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CII Business Delegation to<br />
P A K I S T A N<br />
11-15 December 2012<br />
Confederation <strong>of</strong> Indian Industry
Confederation <strong>of</strong> Indian Industry<br />
CII Business Delegation to Pakistan<br />
LIST OF MEMBERS<br />
1. Mr Kiran Vohra (Mission Leader)<br />
Director<br />
Forbes Marshall Pvt Ltd<br />
2. Mr Hakimuddin Ali<br />
Managing Director<br />
Calderys India Refractories Ltd<br />
3. Mr Chinmoy Sur<br />
Deputy General Manager<br />
Calderys India Refractories Ltd<br />
4. Mr Rajiv Kumar<br />
Head – Exports<br />
Escorts Limited<br />
5. Mr Diptendu Bhattacharya<br />
Senior General Manager<br />
Institution Sales and Exports Appliance Division<br />
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd<br />
6. Mr Pradeep Kumar Inani<br />
Head-Logistics & MIS (Marketing)<br />
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd<br />
7. Mr S Swaminathan<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
IRIS Business Services Ltd<br />
8. Mr Jugal Kishore Arora<br />
Chairman<br />
Kohinoor Foods Limited<br />
9. Mr Satnam Arora<br />
Joint Managing Director<br />
Kohinoor Foods Limited<br />
10. Mr Vinay Varma<br />
Manager - Exports<br />
Rajnish International<br />
11-15 December 2012
11. Mr Nicolas Miegeville<br />
Managing Director<br />
Saint-Gobain Glass Egypt<br />
12. Mr A R Unnikrishnan<br />
National Head – Sales & Marketing<br />
Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd<br />
13. Mr Rajan Bedi<br />
Managing Director<br />
SSB Enterprises<br />
14. Mr Gaurav Kumar<br />
Director - Purchase<br />
SSB Enterprises<br />
15. Mr Priyadarshi Ranjan<br />
Head – Sales<br />
Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting<br />
16. Mr G D Sharma<br />
Director<br />
Confederation <strong>of</strong> Indian Industry<br />
17. Mr Manish Mohan<br />
Director & Head – South Asia<br />
Confederation <strong>of</strong> Indian Industry
Mr Kiran Vohra is an Engineer having around 40 years <strong>of</strong><br />
experience in handling industrial products for process <strong>industry</strong><br />
in Forbes Marshall Pvt. Limited. He is working in Forbes<br />
Marshall as a Director and is currently looking after export<br />
opportunities <strong>of</strong> products and services <strong>of</strong> their Group<br />
Companies.<br />
Forbes Marshall is a company that started some 65 years ago<br />
and is engaged in the business <strong>of</strong> steam engineering and<br />
process control instrumentation with the aim <strong>of</strong> energy<br />
conservation and controlling the process efficiency through a<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> products and services. Forbes Marshall has joint<br />
venture associations with Companies in Germany, U.K.,<br />
Swiss and other technical associations with Japan, etc.<br />
Forbes Marshall’s clients are in Pharma, Textile, Paper,<br />
Chemical & Petrochemicals, besides Oil & Gas industries.<br />
They also have a major presence in water quality and water<br />
distribution networks.<br />
The company is having three manufacturing plants and more<br />
than 1500 people are working at Forbes Marshall Pvt Ltd.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Kiran Vohra (Mission Leader)<br />
Director<br />
Forbes Marshall Pvt Ltd<br />
A-34/35, H-Block, M.I.D.C.<br />
Pimpri<br />
Pune – 411 048<br />
T : +91-20-27442020<br />
F : +91-20-27442040<br />
E : kvohra@forbesmarshall.com<br />
The company would like to understand requirement <strong>of</strong> their<br />
engineering products and services in Pakistan.
