Board of Directors and Committees
Board of Directors and Committees
Our Board of Directors
Leading with
entrepreneurial wisdom
Leading with entrepreneurial wisdom
Ramesh B. Parekh
Founder, Chairman and Managing Director
The founder-promoter and visionary behind the Gandhar Group, Ramesh has close to 40 years of experience in the petroleum industry. As chairman and managing director, he oversees management at a macro level, offering leadership and guidance in key operations. It needs mentioning that Ramesh has been the prime mover behind the success of the Divyol brand and the rise of the Gandhar Group to a position of pre-eminence in its field. Ramesh enjoys reading and engaging in community welfare activities. While active on the Board of Texol Lubritech FZC, an overseas joint venture of Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Limited, he serves as a Managing Trustee of the Kamlaben Babulal Charity Trust, which supports the underprivileged with food, medical aid, and educational support.
Samir Parekh
Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director
A graduate in commerce, Samir has been associated with company for around 20 years. In his present position, he is responsible for handling the Silvassa plant, which is central to the company’s marketing of petroleum products in India. Drawing on his vast experience in finance, production, and marketing, Samir has successfully led the core business of the company by taking initiatives to accelerate production and sales. This aside, he has been instrumental in laying down standard operating procedures to ensure that internal control systems and processes support and complement growth trajectories at all levels of the organisation. To add to his spurs, he has recently relaunched the Divyol brand with a new logo and trademark and has helped shape the growth of the company’s automotive oil segment. Away from the rigours of the workplace, Samir spends his time cycling, swimming, and conducting social activities close to his heart.
Ramesh B. Parekh
Founder, Chairman and Managing Director
The founder-promoter and visionary behind the Gandhar Group, Ramesh has close to 40 years of experience in the petroleum industry. As chairman and managing director, he oversees management at a macro level, offering leadership and guidance in key operations. It needs mentioning that Ramesh has been the prime mover behind the success of the Divyol brand and the rise of the Gandhar Group to a position of pre-eminence in its field. Ramesh enjoys reading and engaging in community welfare activities. While active on the Board of Texol Lubritech FZC, an overseas joint venture of Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Limited, he serves as a Managing Trustee of the Kamlaben Babulal Charity Trust, which supports the underprivileged with food, medical aid, and educational support.
Samir Parekh
Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director
A graduate in commerce, Samir has been associated with company for around 20 years. In his present position, he is responsible for handling the Silvassa plant, which is central to the company’s marketing of petroleum products in India. Drawing on his vast experience in finance, production, and marketing, Samir has successfully led the core business of the company by taking initiatives to accelerate production and sales. This aside, he has been instrumental in laying down standard operating procedures to ensure that internal control systems and processes support and complement growth trajectories at all levels of the organisation. To add to his spurs, he has recently relaunched the Divyol brand with a new logo and trademark and has helped shape the growth of the company’s automotive oil segment. Away from the rigours of the workplace, Samir spends his time cycling, swimming, and conducting social activities close to his heart.
Ramesh B. Parekh
Founder, Chairman and Managing Director
The founder-promoter and visionary behind the Gandhar Group, Ramesh has close to 40 years of experience in the petroleum industry. As chairman and managing director, he oversees management at a macro level, offering leadership and guidance in key operations. It needs mentioning that Ramesh has been the prime mover behind the success of the Divyol brand and the rise of the Gandhar Group to a position of pre-eminence in its field. Ramesh enjoys reading and engaging in community welfare activities. While active on the Board of Texol Lubritech FZC, an overseas joint venture of Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Limited, he serves as a Managing Trustee of the Kamlaben Babulal Charity Trust, which supports the underprivileged with food, medical aid, and educational support.
Samir Parekh
Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director
A graduate in commerce, Samir has been associated with company for around 20 years. In his present position, he is responsible for handling the Silvassa plant, which is central to the company’s marketing of petroleum products in India. Drawing on his vast experience in finance, production, and marketing, Samir has successfully led the core business of the company by taking initiatives to accelerate production and sales. This aside, he has been instrumental in laying down standard operating procedures to ensure that internal control systems and processes support and complement growth trajectories at all levels of the organisation. To add to his spurs, he has recently relaunched the Divyol brand with a new logo and trademark and has helped shape the growth of the company’s automotive oil segment. Away from the rigours of the workplace, Samir spends his time cycling, swimming, and conducting social activities close to his heart.
