax in his parent cadre before he was absorbed in IFFCO in October 2005. He was awarded the “Best Probationer’s Silver Medal” in the IRS Batch by the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur. He has wide experience in Finance, Management, Business Strategising, Accounts and Taxation. He held various senior assignments in the Government of India, which included Joint Secretary (Commercial), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI); Director in the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers; Additional Assessor & Collector, Municipal Corporation of Delhi apart from the postings in the Income Tax Department as Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Deputy / Jt. Commissioner of Income Tax since 1978. He had also worked in Technical Services Department of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Marketing Division) during 1975-78.

Mr. Kapur was born on September 26, 1954. He holds B.Tech. Degree in Mechanical Engineering (in First Class with Distinction) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi and a Post Graduation in Management. He has travelled widely and participated in various national and international Seminars and Conferences, and presented papers on different subjects.

Mr. R.P.SINGH

Managing Director and Nominee Director

Sh. R.P.Singh hold the position of Director HR & Legal in IFFCO.

He has done Master in ( Labour and Social Work)from Patna University and PG Diploma in Social Sciences from Government of Bihar and has 40 years of professional experience

At IFFCO, he has been instrumental in evolving HR Policies of the organisation, engaged in finalising long- term settlements with Unions, implementation and due diligence of various Mergers and Acquisitions amongst others.

Mr. Yogendra Kumar

Nominee Director

Sh. Yogendra Kumar is holding the position of Nominee Director in IKLL

He holds a bachelor degree in agriculture and hails from the family of agriculturists.

He has contributed more than 36 years dedicatedly in the service of farmers and cooperatives at various levels. While working in various capacities in IFFCO, he has been instrumental in generating and validating new products and technologies for the benefit of farmers. He meticulously co-ordinated "Neem polyploidy" research with Farm Research Institute, Dehradun. He is instrumental in development, production and marketing of Seaweed extract based "Sagarika", a product which coincidentally also help support fisherman families. He is in the process to develop nano fertilizer an improve fertilizer use efficiency.

Born on 5.08.1961, he has been a recipient of several awards and has also represented IFFCO in various national and international forums.

Mr. K. L. Singh

Nominee Director

Mr. K.L.Singh, hold the position of Advisor (Plant Health), in IFFCO. Mr. K.L.Singh graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna in the year 1970. He has wide experience in Project Planning, Construction, Operation & Maintenance of Fertiliser Industry at various levels. He joined IFFCO in the year 1979 at Phulpur Unit (Allahabad). Before joining IFFCO, he was associated with Bokaro Steel Limited and Bhilai Steel Plant in various capacities.

During his association with IFFCO he has widely travelled abroad for presenting papers at various National and International Symposiums. He had been to ICS, Senegal as technical expert to solve some of their chronic problems. He is a key technocrat to head a premier fertiliser unit

Mr. Ashwini Mehra

Independent Director

Mr. Ashwini Mehra is holding the position of Independent Director in IKLL.

He brings on board of IKLL,Marketing and Logistics expertise in addition to Strategic Planning and HRD having more than a decade of diversified and rich experience.

Having long been associated with MNC Bayer ( India) Ltd.( 21 years) and DCM group( 4 years), he had handled several marketing assignments in intensely competitive environment in industries, oligopolistic industry, handled concept selling,marketing of speciality products requiring techno- commercial inputs, commodity sales and had handled new product launches.

Born on 20th October 1945, he holds B.Sc. – Chemical Engineering degree from Banaras Hindu University, Banaras and had secured 1st Division , 2nd rank in the University .Additionally, he holds Executive Development Management Programme from IIM, Calcutta.

Mrs. Reena Kaishing

Independent Director

Mrs. Reena Kaishing is holding the position of Independent Director in IKLL.

She brings on board of IKLL, her wide and varied experience, leadership skills, acumen and rich management expertise having worked with Air India for more than twelve years previously.

Born on 15th January, 1975, she holds Bachelor degree in Arts.

Mr. S.R. Bommidi

CFO

Mr. S.R Bommidi is currently holding the position of Chief Financial Officer in IKLL.

He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, in addition to holding Bachelor of Commerce degree.

He commenced his career in 1997 at Kalol unit as Financial Management Trainee and had served more than one decade in the Internal Audit Department of IFFCO (1999-2010). He was closely associated with KPMG team for review and development of the Internal Audit Manual of IFFCO. Further, he had served in OMIFCO for about 6 years on deputation basis.

Born on 1.01.1966, He is Currently holding the position of Head of Finance & Accounts Department of IFFCO Kandla Unit.

Mr. Arun Kumar Sharma

CEO and Nominee Director

Mr. Arun Kumar Sharma is currently occupying the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Nominee Director-IKLL.

He completed his graduation in B.E( Chemical Engineering) from Anna University, Chennai in 1986. He has done Masters in Business Administration with specialisation in Operations Management from IGNOU, New Delhi in 1995. He has been associated with IFFCO for 36 years and has worked in different functional areas of DAP/NPK Plant Operations , Projects, Utilities, Shipping & Technical Departments.

He has taken over the charge of IFFCO Kandla Unit as Senior General Manager& Head Kandla Unit with effect from 1st Feb. 2023.

He has also made technical contribution in JPMC, Jordan for implementing various modifications in DAP Plant & presented technical papers at IFA & FAI conferences.

Mr. Sunil Kumar Khatri

Nominee Director

Sh. Sunil Kumar Khatri is currently occupying the position of Nominee Director of IKLL.

Born on 15/10/1975, he finished his graduation from Delhi University. He is an active Co-Operator and has provided varied services for farmers welfare and upliftment. He also holds position as Director of IFFCO Tokio Insurance Services Ltd.