Hakimuddin Ali<br />
Managing Director<br />
Calderys India Refractories Ltd<br />
"Thapar House" Temple Road<br />
Civil Lines<br />
Nagpur – 440 001<br />
T : +91-712-2563397<br />
F : +91-712-2530885<br />
E : hakimuddin.ali@calderys.com<br />
Mr Hakimuddin Ali is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineer from<br />
NIT Raipur, with an Executive MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur. Ali<br />
has worked for about 18 Years in Tata Steel and Tata<br />
Bluescope Steel before taking over as Managing Director,<br />
ACE Calderys, an Indian subsidiary <strong>of</strong> Calderys. Calderys is a<br />
French multinational, Headquartered in Paris and having<br />
business operations in greater than 27 countries across the<br />
world and is world leader in Monolithic Refractory solutions.<br />
Mr Ali started his career in 1992 in the cement manufacturing<br />
division <strong>of</strong> Tata Steel. He moved in 1998 into Jamshedpur<br />
Steel Plant, was 4 years in the arena <strong>of</strong> Human Resources in<br />
Tata Steel and in 2005 moved into Tata Bluescope steel as<br />
Logistics & Procurement Chief. He went on to Head the<br />
complete business vertical <strong>of</strong> Tata Bluescope, Building<br />
Products & Distribution. He is currently the Managing Director<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ace Calderys, with a turnover <strong>of</strong> Rs 550 Crore having<br />
presence in all major segments viz Cement, Power, Iron &<br />
Steel, Aluminium and Petrochemical as India’s second largest<br />
refractory solutions company.<br />
ACE Calderys Limited is now one <strong>of</strong> the biggest and the most<br />
experienced monolithic refractory producer in India. ACE<br />
Calderys results from the acquisition <strong>of</strong> ace refractories by<br />
Calderys. The Company’s manufacturing units are in Katni<br />
(Madhya Pradesh) & Nagpur (Maharashtra). They have six<br />
marketing <strong>of</strong>fices manned by technical pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
complete range <strong>of</strong> monolithic, high alumina and insulating<br />
bricks. Post merger, ACE Calderys has worldwide commercial<br />
network, readily available technology and central R&D<br />
resources. The Company serves all range <strong>of</strong> industries,<br />
including Iron & Steel, Aluminium, Foundry, Cement, Fertilizer,<br />
Refinery, Thermal Power, Petrochemical, Chemical,<br />
Incinerator.<br />
ACE Calderys’ refractory solution is developed in partnership<br />
with its customers extending the reliability <strong>of</strong> the products,<br />
availability and cost effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the installation. Decades<br />
<strong>of</strong> experience in refractory technology and development,
coupled with modern production facilities, enabled ACE<br />
Calderys to provide customers with the Total Solution<br />
including design & engineering, using the latest 2D and 3D<br />
CAD, Pro-E drawing programs, product selection, project<br />
management, pr<strong>of</strong>essional supervision, installation, logistics<br />
etc.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Export <strong>of</strong> Refractory castables and bricks to various industries<br />
viz cement, steel, power, fertilizers & petrochemical etc.
Chinmoy Sur<br />
Deputy General Manager<br />
Calderys India Refractories Ltd<br />
"Thapar House" Temple Road<br />
Civil Lines<br />
Nagpur – 440 001<br />
T : +91-11-41571131 / 32<br />
F : +91-11-23753643<br />
E : chinmoy.sur@calderys.com<br />
Mr Chinmoy Sur is a graduate engineer in Ceramic<br />
Technology from The University <strong>of</strong> Kolkata. He joined<br />
Refractories Division <strong>of</strong> the ACC Limited in 1994 at its Katni<br />
Plant. Thereafter, Chinmoy has worked in Marketing & Sales<br />
<strong>of</strong> The ACC Limited Refractories Division first at Kolkata and<br />
was later shifted to Delhi Regional Marketing Office. He has<br />
attained long experience <strong>of</strong> more than 17 years in marketing<br />
and sales, technical solution providing, refractory failure<br />
analysis, distributor channel sales for a wide customer base<br />
covering various industrial segments including steel, cement,<br />
fertiliser, chemicals, sugar, aluminium and thermal power.<br />
Chinmoy has lead marketing and sales for the erstwhile Ace<br />
Calderys Limited and thereafter for Calderys India<br />
Refractories Limited in Northern part <strong>of</strong> India till October 2012<br />
and is presently looking after a new assignment <strong>of</strong> expanding<br />
business for Calderys in Pakistan.<br />
ACE Calderys Limited is now one <strong>of</strong> the biggest and the most<br />
experienced monolithic refractory producer in India. ACE<br />
Calderys results from the acquisition <strong>of</strong> ace refractories by<br />
Calderys. The Company’s manufacturing units are in Katni<br />
(Madhya Pradesh) & Nagpur (Maharashtra). They have six<br />
marketing <strong>of</strong>fices manned by technical pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
complete range <strong>of</strong> monolithic, high alumina and insulating<br />
bricks. Post merger, ACE Calderys has worldwide commercial<br />
network, readily available technology and central R&D<br />
resources. The Company serves all range <strong>of</strong> industries,<br />
including Iron & Steel, Aluminium, Foundry, Cement, Fertilizer,<br />
Refinery, Thermal Power, Petrochemical, Chemical,<br />
Incinerator.<br />
ACE Calderys’ refractory solution is developed in partnership<br />
with its customers extending the reliability <strong>of</strong> the products,<br />
availability and cost effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the installation. Decades<br />
<strong>of</strong> experience in refractory technology and development,<br />
coupled with modern production facilities, enabled ACE<br />
Calderys to provide customers with the Total Solution<br />
including design & engineering, using the latest 2D and 3D
CAD, Pro-E drawing programs, product selection, project<br />
management, pr<strong>of</strong>essional supervision, installation, logistics<br />
etc.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Export <strong>of</strong> Refractory castables and bricks to various industries<br />
viz cement, steel, power, fertilizers & petrochemical etc.
