Board of Directors

  • Board of Directors

    Mr. Jawahar Lal Goel

    Mr. Jawahar Lal Goel (DIN-00076462) was appointed as the Managing Director of your Company on January 6, 2007. He has been actively involved in the creation and expansion of the Essel Group of Companies. A prophet in pioneering the Direct-to-Home (DTH) services in India he has been instrumental in establishing Dish TV as a prominent brand with India’s most modern and advanced technological infrastructure.Mr. Goel led the initiatives of the ...

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    Mr. Jawahar Lal Goel

    Mr. Jawahar Lal Goel (DIN-00076462) was appointed as the Managing Director of your Company on January 6, 2007. He has been actively involved in the creation and expansion of the Essel Group of Companies. A prophet in pioneering the Direct-to-Home (DTH) services in India he has been instrumental in establishing Dish TV as a prominent brand with India’s most modern and advanced technological infrastructure.

    Mr. Goel led the initiatives of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) as its president for four consecutive years from September ’06 to September ’10 and continues to be its active Board member. He is also on the Board of various committees and task forces set up by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), Government of India, and continues to address several critical matters related to the industry. He is a prime architect in establishing India’s most modern and advanced technological infrastructure for the implementation of Conditional Access System (CAS) and Direct-to-Home (DTH) services which has revolutionized the distribution of various entertainment and electronic media products in India in the ensuing months and years and would enormously benefit the consumers (TV viewers).

    Apart from the Company, as on March 31, 2016, Mr. Goel holds directorship in Three (3) other Indian Public Limited Companies viz., Rankay Investment and Trading Company Ltd, Chiripal Industries Ltd. and India Broadcasting Foundation.

    As on March 31, 2016, Mr. Goel holds 176,800 equity shares comprising of 0.02% of the paid up share capital in the Company.

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    Mr. Bhagwan Das Narang

    Mr. Bhagwan Dass Narang (DIN-00826573) is an Independent Non-Executive Member of the Board of your Company. Mr. Narang is a Post Graduate in Agricultural Economics and brings with him 32 years of banking experience. During this period, he also held the coveted position of the Chairman and Managing Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce. Mr. Narang has handled special assignments viz. alternate Chairmanship of the Committee on Banking procedures ...

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    Mr. Bhagwan Das Narang

    Mr. Bhagwan Dass Narang (DIN-00826573) is an Independent Non-Executive Member of the Board of your Company. Mr. Narang is a Post Graduate in Agricultural Economics and brings with him 32 years of banking experience. During this period, he also held the coveted position of the Chairman and Managing Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce. Mr. Narang has handled special assignments viz. alternate Chairmanship of the Committee on Banking procedures set up by Indian Banks Association for the year 1997-98, Chaired a panel on serious financial frauds appointed by RBI, Chaired a Panel on financial construction industry appointed by Indian Banks Association (IBA), appointed as Chairman of Governing Council of National Institute of Banking Studies & Corporate Management, elected member of Management Committee of IBA, Member of the Advisory Council of Bankers Training College(RBI) Mumbai, Chairman of IBA’s Advisory Committee on NPA Management, CDR Mechanism, DRT, ARC etc., elected as a Fellow and Member of Governing Council of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, Mumbai, elected as Deputy Chairman of Indian Banks Association, Mumbai and recipient of Business Standard “Banker of the year” Award for 2004.

    Apart from the Company, as on March 31, 2016, Mr. Narang holds directorship in Five (5) other Indian Public Limited Companies viz., Shivam Autotech Limited, VA Tech Wabag Limited, Karvy Stock Broking Limited, Karvy Financial Services Limited and SLR Metaliks Limited.

    As on March 31, 2016, Mr. Narang holds 7,500 equity shares comprising of 0.00% of the paid up share capital in the Company.

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    Mr. Arun Duggal

    Mr. Arun Duggal (DIN-00024262) is an Independent Non-Executive member of the Board of your Company. Mr. Duggal is a Mechanical Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (recipient of distinguished Alumnus Award). Mr. Duggal is a US national and resident of India.Mr. Arun Duggal is Chairman of ICRA (A Subsidiary of Moody’s USA). He is also Chairman of Mangalore ...

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    Mr. Arun Duggal

    Mr. Arun Duggal (DIN-00024262) is an Independent Non-Executive member of the Board of your Company. Mr. Duggal is a Mechanical Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (recipient of distinguished Alumnus Award). Mr. Duggal is a US national and resident of India.

    Mr. Arun Duggal is Chairman of ICRA (A Subsidiary of Moody’s USA). He is also Chairman of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited and International Asset Reconstruction Company. He is also on the Boards of Directors of ITC Limited, Info Edge (Chairman Audit Committee), and Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd (Chair N&R Committee). He is a member of the Investment Committee of Axis Private Equity. Mr. Duggal has also been Chairman and on the Board of other companies in India and was on the Board of Directors of the companies in Korea, Australia, Singapore, London and South Africa.