Aslesh R Parekh
Joint Managing Director
Aslesh is a science graduate from the University of Mumbai, with a Post-Graduate Degree in e-Management and Business Administration from the MET Asian Management Development Centre. Having been associated with the company for close to 18 years, Aslesh presently serves as whole-time director (Oil Division – Exports). Responsible for handling the Taloja plant, he brings to the table his vast experience and expertise in manufacturing and marketing speciality oils and lubricants. As head of the company’s international business team, he is responsible for expanding the company’s global presence and developing customer relationships across over 100 countries. When work doesn’t command his attention, Aslesh spends his leisure hours reading, travelling, and engaging in community services that are of interest to him.
Raj Kishor Singh
Independent Director
Raj joined the Company’s board of directors as an independent director in 2019. A B.Tech (Mech) with Honours, he has completed courses in management development, materials management, and supply chain management at IIM (Ahmedabad), ASCI, and Tennessee University (Knoxville-USA) respectively. Raj has had a stellar tenure at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), where he rose in the ranks to the position of chairman and managing director. At BPCL, he supervised the upgradation and expansion of the company’s Mumbai refinery, executed the joint-venture Bharat Oman Refinery at Bina (MP), and played a key role in re-organising BPCL to deal more competently with volatile markets. Since his retirement from BPCL in 2013, Raj has continued to be as active as ever. He has been a director on the board of ONGC, a strategic advisor to BORL, and an independent director on the boards of TEMA and Aegis Logistics Limited (among other prestigious positions). We cannot over stress how invaluable to the company Raj’s immense experience and perspectives continue to prove.
Appointment letter R K Singh.pdf
Amrita Nautiyal
Independent Director
Amrita holds a degree in law from the University of Mumbai, in addition to a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the Narsee Moonjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. She is a practicing company secretary and a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Amrita is involved in corporate advisory services and attends to various professional assignments on behalf of the Ministry of Company Affairs, the Registrar of Companies, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the Reserve Bank of India, and SEBI (among other bodies). Apart from serving as an independent director in the company, Amrita is an independent director on the board with various other companies, as well as a regional council member of the Western India Regional Council of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (WIRC-ICSI). She has also acted as visiting faculty at the University of Mumbai and is associated with various NGOs, orphanages, and private organisations, including the Rotary Club, the National Association for the Blind, and the Cancer Aid and Research Foundation.
Appoinment letter Amrita Nautiyal.pdf
Deena Mehta
Independent Director
Mrs. Deena Mehta Is a Financial markets profession for about 4 decades. She is a Chartered Accountant, Master’s in Management Studies (Finance) and Fellow Member of Securities and Investment Institute London. She is the promoter of Asit C Mehta group of companies. She is on the Board of Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, Fino Payments Bank Limited as Independent Director. She is on Advisory Board of Several education institutions such as SVKM (NMIMS), Indian Education Society (IES) and MIT Pune. Mrs. Mehta has been former President of Stock Exchange Mumbai and has the honour of being the first woman Director on Board of BSE as well as first woman President. She has served on the Board of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for 6 years during the initial formative years as Chairperson of Audit Committee and members of Risk, strategy and various other committees. Mrs. Mehta is the promoter director of Central Depository Services Ltd. BOI Shareholding the Clearing House of BSE Ltd for several years. She is also founder member of South Asian Federation of exchanges, the association of stock exchanges of SAARC countries. She has been an invitee to International Securities Regulators Organization, and member of Index Committee and Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds of Stock Exchange, Mumbai and a member of SEBI Committees such as Review of Eligibility (CORE) norms of SEBI, Derivative Committee, Delisting Committee, Ethics Committee and Investor Education. Mrs. Mehta has travelled over 450 districts of India and conducted over 1000 investor education programs in these districts. Mrs. Mehta has been awarded by several organizations for her pioneering work in stock exchange reforms. She has published several articles in financial and other leading newspapers in various languages on investor education and current issues affecting stock markets and investor protection.
Appoinment letter Deena Mehta.pdf
Aslesh R Parekh
Joint Managing Director
Aslesh is a science graduate from the University of Mumbai, with a Post-Graduate Degree in e-Management and Business Administration from the MET Asian Management Development Centre. Having been associated with the company for close to 18 years, Aslesh presently serves as whole-time director (Oil Division – Exports). Responsible for handling the Taloja plant, he brings to the table his vast experience and expertise in manufacturing and marketing speciality oils and lubricants. As head of the company’s international business team, he is responsible for expanding the company’s global presence and developing customer relationships across over 100 countries. When work doesn’t command his attention, Aslesh spends his leisure hours reading, travelling, and engaging in community services that are of interest to him.
Raj Kishor Singh
Independent Director
Raj joined the Company’s board of directors as an independent director in 2019. A B.Tech (Mech) with Honours, he has completed courses in management development, materials management, and supply chain management at IIM (Ahmedabad), ASCI, and Tennessee University (Knoxville-USA) respectively. Raj has had a stellar tenure at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), where he rose in the ranks to the position of chairman and managing director. At BPCL, he supervised the upgradation and expansion of the company’s Mumbai refinery, executed the joint-venture Bharat Oman Refinery at Bina (MP), and played a key role in re-organising BPCL to deal more competently with volatile markets. Since his retirement from BPCL in 2013, Raj has continued to be as active as ever. He has been a director on the board of ONGC, a strategic advisor to BORL, and an independent director on the boards of TEMA and Aegis Logistics Limited (among other prestigious positions). We cannot over stress how invaluable to the company Raj’s immense experience and perspectives continue to prove.
Appointment letter R K Singh.pdf
Aslesh R Parekh
Joint Managing Director
Aslesh is a science graduate from the University of Mumbai, with a Post-Graduate Degree in e-Management and Business Administration from the MET Asian Management Development Centre. Having been associated with the company for close to 18 years, Aslesh presently serves as whole-time director (Oil Division – Exports). Responsible for handling the Taloja plant, he brings to the table his vast experience and expertise in manufacturing and marketing speciality oils and lubricants. As head of the company’s international business team, he is responsible for expanding the company’s global presence and developing customer relationships across over 100 countries. When work doesn’t command his attention, Aslesh spends his leisure hours reading, travelling, and engaging in community services that are of interest to him.
Raj Kishor Singh
Independent Director
Raj joined the Company’s board of directors as an independent director in 2019. A B.Tech (Mech) with Honours, he has completed courses in management development, materials management, and supply chain management at IIM (Ahmedabad), ASCI, and Tennessee University (Knoxville-USA) respectively. Raj has had a stellar tenure at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), where he rose in the ranks to the position of chairman and managing director. At BPCL, he supervised the upgradation and expansion of the company’s Mumbai refinery, executed the joint-venture Bharat Oman Refinery at Bina (MP), and played a key role in re-organising BPCL to deal more competently with volatile markets. Since his retirement from BPCL in 2013, Raj has continued to be as active as ever. He has been a director on the board of ONGC, a strategic advisor to BORL, and an independent director on the boards of TEMA and Aegis Logistics Limited (among other prestigious positions). We cannot over stress how invaluable to the company Raj’s immense experience and perspectives continue to prove.
Appointment letter R K Singh.pdf
Appointment letter R K Singh.pdf
Amrita Nautiyal
Independent Director
Amrita holds a degree in law from the University of Mumbai, in addition to a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the Narsee Moonjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. She is a practicing company secretary and a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Amrita is involved in corporate advisory services and attends to various professional assignments on behalf of the Ministry of Company Affairs, the Registrar of Companies, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the Reserve Bank of India, and SEBI (among other bodies). Apart from serving as an independent director in the company, Amrita is an independent director on the board with various other companies, as well as a regional council member of the Western India Regional Council of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (WIRC-ICSI). She has also acted as visiting faculty at the University of Mumbai and is associated with various NGOs, orphanages, and private organisations, including the Rotary Club, the National Association for the Blind, and the Cancer Aid and Research Foundation.
Key Management
Saurabh Parekh
President, Marketing (Coal Division).
Saurabh Parekh holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai and a master’s degree in business administration from Webster University School of Business and Technology. He has been serving in his present position since May 2017, though he has been associated with the company since March 2007. With 15 years of experience in marketing and management, he has been responsible for the exponential growth of company’s coal business.
Kunal Parekh
President, Procurement (Coal Division).
Kunal is a commerce graduate from the University of Mumbai, with a master’s degree in business administration from Webster University School of Business and Technology, London. Kunal draws on 15 years of experience with the company as he adeptly handles coal imports, taking care of end-to-end supply chain management while closing monitoring and gauging the performance of various international suppliers.
Kunal’s passions include cricket, kickboxing, and reading (with a focus on current affairs).
Rajiv Parekh
Director, Operations, Texol Lubritech Fzc.
Rajiv holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai and commands more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing. In his present capacity, he manages the manufacturing operations of Texol Lubritech FZC, the company’s overseas joint venture. He also runs Gandhar Oil & Energy DMCC, a wholly owned foreign subsidiary company.
Niraj Parekh
Senior General Manager, Silvassa Plant.
Niraj holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai. He has been associated with the company since January 1995 and has been serving as senior vice president at the Silvassa plant since April 2017.
Thorough and self-motivated, with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing under his belt, Niraj is a role model for those who work with him.
Rajiv Parekh
Director, Operations, Texol Lubritech Fzc
Rajiv holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai and commands more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing. In his present capacity, he manages the manufacturing operations of Texol Lubritech FZC, the company’s overseas joint venture. He also runs Gandhar Oil & Energy DMCC, a wholly owned foreign subsidiary company.
Niraj Parekh
Senior General Manager, Silvassa Plant
Niraj holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai. He has been associated with the company since January 1995 and has been serving as senior vice president at the Silvassa plant since April 2017.
Thorough and self-motivated, with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing under his belt, Niraj is a role model for those who work with him.
Committees
Notices
Notice for 1St EGM For F.Y. 2022-23 of the Company
Notice for 30th AGM of Gandhar Oil Refinery India-Ltd
Scrutiniser Report
Scrutiniser Report FY 2021 – 22
Company Policies
Code of Conduct
CSR Policy
Nomination & Remuneration Policy
Sexual Harassment Policy
Vigil Mechanism
Code of Conduct
CSR Policy
Nomination & Remuneration Policy
Sexual Harassment Policy
Vigil Mechanism
Code of Conduct
CSR Policy
Nomination & Remuneration Policy
Sexual Harassment Policy
Vigil Mechanism
Unclaimed / Unpaid Dividend Details
Unclaimed/Unpaid Dividend Details
Unpaid / Unclaimed Dividend for F.Y. 2019-20
Unpaid / Unclaimed Dividend for F.Y. 2020-21
Unpaid / Unclaimed 1st Interim Dividend for F.Y. 2021-22
Unpaid / Unclaimed 2nd Interim Dividend for F.Y. 2021-22
Notices
28th Notice for AGM
CSR Activities
We believe in caring for the future
and make life more fulfilling
for people everywhere
We believe in
caring for the
future and make
life more fulfilling
for people
everywhere
In sync with the greater good of the society, we are committed to “energising the grassroots” as a cornerstone of achieving Sustainable Development Goals. With a firm belief that the edifice of sustainability is built by conscientious efforts, we have nurtured and practiced a philosophy of social handholding to invigorate communities.
In our quest for greater social inclusion, we are crafting, deploying and supporting a host of initiatives, largely in various core areas – Education, Healthcare, Eradicating Poverty and society welfare. These pillars of social advancement also represent key indicators of the Human Development Index.
In addition to these we are sensitive to the greater needs of our nation and additionally support projects for preservation of our heritage, conservation of natural resources and disaster relief and rehabilitation among others.