Rajiv Kumar<br />
Head – Exports<br />
Escorts Limited<br />
Plot No. 2 & 3, Sector – 13<br />
Faridabad – 121 007<br />
Haryana<br />
T : +91-129-2575297<br />
F : +91-129-2575525<br />
E : rajiv.kumar@escorts.co.in<br />
Mr Rajiv Kumar did his B.E in Mechanical Engineering,<br />
followed by Post Graduate Diploma in Business<br />
Management. He has rich experience <strong>of</strong> around 27 years in<br />
tractor Industry in domestic and International markets in the<br />
field <strong>of</strong> marketing, sales, service, training, special projects on<br />
cost reduction, efficiency enhancement, manpower<br />
management, international business development,<br />
Government project procurement, etc. He is also expert in<br />
handling Institutional Customers across globe.<br />
The Escorts Group is among India's leading engineering<br />
conglomerates operating in the high growth sectors <strong>of</strong> Agrimachinery,<br />
construction & material handling equipment,<br />
railway equipment and auto components, Diesel Generators<br />
and Engines. The Escorts Limited set up commenced its<br />
manufacturing operations in 1960 and has since then<br />
pioneered farm mechanization across globe.<br />
The Company markets their tractors under three major brands<br />
and sixteen basic models, such as Escorts (25 – 35 HP,<br />
Economy range), Powertrac (34 – 55 HP, Value range) and<br />
Farmtrac (35 – 90 HP, Premium range). Throughout the<br />
evolution <strong>of</strong> Escorts, technology has always been its greatest<br />
ally for growth. In the six decades since inception, Escorts has<br />
been much more than being one <strong>of</strong> India's largest engineering<br />
companies. Over 1.2 million tractors and material handling<br />
equipment that have rolled out from the facilities <strong>of</strong> Escorts,<br />
complemented by a highly satisfied customer base, are<br />
testimony to the manufacturing excellence <strong>of</strong> Escorts.<br />
Following the globally accepted best manufacturing practices<br />
with relentless focus on research and development, Escorts is<br />
today in the league <strong>of</strong> premier corporate entities in India.<br />
Technological and business collaboration with world leaders<br />
over the years, globally competitive indigenous engineering<br />
capabilities, and footprints in various countries have been<br />
instrumental in our growth.
At a time when the world is looking at India as an outsourcing<br />
destination, Escorts is rightly placed to be the dependable<br />
outsourcing partner <strong>of</strong> world's leading engineering<br />
corporations looking at outsourcing manufacture <strong>of</strong> engines,<br />
transmissions, gears, hydraulics, implements and<br />
attachments to tractors, and shock absorbers for heavy<br />
trailers .<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
The company is looking out for a distribution network <strong>of</strong><br />
Escorts Tractors and Farm Machinery.
Mr Diptendu Bhattacharya did his B.Tech. (Hons), followed by<br />
Post Graduate Diploma in Management. He is having 23<br />
years <strong>of</strong> experience in the sales and marketing field <strong>of</strong> Godrej<br />
& Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. He currently looks after<br />
institutional sales and exports <strong>of</strong> Godrej Appliances Division<br />
as Senior General Manager.<br />
The Godrej Appliance Division commenced operations in<br />
1958 with the launch <strong>of</strong> Refrigerators designed and produced<br />
in-house. They have been the market leader in India for long<br />
and are currently among the top 4 Brands in India for Home<br />
Appliances.<br />
Godrej Appliances have been recognized as a “Superbrand”<br />
in the Home appliances category in India and have also won<br />
the Reader’s Digest Gold Award for Refrigerator category for a<br />
record five years in a row. CNBC Awaaz TV award for the<br />
“Most Preferred Refrigerator Brand” has been given to Godrej<br />
for three years in a row. All <strong>of</strong> this testifies to the excellent<br />
Product Quality and Customer Confidence in the Brand.<br />
In addition to Refrigerators, they have added other categories<br />
- Washing Machines, Air Conditioners and Microwave Ovens.<br />
The Appliance Division is constantly exploring Export Markets<br />
worldwide and has developed markets in several countries<br />
viz. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Gulf countries and some<br />
markets in Africa. The Export Business is headed by<br />
experienced pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and has the support <strong>of</strong> the Godrej<br />
Group worldwide.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Diptendu Bhattacharya<br />
Senior General Manager<br />
Institution Sales and Exports Appliance<br />
Division<br />
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd<br />
Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli<br />
Mumbai – 400 079<br />
T : +91-22-67966652<br />
F : +91-22-67966066<br />
E : Diptendu@godrej.com<br />
To explore business opportunities in the Home Appliance<br />
products such as, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Air<br />
Conditioners, Microwave Ovens, DVD Players and<br />
Televisions, etc.
