Rakesh Agrawal

Mr. Rakesh Agrawal is an Independent Director. He is the Chairman of Shiva Pharmachem Ltd, a company promoted by the family, having business interests in Acid Chlorides, Alkyl Chlorides, Polymers, Engineering Services, Trading etc.

A first generation entrepreneur, Mr. Agrawal introduced Engineering Thermoplastics in India by setting up ABS Plastics Ltd, the first plant in the country to manufacture ABS and SAN resins and pioneered the market for these products in India. During his reign as Managing Director from 1973 to 2012, the Company had grown from 2000 TPA to 100,000 TPA in terms of ABS/SAN manufacturing capacity and Rs. 110 Mio to more than Rs. 11,000 Mio in terms of turnover.

Mr. Agrawal plays a major role in various Industries Associations and he is currently a Managing Committee Member of Federation of Gujarat Industries, where he also served as President for 2 years. He is also involved with various social and charitable activities and is currently on the Board of Governors of United Way of Baroda and is the Vice Chairman.

A connoisseur of contemporary Indian Art he has created an Art Centre for the promotion of art and culture and possesses a large collection of various forms of visual art both contemporary and primary.

He is a Post Graduate (Master of Engineering – Chemical) from Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey.