Dilip J. Thakkar

Mr. Dilip J. Thakkar, aged 78, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a senior partner of M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Co., Chartered Accountants & M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai. He received his B.Com. and L.L.B. degrees from Bombay University in 1957 and 1959, respectively.Mr. Thakkar is an eminent Chartered Accountant and has over fifty years of experience in Finance and Corporate matters. He specializes in the Foreign Exchange Management Act, and has advised overseas corporations and large Indian Companies on Investments, taxation and collaboration.Mr. Thakkar is a Director on the Board of many Listed and Unlisted Public and Private Companies namely Poddar Developers Ltd., Essar Oil Ltd., Himatsingka Seide Ltd., Walchandnagar Industries Ltd., Indo Count Industries Ltd., Essar Ports Ltd., Westlife Development Ltd., Rajasvi Properties Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Starrock Investments & Trading Pvt. Ltd., Blueberry Trading Company Pvt. Ltd., Township Real Estate Developers Pvt. Ltd., Hamlet Construction (India) Private Ltd., Windmere Hospitality (India) Pvt. Ltd., Skidata (India) Pvt. Ltd., Universal Trustees Pvt. Ltd., Magus Estate & Hotels Pvt. Ltd., and Provenance Land Private Ltd. He is Trustee in HBSC Mutual Fund.