Board of Directors

Sri N Gopalaratnam
Sri S Narayan
Sri A L Somayaji
Sri V Sridar
Dr Nanditha Krishna
Sri Mohan Verghese Chunkath
Sri S Durgashankar
Smt Sheela Balakrishnan
Sri Hans Raj Verma, IAS
Sri T Ritto Cyriac, IFS
Sri K S Kasi Viswanathan
Sri Ganesh Balakrishna Bhadti

Our Leadership

  • Sri N Gopalaratnam

    Chairman
  • Sri S Narayan

    IAS (Retd.), Independent Director
  • Sri A L Somayaji

    Independent Director
  • Sri V Sridar

    Independent Director
  • Dr Nanditha Krishna

    Independent Director
  • Sri Mohan Verghese Chunkath

    IAS (Retd.), Independent Director
  • Sri S Durgashankar

    Independent Director
  • Smt. Sheela Balakrishnan

    IAS (Retd.), Additional Director
  • Sri Hans Raj Verma, IAS

    IAS, Nominee Director
  • Sri Ritto Cyriac

    IFS, Nominee Director
  • Sri K S Kasi Viswanathan

    Managing Director
  • Sri Ganesh Balakrishna Bhadti

    Director (Operations)
  • Sri N Gopalaratnam

    Chairman

    Sri N Gopalaratnam, a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Madras, took over as Chairman of the Company in the year 2000. He had joined the Company as a Management Trainee in the year 1969.

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  • Sri S Narayan

    IAS (Retd.), Independent Director

    Dr S Narayan, IAS (Retd.) has to his credit nearly four decades (1965 to 2004) of public service in the State and Central Governments, in Development Administration. Lastly (2003-04), he was Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister and was responsible for implementation of economic policies of several Ministries.

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  • Sri A L Somayaji

    Independent Director

    After completion of Law in 1967 he enrolled with the Bar in 1968 and joined Aiyar & Dolia. With utter dedication, hard work and sincerity he created a niche for himself in the world of law which resulted in his being offered partnership in the firm.

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  • Sri V Sridar

    Independent Director

    Sri V Sridar is a Science Graduate and a Chartered Accountant with a brilliant academic record. He has to his credit more than three decades (1975 to 2007) of service in large public sector nationalised Banks.

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  • Dr Nanditha Krishna

    Independent Director

    She is an authority on Indology and an Environmental educationist. She is a writer on Indian Arts and Culture, Environmental History and Ecological Heritage of India and Cambodian Art. She has undertaken numerous Research Projects. She is a regular publisher of books and Editor of Eco News and Indian Journal of Environment Education.

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  • Sri Mohan Verghese Chunkath

    IAS (Retd.), Independent Director

    Sri Mohan Verghese Chunkanth holds a post-graduate degree in Zoology. He belongs to the 1978 batch of IAS Officers. As additional Chief Secretary, Mr Chunkath was heading the Tamil Nadu State Department of Environment and Forests since December 2012.

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  • Sri. S. Durgashankar

    Independent Director

    Sri. S. Durgashankar, a Chartered Accountant and an Alumni of Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Program), is currently the Chairman of Mahindra Integrated Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (MIBS) part of the ~USD 20 bn Mahindra Group.

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  • Smt. Sheela Balakrishnan

    IAS (Retd.),Additional Director

    Smt. Sheela Balakrishnan, the 1976 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, started her career as assistant collector (training) in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, in 1977.

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  • Sri Hans Raj Verma, IAS

    IAS, Nominee Director

    Sri Hans Raj Verma, IAS, currently the Additional Chief Secretary /Chairman and Managing Director of Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC), is nominated by TIIC on the Board of the Company. TIIC is a major shareholder in the Company, holding 14.27% of the Equity Share Capital of the Company.

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  • Sri Ritto Cyriac

    IFS, Nominee Director

    Sri Ritto Cyriac, IFS, serves as Special Secretary (Forests) in the Environment and Forests Department of Government of Tamil Nadu. He is nominated to the Board of the Company by the Environment and Forests Department of Government of Tamil Nadu.

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  • Sri K S Kasi Viswanathan

    Managing Director

    Sri K S Kasi Viswanathan is a Chemical Engineer (B Tech. from the Regional Engineering College, Tiruchi) and MMS from University of Madras. He has, to his credit, nearly 40 years of industrial experience, majority of which has been spent in ESVIN-SPB Group companies.

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  • Sri Ganesh Balakrishna Bhadti

    Director (Operations)

    Sri Ganesh Balakrishna Bhadti is an accomplished Pulp and Paper Industry professional, with over 35 years of industry experience. He holds a degree B.A.Sc (Pulp and Paper Science). He has wide experience in the Pulp and Paper Industry serving top companies.

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Composition of Committees

Audit Committee
Sri V Sridar (Chairman)
Dr S Narayan
Sri A L Somayaji
Sri Mohan Verghese Chunkath
Sri Hans Raj Verma, IAS
Sri N Gopalaratnam
Nomination cum Remuneration Committee
Sri V Sridar (Chairman)
Dr S Narayan
Sri A L Somayaji
Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Sri A L Somayaji (Chairman)
Sri Hans Raj Verma, IAS
Sri N Gopalaratnam
CSR Committee
Sri A L Somayaji (Chairman)
Dr Nanditha Krishna
Sri N Gopalaratnam
Sri K S Kasi Viswanathan
Project Committee
Sri N Gopalaratnam (Chairman)
Sri V Sridhar
Sri K S Kasi Viswanathan
Sri Ganesh Balakrishna Bhadti
Risk Management Committee
Dr S Narayan(Chairman)
Sri A L Somayaji
Sri Mohan Verghese Chunkath
Sri K S Kasi Viswanathan
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Committee
Sri Hans Raj Verma, IAS (Chairman)
Sri Mohan Verghese Chunkath
Sri T Ritto Cyriac, IFS
Dr Nanditha Krishna