Pradeep Kumar Inani<br />
Head-Logistics & MIS (Marketing)<br />
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd<br />
INOX Tower<br />
Plot No. 17, Sector 16-A<br />
Noida – 201 301<br />
T : +91-120-4634894<br />
E : Pradeep.inani@hmel.in<br />
Mr Pradeep Kumar Inani is Head <strong>of</strong> Logistics & MIS Marketing<br />
in HPCL - Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL). He has worked with<br />
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for more than 25 years<br />
in different functions <strong>of</strong> marketing, which include Sales,<br />
Logistics, ERP, New Technologies, Strategy etc.<br />
He has done MBA in International Business. He has also<br />
worked for Chevron USA for 4 years on deputation for world’s<br />
largest ERP implementation project. He has also worked for<br />
ICT Policy for Kenya Pipeline Company, Nairobi. Kenya.<br />
He is certified SAP-ERP consultant for SD & MM and is<br />
process owner for Marketing at HMEL.<br />
HPCL - Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) is a joint venture<br />
between Hindustan Petroleum corporation Limited (HPCL)<br />
and Mittal Energy Investment Pte Ltd., Singapore a Lakshmi N<br />
Mittal Group Company. Both the JV partners hold a stake <strong>of</strong><br />
49% each in the company, the rest 2% is held by financial<br />
institutions.<br />
HMEL has built a grass-root oil refinery <strong>of</strong> nine MMTPA at<br />
Bathinda in Punjab, called Guru Gobind Singh Refinery. The<br />
Refinery has commenced its first sale in Dec 2011 and the<br />
refinery was dedicated to Nation in April 2012 by Prime<br />
Minister <strong>of</strong> India.<br />
The Refinery would have a Captive Power Plant <strong>of</strong> 165 MW, a<br />
Crude Oil pipeline (1017 km) from Mundra (Gujarat) to<br />
Bathinda having a Crude Oil terminal at Mundra with a midsea<br />
Single Point Mooring.<br />
Refinery is developed over a 2000 acres piece <strong>of</strong> land at a cost<br />
<strong>of</strong> Rs 18919 Cr (4 billion). This Refinery produces a range <strong>of</strong> 8<br />
liquid products consisting <strong>of</strong> Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, LPG,<br />
ATF, Naphtha, MTO & Hexane and also three solid products<br />
Sulfur, Pet-coke & Polypropylene.
Among the solid products <strong>of</strong> refinery, Polypropylene is the<br />
value added product and would be produced under the<br />
technological license from Novelen Technologies, Germany<br />
the most accepted technology over the globe.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
HMEL is interested in exploring the export market <strong>of</strong><br />
Polypropylene in Pakistan. The major consumption center<br />
happens to be in and around Lahore which is in a close<br />
proximity from Bathinda. Presently, product is being imported<br />
and moved to Lahore through a long distance via <strong>Karachi</strong>.<br />
HMEL would also interested in exploring export market <strong>of</strong><br />
Diesel, Petrol and other liquid/solid petroleum products in<br />
Pakistan, where product would be moved through<br />
road/railway wagons/pipeline to Lahore or to oil terminals in<br />
Pakistan.
