Board of Directors

Mr. Ashwin C Muthiah (DIN: 00255679) is the Chairman of Wilson International Trading Pte Limited, Singapore.

As the Chairman of AM International, he heads the diversified, multinational business group. With a legacy of over three decades, today, the USD 2 billion group has footprints across India, Southeast Asia and UK.

A third-generation business leader, Ashwin has led the group since 2001; he initiated the strategic re-orientation of various business entities to transform them into future-ready and sustainable entities in the new global economic environment. Today, the AM International group’s businesses span diverse, traditional and new-age businesses across fertilizers, petrochemicals, distribution, infrastructure, healthcare and green energy.

Besides helming the management at the parent company, Ashwin also serves the various group companies in leadership capacities. Ashwin is the Chairman of Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC), Manali Petrochemicals Limited (MPL) and Sicagen India Limited and the Vice Chairman of Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL). Previously, he held the position of the Chairman of Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited and SICAL Logistics Limited. Besides, he also serves on the Board of the group’s subsidiaries.

Ashwin is the Consul General Ad Honorem for the Republic of Philippines. As a leading industry figure, he has previously served as a member of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

Ashwin’s philanthropic interests are focused on the areas of prevention of water contamination, water scarcity and solving the sanitation crisis through the CSR efforts of AM Foundation. Ashwin is a trustee of the Saigon Chettiars’ Temple Trust in Singapore that promotes ancient history, culture and traditions.

Ashwin is a commerce graduate from Loyola College, Chennai. After completing his post-graduation in management studies he gained business knowledge in the family enterprise. Ashwin lives in Singapore with his wife Valli and their two daughters. He divides his time between Singapore, India, and UK for business.

Ms. Devaki is the first of the fourth generation of the founder’s family. She holds a Masters of Arts in Business Management from the University of Edinburgh. Till recently, served as a Senior Analyst at an Independent Investment Management Firm in London providing investment advisory services. Currently serving on the Board of AM International Holdings Private Limited, Penn Globe Limited and Notedome Limited.

As part of joining the group, aims to drive strategic growth plans across Singapore, India and the UK to accelerate its future-readiness. Will work alongside the professional leadership team to grow the global footprint of various group businesses. She is committed towards the organisation’s goal of attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining the best talent. She also hopes to guide operative companies to become world-class entities imbibing the values of resilience and prudence.

Mrs. Rita Chandrasekar (DIN: 03013549) is a Partner in the leading Advocate firm M/s. Aiyar and Dolia, since 1984. The firm was established by her father late B.R.Dolia, in the year 1957. Her firm has been retained by several Public Sector Banks and Corporates.

They are also Advisers to many multinational Companies, Resident & NRI Clients regarding investment of funds, establishment of industries, purchase of immovable properties etc., She is the Standing Counsel for Chennai Metro Rail Limited.

Mr. Govindarajan Dattatreyan Sharma, a Post Graduate in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, is a Senior HR Professional with over 40 years of experience across industry verticals. He has held senior positions and led the HR function in various corporates such as BGR Energy Systems, Larsen & Toubro, Vedanta (Sterlite) Group, SRA Systems, E.I.D. Parry and SPIC. At present he is Principal Consultant, Beeline HR Advisory, his own HR & Management Consulting Firm, advising major organizations, Institutions and individuals on managing growth and helping them realize their potential. Mr. Sharma is a well-respected HR veteran, with rich experience in the complete spectrum of the human resources functions across varied business segments. He has had exposure to multi-national mergers and acquisitions, cross-cultural change management, large scale integration facilitation skills and the like. He has designed and successfully implemented management and leadership development initiatives across the enterprise and is well-versed in strategically aligning HR with Business. Mr. Sharma also plays an active role in Education/Academia and Training, and is associated as Advisor, Adjunct Faculty, Visiting Faculty, and Mentor with prestigious B-Schools and leading Business houses. He is a much sought-after trainer, speaker, rapporteur, facilitator and moderator in professional, social and cultural circles. Mr. Sharma has won many Awards and Distinctions. He was the ‘Best Outgoing Student’ of the 1979 batch of M.A (PM & IR) at TISS and a Gold Medalist. His other awards include Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Fellowship in 1985; Fellowship of AOTS in 1996; Leadership Excellence Award from ITM University in 2006; Lifetime Achievement Awards by HR Sangam in 2016 and HR Caucus in 2018.

