Board of Directors

Mr. Ravi Kirpalani was appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of Foseco India Limited on 26th October 2018. In addition, he was appointed as a Chairperson of the Company.

Mr. Ravi Kirpalani has studied Economics at the St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi and holds a degree in Bachelor of Arts (Honours Course) from the University of Delhi. He has completed Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Mr. Kirpalani’s last assignment was working as the Managing Director and CEO of thyssenkrupp India Private Limited. In that role he provided strategic direction to and had oversight of all thyssenkrupp group companies in India.

Prior to joining thyssenkrupp, he worked for over 16 years with Castrol / BP in India and in the UK. In his last assignment, he was the Managing Director of Castrol India Limited, a public limited listed company in India.

Mr. Kirpalani brings over 35 years of experience in sales, marketing and strategy development. He has worked with global and culturally diverse teams and led major transformational programmes. He has deep passion for customer relationships, building brands, enjoys engaging and energising people and helps in building a culture based on values.

He has been appointed the Chairperson of the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee and a Member each of the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and the Risk Management Committee of the Board.

Mr. Ravi Kirpalani is not related to any of the existing Directors of the Company. He does not hold any shares in the Company, either by himself or as a beneficial owner to any other shareholder.

Mr. Prasad Chavare is a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Pune University. Additionally, he has done Master of Business Administration in Marketing Management from Pune University.

Mr. Prasad Chavare (DIN: 08846863) has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO), for a period of 5 years with effect from 1st June 2021 up to 31st May 2026.

Mr. Chavare is having rich and extensive experience of over two decades spanning across continents and diverse industries such as Automotive, Power Generation, Turnkey Projects, Construction and Building Materials. With an international stint of seven years and leading cross functional regional and global teams, he brings in his diverse experience in Business Turnaround and Business Operations Restructuring, Strong P&L Management, Sales, Marketing, Six Sigma and Supply Chain Management.

Mr. Chavare’s last assignment was with Cummins Technologies India Private Limited, as a Whole-time Director and a country leader, having spent a significant portion of his experience in the manufacturing and engineering sector with Cummins and has also worked with Hilti India. With Cummins, he was leading the overall Cummins Turbocharger India business by managing multi-site manufacturing plants, building strong customer relationships, developing the overall business plans for profitable growth, driving safety and continuous improvement across all functions.

Mr. Chavare is a well-recognized speaker in Leadership, Strategy, Marketing and Six Sigma. A strong believer in “Servant Leadership”, Mr. Chavare is passionate about leadership development and creating right environment by implementing structured employee engagement initiatives to build the right culture based on strong foundational core values.

Mr. Chavare is not related to any of the existing Directors of the Company. He does not hold any shares of the Company.

Mr. Patrick Georges Felix André was appointed as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director on the Board of the Company, effective from March 1, 2025. Mr. André is a nominee of the Holding Company – Foseco Overseas Limited.

Mr. André is a qualified engineer educated at École Polytechnique and Mines Paris Tech in France.

Mr. André was appointed as a Director and Chief Executive of Vesuvius plc on 1 September 2017 having joined the Vesuvius Group as President of the Steel Flow Control business unit in February 2016. He has had a long global career in the steel industry and, prior to joining the Group, served with Lhoist company, the world leader in lime production, where he held the positions of Executive Vice President Strategic Growth, CEO Europe and CEO for Asia, CIS and Africa. Prior to this he worked at ERAMET group, a global manufacturer of nickel and special alloys, where he was CEO of the Nickel division then CEO of the Manganese division.

He is deeply committed to advancing the metal production and casting industry, driving innovation to ensure Vesuvius delivers products and services that help its customers make their industrial processes safer, more efficient and more sustainable.

Mr. André has been appointed a Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of the Company. He is not related to any of the existing Directors of the Company and does not hold any shares of the Company, either by himself or as a beneficial owner.

Mr. Mark Russell Collis was appointed as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director on the Board of the Company on 27th February 2023. Mr. Collis is a nominee of the Holding Company – Foseco Overseas Limited.

Mr. Mark Russell Collis (date of birth: 3rd January 1972), is a British citizen. Mr. Collis is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Mr. Collis was appointed as an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Vesuvius plc on 1 April 2023. He has over 22 years of senior financial experience and operational and leadership skills gained through management roles in a number of international businesses including Amec Foster Wheeler plc, Expro International Group and latterly as Chief Financial Officer of the Operations business of John Wood Group PLC.

Mr. Collis has been appointed a Member each of the Audit Committee and the Risk Management Committee of the Board of the Company. Mr. Collis is not related to any of the existing Directors of the Company and does not hold any shares of the Company , either by himself or as a beneficial owner.

Ms. Anita Belani was appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of Foseco India Limited (“the Company”) on 21st June 2019. She will not be liable to retire by rotation.

Ms. Anita Belani is a seasoned professional with 36 years of rich post MBA experience as a senior business and human capital leader. She did her M.B.A. from XLRI, Jamshedpur and B.A.(Hons) in Economics from Miranda House, University of Delhi.

Ms. Belani is an established board director, entrepreneur, a business leader , CEO / CXO coach and a well-known personality in HR fraternity with more than 36 years of experience. She has won multiple awards Most Influential HR Leader Award in 2017, and Woman Super Achiever Award in 2008.

Ms. Belani brings cross industry, business leadership and global experience. After a successful strategic HR career, she moved on to business leadership roles 18 years ago. She has led the India operations of global consulting firms in formulating and implementing strategy, P&L management, Business Development and franchise building by leading high-quality teams. She has also consulted across sectors at Board / CEO levels. She has coached at the CEO and CXO level which requires a deep understanding of strategic issues and complex business scenarios.

Ms. Belani is the Chairperson each of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of the Company and a Member each of the Audit Committee, the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee and the Risk Management Committee of the Board of the Company.

Ms. Belani is not related to any of the existing Directors of the Company and does not hold any shares of the Company, either by herself or as a beneficial owner.

Mr. Amitabha Mukhopadhyay is a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of Foseco India Limited appointed on 27 July 2021. He will not be liable to retire by rotation.

Mr. Mukhopadhyay is a graduate from the University of Calcutta in Physics (Hons). He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a rank-holder. He is also a law graduate from the Pune University.

He has over 33 years of professional experience in finance and general management. Mr. Mukhopadhyay had earlier worked as Group CFO for leading Indian groups for almost two decades and also held role as Business Head of disparate businesses. In a career spanning over three decades, mostly divided between Tata Group and Thermax, held leadership roles in corporate finance, M&A and corporate strategy. He has track record of successfully driving turnarounds and transformation as Business Head.

Mr. Mukhopadhyay has served as the Group Chief Financial Officer of Thermax till 2019 and was a member of the Group Executive Council and held the role of General Counsel and Group IT Chief.

Mr. Mukhopadhyay is not related to any of the existing Directors of the Company and does not hold any shares in the Company, either by himself or as a beneficial owner.