We contribute to the well being of people by introducing sustainable measures and providing assistance to institutions and welfare organisations, across India, reaching well beyond our business locations, impacting the lives of marginalised communities
As a responsible corporate citizen, we meet our obligations to society in a number of ways. On the education front, we offer vital support to schools and trusts to help them meet their commitment to underprivileged students. In the area of social welfare, we work closely with non-government organisations (NGOs) to offer the economically disadvantaged food, health care, and other life-support facilities. And, of course, we continue to make substantial monetary contributions to the Indian government to help it in its fight against the corona contagion.
We have a mandate to serve, and we do our best to honour it. Because we believe that every individual has a right to pursue cherished dreams to their fulfilment and enjoy a healthy, productive life.
Here is a brief overview of some of the organisations/NGO’s with whom we are engaged in providing various social services:
The Prabhakar Patil Education Society (PPES)
Prabhakar Patil Education Society (PPES) is a self-motivated institution that has been lighting the life of many under privileged children by bringing primary and higher education system to the interiors of Raigad District since 2001.
Dahisar School:
This is run by Sanjivani Chandrabhan Agrawal Charitable Trust, where trust has a vision to develop socially conscious citizens of tomorrow who will provide enlightened leadership in all walks of life.
Jawahar Education Trust:
Trust is working towards education of poor and needy students for better living of their life.
Pratiksha Foundation Trust:
trust which helps the underprivileged children for education for personal growth and development.
Surat Manav Seva Sangh
This NGO is working for more than 5 years to help patients who have failed both their kidneys and they cannot afford for dialysis. They provide almost people everyday dialysis facility.
Vatsalyagram – Vrindavan Free Eye Camp:
Amongst their various community welfare initiatives one of them is Free Eye Camp (cataract) which is organised by Param Shakti Peeth. This camp provided Cataract Operations, Free medicines & Consultancy and also accommodation, meals and other essential facilities
The Centre for Transforming India CFTI
is an registered Non Profit Trust, In coastal belt rural area of Maharashtra there is a high dropout of girl students as the school/colleges are located far off distance from villages, where parents cannot afford for transportation of their children. CFTI has started a campaign to distribute cycles to these underprivileged children.
Till now Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Limited have helped to donate 500 cycles to this campaign
Society of Friends of the Sassoon Hospitals (SOFOSH)
It is an Non Governmental organisation established in 1964, where it is an Child care Centre which provides shelter, care , educational and Medical aid to family deprived children’s to facilitate their growth and development.
Kamlaben Charitable Trust
Believes in Goodness
is the only investment
that never fails
We at Gandhar be of the
opinion that in goodness of good deeds and investing
in making better for others
Kamlaben Charitable Trust
Believes in Goodness is the only investment that never fails
We at Gandhar be of the opinion that in goodness of good deeds
and investing in making better tomorrow for others
Kamlaben Charitable Trust believes in goodness is the only investment that never fails
We at Gandhar be of the opinion that in goodness of good deeds
and investing in making better tomorrow for others
Kamlaben Babulal Charitable Trust
(CSR Registration No. CSR00003213)
The trust was formed in the year 2002 by the Promoter of Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd, the trust was establish to grant aids and make donations to schools, colleges etc.
To help widows, orphans, to contribute to the maintenance of senior citizens, to assist in relief measures for floods, earthquakes, epidemics or any other calamity.
To Promote different public charitable activities in India.
To render help by grants and contributions to institutions which encourage and promote education.
Contributing towards the PM Cares Fund
One event dominated in 2020: a deadly and previously unknown virus wreaked havoc across the globe, killing more than 1.5 million people, infecting many more and causing economic devastation.
We at Gandhar pledged to contribute towards PM cares Fund of Rs. 15 Lakhs in the month of April, 2020.
We have also spread awareness on various social medias to fight against Covid 19.
Contribution towards Administrative Funds
We Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has contributed 11 lakhs towards the Administrative Fund (Silvassa).
Investor Contact Details
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E-mail: investor@gandhar.amalbatra.com
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