Mr S Swaminathan, the Founder CEO <strong>of</strong> IRIS, obtained his<br />
undergraduate degree in Economics from University <strong>of</strong><br />
Calcutta, India and his post graduate degree from Yale<br />
University, USA. He worked at The World Bank in Washington<br />
DC as a Consultant before returning to India in 1987. He<br />
served in senior positions in the Indian media before turning<br />
entrepreneur in 1994. An economist by training, he is a vocal<br />
advocate <strong>of</strong> strengthening people to people and economic ties<br />
between India and Pakistan.<br />
IRIS Business Services Limited is a global, full service XBRL<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware, solutions and services provider. Their <strong>of</strong>ferings have<br />
won the clients in 9 countries over 4 continents. They count<br />
among their clients, capital markets regulators (in India, UAE)<br />
and stock exchanges (in India, South Africa, Saudi Arabia),<br />
Company registries (in Macedonia, Singapore), central banks<br />
(in India) and filers (in UK, USA, India). From creating<br />
taxonomies to setting up a filing platform for regulators to<br />
receive XBRL files, from authoring tools for filers to create<br />
XBRL instance documents to applications that facilitate<br />
consumption <strong>of</strong> XBRL data, IRIS straddles the entire<br />
information supply chain, like no other company in the world<br />
today. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, IRIS has <strong>of</strong>fices in<br />
USA, Singapore and UAE. The firm employs more than 750<br />
people, including 600 XBRL pr<strong>of</strong>essionals with significant<br />
domain expertise across countries.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
S Swaminathan<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
IRIS Business Services Ltd<br />
T-131, International Infotech Park<br />
Navi Mumbai – 400 703<br />
T : +91-22-67231000<br />
F : +91-22-27814434<br />
E : s.swaminathan@irisbusiness.com<br />
Financial information providers and online financial media,<br />
business analytics solutions providers, s<strong>of</strong>tware tools<br />
resellers.
Jugal Kishore Arora<br />
Chairman<br />
Kohinoor Foods Limited<br />
Pinnacle Business Tower<br />
10th Floor, Surajkund<br />
Faridabad – 121 001<br />
T : +91-129-4242222<br />
F : +91-129-4242233<br />
E : chairman@kohinoorfoods.in<br />
Mr Jugal Kishore Arora ventured into the family business <strong>of</strong><br />
basmati rice trading soon after he completed his education.<br />
Since then he has been instrumental in setting right the<br />
basmati rice business under the brand name <strong>of</strong> Kohinoor<br />
Foods Limited.<br />
Mr Arora set up the first rice processing Plant at Amritsar,<br />
followed by rice processing Plants at Murthal (Haryana) and<br />
New Delhi. True to his entrepreneurial spirits, he left no stone<br />
unturned to take the company to great heights.<br />
His major contribution is in the areas <strong>of</strong> Quality<br />
Standardization. He has travelled extensively to all parts <strong>of</strong> the<br />
world for exploring opportunities in the rice category. He has<br />
pioneered the development <strong>of</strong> different quality parameters for<br />
Indian basmati rice by carrying out extensive interactions with<br />
the farmers, agro-scientists and research personnel for the<br />
betterment <strong>of</strong> basmati rice, the quality and output at the<br />
domestic level.<br />
Mr Arora has actively attended numerous seminars and<br />
workshops on Indian basmati rice and other agro food<br />
products and provided valuable inputs to Government<br />
agencies and research organisations for promoting Indian<br />
basmati rice.<br />
Born on 15th June, 1943, he graduated from Punjab<br />
University. His interests lie in practicing spiritualism and<br />
pursuing pranayam and yoga.<br />
Kohinoor Foods Ltd. embarked upon its journey in 1989.<br />
Today, in India and in over 60 countries, consumers’ lives have<br />
been touched by not only some <strong>of</strong> its finest basmati rice<br />
brands, but also a wide assortment <strong>of</strong> food products that<br />
includes, Ready-to-Eat dishes, Cook-in-Sauces, Cooking<br />
Pastes, Spices, Seasonings and Frozen Food Breads &<br />
Snacks.
At present, the company’s <strong>of</strong>ferings are preferred by<br />
connoisseurs not only in India, but also in countries like USA,<br />
UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Canada, Japan, Australia,<br />
Singapore, South Africa, Mauritius and many other countries<br />
worldwide.<br />
To be a globally competitive, Kohinoor Foods Ltd. has its<br />
strategic bases in India, the US, the UK and the Middle East.<br />
The Company has 100% fully-owned subsidiaries – Kohinoor<br />
Foods Inc., USA operating from New Jersey that looks after<br />
the North American and Canadian markets and Indo<br />
European Foods Limited in the UK with Headquarters in<br />
London that looks after the European markets. Kohinoor<br />
Foods’ joint-venture company Rich Rice Raisers Factory LLC<br />
operates from Dubai, UAE that takes care <strong>of</strong> the markets in the<br />
Middle East.<br />
At an impressive annual turnover <strong>of</strong> Rs. 906 crores, Kohinoor<br />
Foods Ltd. stands as an enterprise with very strong and<br />
dynamic fundamentals and state <strong>of</strong> the art Rice Plants that<br />
has a production capacity <strong>of</strong> around 1200 MT/day with<br />
automated machineries that adhere to the national and<br />
international quality standards.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
The Company is looking out partners for its range <strong>of</strong> food<br />
products.
