board of directors
An efficient and knowledgeable management team is behind all the success of the Keventer Group of Companies. The team sets objectives, defines goals and directs strategies for the Company. Here is a brief description of the members of the team who have made the group an indomitable name in myriad industry sectors.
Mahendra Kumar Jalan
Director
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8th march 1948 |
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| Education : |
B. Com from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and an alumnus of Harvard Business School. |
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| Career : |
Mr. Jalan is one of those new generation Indian Industrialists who has interests in steel, food processing, dairy, port Real Estate and other industrial sectors.
Director of Keventer Agro Ltd. Produces India’s largest selling fruit drink- “Frooti”.
Chairman of MKJ Enterprise. Deals in alloy and stainless steel products in India and abroad. He has extensive knowledge in international marketing, especially on the trends in UK, USA, Germany and Japan.
Promoter of Metro Dairy, the first joint sector dairy project, under “operation flood’ of World Bank. Chief Patron of the port and free trade zone at Kulpi.
Board member of various companies: Khaitan, Bengal NRI Complex Ltd., Keventer Projects Ltd, Edward Keventer Pvt Ltd, Bengal Port Pvt Ltd.
Trustee member of Heritage School and Heritage School of Technology.
Member of several Chambers of Commerce |
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| Other interests and achievements : |
Passion for Horticulture and Gardening, Active Rotarian, and a recipient of “Rajeev Gandhi Excellence Award”for his outstanding contribution to society. |
Mayank Jalan
Managing Director
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15 September 1981 |
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| Education : |
Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng) with Business Finance from University College London and London School of Economics, United Kingdom. |
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| Career : |
Worked with Credit Agricole Indo Suez, London and Shif’s Financing Limited, Calcutta.
Present charge as on 1st of April 2004.
His passion to excel in any job entrusted upon him and to do it in a very unique and scientific manner has enabled him; within a single financial year to turn around the company and make it a profitable venture. During the current financial year, the company is showing a repeat growth of over 100%. |
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| Other interests : |
Member of several elite clubs such as Calcutta Golf Club, Bengal Rowing Club & Young Entrepreneurs Organization, Kolkata Chapter. |
Sumit Deb
Director, Keventer Agro Limited
Managing Director, Metro Dairy Limited
| Born : |
24 November 1949 |
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| Achievements : |
Under his able leadership the company has made remarkable inroads in the milk and the ice- cream market of Kolkata. Today, the company produces and sells about 400,000 lts. of milk and above 20,000 lts. of ice-cream per day. |
S.K.Surekha
Member, Board of Directors, Keventer Agro Ltd.
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3 December 1945 |
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Mr. S.K. Surekha is vastly experienced professional in the business world. He is a renowned director in the Birla Group of Companies. Keventer Agro Ltd obtains valuable inputs and suggestions which helps in company’s growth. |
Mr Prabir Roy
Member of the Board of directors, Keventer Industries Limited
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19 April 1945 |
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| Career : |
Ex-sheriff of Kolkata;
Held respectable position in Kolkata Police.
Presently heading the Heritage school of technology. |
Rajeev Verma
Director
Mr. Rajeev Varma is vast experienced professional in the business world. He has worked in different multinational company as a higher official.
Dr.Pandalai
Director
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B.Sc , MBA , FCMI (U.K.), PHD |
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| Career : |
36 yrs of experience in International Trade , Project Management , Joint Ventures , Strategic Planning and Market Research .
His last stint was as Chairman and Managing Director for THE STATE TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD , a Public Sector Undertaking with a turnover of more than 16000 crores . |
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| Achievements : |
Recipient of UDYOG RATTAN BY INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC STUDIES , BHARAT SHIROMANI 2004 , RASHTRIYA RATTAN , RAJIV GANDHI EXCELLANCE , RAJIV GANDHI MEMORIAL NATIONAL AWARD , AMITY CORPORATE EXCELLANCE AWARD . |
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