    Mr. Duggal had a 26 years career with Bank of America, mostly in the U.S., Hong Kong and Japan. His last assignment was as Chief Executive of Bank of America in India from 1998 to 2001.

    Apart from the Company, as on March 31, 2016, Mr. Duggal holds directorship in Five (5) other Indian Public Limited Companies viz., Info Edge (India) Ltd, ITC Limited, ICRA Limited, Dr. Lal Pathlabs Limited and Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited.

    As on March 31, 2016, Mr. Duggal holds 7,500 equity shares comprising of 0.00% in the paid up share capital of the Company.

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    Mr. Ashok Kurien

    Mr. Ashok Kurien (DIN-00034035), is one of the Founder-Promoter and Non- Executive Director on the Board of your Company. Mr. Kurien has been in the business of building brands for over 35 years now, particularly in the fields of Media, Marketing and Communications. An early bird, Ashok Kurien has the keen eye of driving start-ups in emerging businesses, helping in guiding them to size and scale. These include Advertising, TV, Lottery, PR and ...

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    Mr. Ashok Kurien

    Mr. Ashok Kurien (DIN-00034035), is one of the Founder-Promoter and Non- Executive Director on the Board of your Company. Mr. Kurien has been in the business of building brands for over 35 years now, particularly in the fields of Media, Marketing and Communications. An early bird, Ashok Kurien has the keen eye of driving start-ups in emerging businesses, helping in guiding them to size and scale. These include Advertising, TV, Lottery, PR and dot coms, where he both, invested and mentored, creating resounding success stories.

    Mr. Kurien’s passion to ‘go on his own’ fired his ambition, resulting in the formation of Ambience Advertising in 1987, the most formidable creative powerhouse in its first decade. Ambience has come a long way, and was later sold and is now Publicis India. Mr. Kurien is a Founder-Promoter of India.com, the Joint Venture between Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Mail.com, which he helped conceptualize and establish. He is also a Founder Partner of Hanmer & Partners, now MSL, India’s leading Public Relations agency.

    Mr. Kurien is a Promoter at Livinguard Technologies, the World’s First and Only Permanently Disinfecting Textile Technology. He is currently focused on building Livinguard, a business with a social return, which delivers pure, bacteria/virus free water, from the dirtiest, muddiest, contaminated water, without electricity. Livinguard has touched the lives of over half a million poor people over the last two years.

    Despite the great heights he’s achieved in this career, Mr. Kurien has his feet firmly rooted to the ground. He believes in commitment to society and is involved with a number of charities, NGOs and social service organizations.

    Apart from the Company, as on March 31, 2016, Mr. Kurien holds directorship in one (1) other Indian Public Limited Company viz., Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    As on March 31, 2016, Mr. Kurien holds 1,174,150 equity shares, comprising of 0.11% of paid up capital of the Company.

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    Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal

    Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal (DIN No- 07181938) is a Non-Executive Independent Women Director on the Board of the Company with effect from May 26, 2015. . Dr. Aggarwal is Bachelor of Science, Law Graduate, Masters’ in Law, and PhD (Patents Law) from Law Department, Punjab University, Chandigarh. She started her career as an advocate in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Supreme Court of India before joining academics. Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal is presently ...

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    Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal

    Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal (DIN No- 07181938) is a Non-Executive Independent Women Director on the Board of the Company with effect from May 26, 2015. . Dr. Aggarwal is Bachelor of Science, Law Graduate, Masters’ in Law, and PhD (Patents Law) from Law Department, Punjab University, Chandigarh. She started her career as an advocate in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Supreme Court of India before joining academics. Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal is presently associated with IMT Ghaziabad since 2007, in the area of Economics, Environment and Policy as a Professor of Law. She is currently a faculty in the area of Economics, Environment and policy at IMT Ghaziabad and visiting faculty with IIMs and management institutes in France and Dubai. She was the Chairperson for the 2 years PDGM Program at IMT Ghaziabad. She was the Chairperson - 2 years PDGM Program and core coordinator for the coveted AACSB accreditation at IMT Ghaziabad.

    Dr. Aggarwal research domains are predominately in the area of Corporate laws, Corporate governance, Cybercrimes, Labour Laws and Intellectual Property Rights with more than 70 reputed publications to her credit, including books, international research publications, book chapters, book reviews and case studies. Dr Aggarwal has presented her research work in national and international conferences in India and abroad including USA, Japan, UK, Hong Kong, UAE and Italy. She has been a visiting professor at various IIM’s and reputed institutes abroad like Toulouse Business School, France and S.P Jain Dubai. She has designed and delivered numerous executive training programmes both as a facilitator and Program Director for In-company and Open Company and conducts workshops and training programs for Higher Education accreditation.

    Apart from the Company, as on March 31, 2016, Dr. Aggarwal holds directorship (Independent) in Two (2) other Indian Public Limited Companies viz., Zee Media Corporation Ltd. And Essel Finance VKC Forex Limited.

    As on March 31, 2016 Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal does not hold any shares in the Company.

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