Satnam Arora<br />
Joint Managing Director<br />
Kohinoor Foods Limited<br />
Pinnacle Business Tower<br />
10th Floor, Surajkund<br />
Faridabad – 121 001<br />
T : +91-129-4242222<br />
F : +91-129-4242233<br />
E : satnam.arora@kohinoorfoods.in<br />
Mr Satnam Arora, Joint Managing Director, Kohinoor Foods<br />
Limited, has been involved in the family business <strong>of</strong> basmati<br />
rice trading right from the start. With an unique combination <strong>of</strong><br />
intelligence and rich experience, he has been influential in<br />
creating the business enterprise <strong>of</strong> Kohinoor Foods Limited,<br />
and bringing it to where it is today.<br />
Masters in Economics from Punjab University, Mr Satnam<br />
Arora strongly believes that success in life can be achieved<br />
only with self-confidence and belief. In order to bring<br />
significant exposure to his organisation, he has been a part <strong>of</strong><br />
several Industry associations.<br />
Kohinoor Foods Ltd. embarked upon its journey in 1989.<br />
Today, in India and in over 60 countries, consumers’ lives have<br />
been touched by not only some <strong>of</strong> its finest basmati rice<br />
brands, but also a wide assortment <strong>of</strong> food products that<br />
includes, Ready-to-Eat dishes, Cook-in-Sauces, Cooking<br />
Pastes, Spices, Seasonings and Frozen Food Breads &<br />
Snacks.<br />
At present, the company’s <strong>of</strong>ferings are preferred by<br />
connoisseurs not only in India, but also in countries like USA,<br />
UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Canada, Japan, Australia,<br />
Singapore, South Africa, Mauritius and many other countries<br />
worldwide.<br />
To be a globally competitive, Kohinoor Foods Ltd. has its<br />
strategic bases in India, the US, the UK and the Middle East.<br />
The Company has 100% fully-owned subsidiaries – Kohinoor<br />
Foods Inc., USA operating from New Jersey that looks after<br />
the North American and Canadian markets and Indo<br />
European Foods Limited in the UK with Headquarters in<br />
London that looks after the European markets. Kohinoor<br />
Foods’ joint-venture company Rich Rice Raisers Factory LLC<br />
operates from Dubai, UAE that takes care <strong>of</strong> the markets in the<br />
Middle East.
At an impressive annual turnover <strong>of</strong> Rs. 906 crores, Kohinoor<br />
Foods Ltd. stands as an enterprise with very strong and<br />
dynamic fundamentals and state <strong>of</strong> the art Rice Plants that<br />
has a production capacity <strong>of</strong> around 1200 MT/day with<br />
automated machineries that adhere to the national and<br />
international quality standards.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
The Company is looking out partners for its range <strong>of</strong> food<br />
products.
Mr Vinay Varma is a graduate working in Rajnish International<br />
as a Manager and his responsibility is international business.<br />
Rajnish International is an ISO/TS 16949:2009 certified<br />
company, having around 1000 people working in a shop floor<br />
area, which is exceeding 1 Lakh Sq. Ft.<br />
The company is manufacturing a wide range <strong>of</strong> diesel fuel<br />
injection spare parts, connecting rods, fuel injection pipes,<br />
copper washer, rubber ‘O’ rings and packing, which are used<br />
in automotive <strong>industry</strong>.<br />
Rajnish International also manufacturing CNC turned, milled,<br />
internal & external grinded, sheet metal pressed and drawn,<br />
rubber compression molded components.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Vinay Varma<br />
Manager - Exports<br />
Rajnish International<br />
E-26, Phase – IV, Focal Point<br />
Ludhiana<br />
T : +91-161-2670324<br />
F : +91-161-2674590<br />
E : rajnishinternational1@gmail.com<br />
The company is looking out opportunities for exporting its<br />
products.
Mr Nicolas Miegeville graduated as an Engineer from the<br />
Ecole Centrale de Paris. He also holds a PhD degree in<br />
Applied Mathematics.<br />
He joined Saint-Gobain in 2002 and has held various positions<br />
as Research Engineer, Production Manager, Plant and then<br />
Industrial Manager in different countries such as, France,<br />
Brazil, Columbia and South Korea.<br />
In 2011, he was appointed as Managing Director <strong>of</strong> Saint-<br />
Gobain Glass Egypt.<br />
Saint-Gobain Glass South Asia & Egypt is a subsidiary <strong>of</strong><br />
Saint-Gobain Glass, one <strong>of</strong> the leading float glass<br />
manufacturers in the world whose regional headquarters is<br />
located at Chennai. Saint-Gobain Glass Egypt manufactures<br />
and markets clear and reflective glass. It is located in Ain El<br />
Soukhna 110 Km from Cairo.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Nicolas Miegeville<br />
Managing Director<br />
Saint-Gobain Glass Egypt<br />
7th Floor, Sigapi Achi Building<br />
Dr Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road<br />
Egmore<br />
Chennai – 600 008<br />
T : +91-44-45936010<br />
F : +91-44-45936008<br />
E : Nicolas.miegeville@saint-gobain.com<br />
Looking opportunities for export <strong>of</strong> float glass (clear, tinted and<br />
reflective).
