Juzar Khorakiwala

Mr. Juzar Khorakiwala is Chairman and Managing Director of Biostadt India Limited and Vice President of the IMC (Indian Merchants Chamber). He is also the President of BASAI (Biological Agri Solutions Association of India), an association which includes like-minded members from the industry with a common goal of making bio-pesticides and bio-stimulants a reality.

Mr. Khorakiwala has been instrumental in setting up and establishing Biostadt India Limited in the year 2003. Over the past two decades the company has diversified into four business divisions – Crop Care Division, Aqua Culture Solutions, InGene Organics Pvt. Ltd., and Nandi Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Today, the 1000 Cr company operates across eight business verticals including Contract Manufacturing and its International business. Biostadt India Ltd. is headquartered at Worli, Mumbai and employs over 1000 people in India and abroad, with 4 manufacturing facilities in Bhavnagar, Jammu, Aurangabad and Baroda. Its international footprint includes a Joint Venture with Vinhthinh Biostadt in Vietnam and Biostadt Philippines.

Considered a true all-rounder, Mr. Khorakiwala has earned a reputation of trust and pioneering leadership. A multi-faceted trailblazer, his achievements are manifold. Mr Khorakiwala is the recipient of the ‘Triple A’ award for Management from AIM-Manila and The India SME Excellence Award for Entrepreneur of the Year by the SME Chamber of India in 2014. He also featured in the Economic Times’ series of Emerging Small & Medium Enterprises in India in July 2017. Through the years, he has been honoured with multiple industry positions such as President of the Indo-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club of Bombay Central and Vice-President of the Indo-Canadian Business Council, to name a few. He is also Chairman of Akbarallys Men, which was relaunched in 2015, as a high street shopping destination designed for the modern man.

Mr. Juzar Khorakiwala holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (B. Pharm) from L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad and a Master’s degree in Business Management (MBA) from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Manila, Philippines. He has also attended management programs at the Institute for Management Development (IMD), Wharton and Harvard University.

An avid tennis player for over 40 years, Mr. Khorakiwala enjoys keeping fit and swears by his daily regime of yoga and a good nutritious diet.