Mr A R Unnikrishnan, Heads - Sales & Marketing for Saint-<br />
Gobain Glass India for South Asian market in addition to being<br />
responsible for exports from India. He has over two decades<br />
<strong>of</strong> experience spanning abrasives and glass industries.<br />
Mr Unnikrishnan has been closely associated with green<br />
building movement in India with active participation in forums<br />
like Green Building Council <strong>of</strong> CII and GRIHA <strong>of</strong> TERI. He also<br />
plays an active role in formation <strong>of</strong> necessary regulations on<br />
building materials and applications with his membership in<br />
Committees <strong>of</strong> Bureau <strong>of</strong> Indian Standards. He has been a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> CII Southern Region Committee on Corporate<br />
Sustainability for the past 3 years.<br />
Saint-Gobain Glass South Asia & Egypt is a subsidiary <strong>of</strong><br />
Saint-Gobain Glass, one <strong>of</strong> the leading float glass<br />
manufacturers in the world whose regional headquarters is<br />
located at Chennai. Saint-Gobain Glass India manufactures<br />
clear, tinted, glass for interiors, coated glass for solar control<br />
applications in the brand name SunBan and markets fire<br />
resistant glass from the World Glass Complex which is located<br />
at Sriperumbudur 40 km from Chennai.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
A R Unnikrishnan<br />
National Head – Sales & Marketing<br />
Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd<br />
7th Floor, Sigapi Achi Building<br />
Dr Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road<br />
Egmore<br />
Chennai – 600 008<br />
T : +91-44-45936010<br />
F : +91-44-45936008<br />
E : Unnikrishnan.ar@saint-gobain.com<br />
Looking opportunities for export <strong>of</strong> float glass (clear, tinted and<br />
reflective).
Mr Rajan Bedi did his Masters in Business Administration.<br />
SSB Enterprises is owned by Mr Bedi who is in the line <strong>of</strong><br />
Import and Export from 2001, working very efficiently and<br />
having a turnover <strong>of</strong> Rs. 80 Crore. The company is having<br />
different potential land holdings and importing Gypsum,<br />
Cement, Coal and Red Chilies from Pakistan and Moog Dal<br />
from Uzbekistan and selling the same in the domestic market.<br />
The imported materials from Pakistan are transported from<br />
Wagha border to Amritsar, mainly through trucks owned by<br />
their Group Associates.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Rajan Bedi<br />
Managing Director<br />
SSB Enterprises<br />
SF No 6, Nehru Shopping Complex<br />
Lawrence Road<br />
Amritsar – 143 001<br />
T : +91-183-5058468<br />
F : +91-183-5058568<br />
E : rjnbedi@yahoo.com<br />
Importers <strong>of</strong> Gypsum, Cement, Coal and Red Chillies from<br />
Pakistan.
Mr Gaurav Kumar is the Purchase Director in SSB<br />
Enterprises.<br />
SSB Enterprises is owned by Mr. Rajan Bedi who is in the line<br />
<strong>of</strong> Import and Export from 2001, working very efficiently and<br />
having a turnover <strong>of</strong> Rs. 80 Crore. The company is having<br />
different potential land holdings and importing Gypsum,<br />
Cement, Coal and Red Chilies from Pakistan and Moog Dal<br />
from Uzbekistan and selling the same in the domestic market.<br />
The imported materials from Pakistan are transported from<br />
Wagha border to Amritsar, mainly through trucks owned by<br />
their Group Associates.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Gaurav Kumar<br />
Director - Purchase<br />
SSB Enterprises<br />
SF No 6, Nehru Shopping Complex<br />
Lawrence Road<br />
Amritsar – 143 001<br />
T : +91-183-5058468<br />
F : +91-183-5058568<br />
E : info@ssbenterprises.in<br />
Importers <strong>of</strong> Gypsum, Cement, Coal and Red Chillies from<br />
Pakistan.
After completing his Engineering and Masters in Business<br />
Administration, Mr Priyadarshi Ranjan started his career with<br />
Tata Steel. He then joined Coca-Cola, Gillette and currently in<br />
Wipro Consumers Care & Lighting. He has more than 10<br />
years working experience in Wipro. During his career, he has<br />
handled steel plant operations in the factory, equipment<br />
design and maintenance, consumer activation, brand<br />
marketing and in supply chain.<br />
Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting is the Consumer, Lighting<br />
and Furniture division <strong>of</strong> Wipro Limited. Currently, turnover <strong>of</strong><br />
Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting is Rs 3340 crores, which is<br />
8% <strong>of</strong> the entire Wipro Ltd.<br />
It is amongst the fastest growing FMCG companies in India.<br />
The business lines includes, consumer care products<br />
(Personal care, Hair Care, Fabric Care, Baby Care, Wellness<br />
& Household Care segments), Lighting (Domestic Trade,<br />
Commercial & Industrial), Electrical Switches and Office<br />
Furniture, Brand portfolio <strong>of</strong> 65 brands, with leading personal<br />
care brands - Santoor, Yardley, Enchanteur, Romano & Safi.<br />
Wipro Lighting is the leader in indoor <strong>of</strong>fice lighting and it is<br />
amongst the fastest growing players in the lighting segment in<br />
India. The company has its presence in 40 countries with<br />
around 6500 employees worldwide. It has 13 manufacturing<br />
locations, around 8 in India and 5 in other countries.<br />
Business interest in Pakistan:<br />
Priyadarshi Ranjan<br />
Head- Sales<br />
Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting<br />
Doddakannelli<br />
Sarjapur Road<br />
Bangalore – 560 035<br />
T : +91-80-39916229<br />
F : +91-80-28440057<br />
E : priyadarshi.ranjan@wipro.com<br />
The company is looking out market for their FMCG products.
G D Sharma<br />
Director<br />
Confederation <strong>of</strong> Indian Industry<br />
The Mantosh Sondhi Centre<br />
23 Institutional Area<br />
Lodi Road<br />
New Delhi – 110 003<br />
T : +91-11-24653090<br />
F : +91-11-24601298<br />
E : g.d.sharma@cii.in<br />
Mr G D Sharma has been working with CII over 34 years. He<br />
has worked for Africa, West Asia and South Asia desks and<br />
has rich experience in international activities <strong>of</strong> CII.<br />
He established and headed CII <strong>of</strong>fice in Kathmandu, Nepal.<br />
He worked in Nepal for more than two and half years<br />
networking very closely with the Government, <strong>industry</strong> and<br />
business groups.<br />
He has coordinated various programmes and conferences<br />
including visits and <strong>meeting</strong>s with Head <strong>of</strong> States and other<br />
dignitaries from Africa, West Asia and South Asian Countries.<br />
He has worked in Public Policy Division <strong>of</strong> CII and interacted<br />
with the leaders <strong>of</strong> various political parties <strong>of</strong> India.<br />
He is currently working in South Asia Desk in International<br />
Division <strong>of</strong> CII. This desk serves to monitor and strengthen<br />
economic and bilateral trade relations between India and<br />
South Asian countries. He is in regular touch with CII MoU<br />
partners in South Asia, overseas missions in India and Indian<br />
missions in the region.<br />
CII is actively involved in business cooperation in South Asia<br />
and has taken several initiatives in strengthening economic<br />
relations bilaterally as well as regionally.
Manish Mohan<br />
Director & Head – South Asia<br />
Confederation <strong>of</strong> Indian Industry<br />
The Mantosh Sondhi Centre<br />
23 Institutional Area<br />
Lodi Road<br />
New Delhi – 110 003, India<br />
T : +91-11-24653090<br />
F : +91-11-24601298<br />
E : manish.mohan@cii.in<br />
Mr Manish Mohan holds Masters Degree in Business<br />
Economics from Devi Ahilya University, Indore and is<br />
presently working as Head & Director - South Asia in CII<br />
International Division. Prior to his joining CII, he has worked<br />
with apex business chamber for more than fourteen years.<br />
During his stint with previous position, he headed the South<br />
Asia Division and was looking after the bilateral trade relations<br />
with SAARC countries namely India-Pakistan Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce & Industry (IPCCI), Bangladesh-India Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce & Industry (BICCI), India-Sri Lanka Joint Business<br />
Council (ISJBC). He was also a member <strong>of</strong> India-Bangladesh<br />
Joint Working Group on Trade, constituted by Government <strong>of</strong><br />
India and Bangladesh.<br />
He has authored many articles/ publications on South Asia.<br />
He has been participated in various foras and has delivered<br />
lectures/presentations pertaining to promoting businesses<br />
and commerce in South Asia bilaterally and regionally.<br />
CII is actively involved in business cooperation in South Asia<br />
and has taken several initiatives in strengthening economic<br />
relations bilaterally as well as regionally.
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