Mr. Sharma is an Independent Director on the Board of TPL since April 2019 and is a Chairman of Nomination & Remuneration Committee and member of Audit, CSR, SRC Committee. He is also on the Board of other listed companies.

Mrs. Sashikala Srikanth (DIN: 01678374) is a Chartered Accountant. At present, she is providing consultancy services to various corporates including the area of Corporate Social Responsibility. Prior to this, she was Senior General Manager – Resources of IAL Group and Group Financial Controller of Shattaff Group, in Dubai from 2003 to 2005.  Held various Senior Management level positions in leading Companies from 1996 to 2003.  She was associated with A F Ferguson and Co., Chartered Accountants, Chennai from 1987 to 1995 where she had also done her articles during 1984-87.  Appointed as Director of SPIC on 8^th September 2014, she is a Member of the Audit Committee of the Company.  She is also serving as Member of the Board of several companies, both listed and unlisted.

Mr. T K Arun (DIN: 02163427), holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Loyola College, University of Madras and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi. He retired on 31st October 2017, as the Senior General Manager and Secretary of TIDCO, wholly owned by the Government of Tamil Nadu after illustrious service of over 3 decades.

During his tenure with TIDCO he had served as Nominee Director of many companies assisted by TIDCO such as Titan Company Limited (TCL), Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited (SPIC), Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL), Ascendas IT Park Chennai Limited (Ascendas), Tanflora Infrastructure Park, Limited (Tanflora), TIDEL Park Limited (TIDEL), Titan Time Products Ltd. (TTPL), TRIL Info Park Limited (TRIL), Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited (TNRDCL) and Manali Petrochemicals Limited etc.  He was Member of Audit Committees and various other committees of such companies.

Mr. Arun has 35 years of experience in investment promotion and project development. He has worked in multiple state and central government organizations in sectors including, equity investments, investment promotion, ports, water supply and infrastructure. He has wide experience in commercial negotiations, contracting and contract management, structuring of PPP infrastructure projects in Ports, Roads and IT sectors, procurement of developers for PPP projects, Management of PPP contracts, management of project contracts including financing, concession documents, arbitration and conciliation proceedings and asset re-structuring.  Having served on the Boards and committees of several companies for over ten years, he has a good exposure to Corporate Governance.

Post his retirement he is advising established corporates on legal, administrative and governance processes.

K R Anandan is Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited (SPIC). He oversees all the financial activities of the company.

Anandan has more than 33 years’ experience in industries that range from writing instruments, to thermal energy, windmills, sugar and distilleries, and petrochemicals. He has rich experience in Corporate Finance, Treasury Management, and Risk and Business Management. Anandan is also a Director in Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, an associate company of SPIC.

In his current role, Anandan is in charge of the accounting & finance divisions at SPIC. He is responsible for financial planning, risk-management and investments, and lending a strategic direction to the company’s growth.

Prior to his current role, Anandan was CFO at Greenstar Fertilizers Limited, Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL), Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (TFL), BGR Energy Systems Limited, RRB Limited and GM Pens International Private Limited.

E Rajesh Kumar is a Whole-Time Director at Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (TFL). He is responsible for overall production at the plant while also overseeing enhancements in productivity.

Rajesh has 27 years’ experience in both operations and technical services. He specialises in Energy Management and is a Certified Energy Auditor from Bureau of Energy Efficiency, an agency of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Power. His expertise extends to de-bottlenecking projects and managing production, technical services and capacity enhancements.

Prior to his current role, Rajesh was the Deputy General Manager (Production) at Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited (SPIC) and Greenstar Fertilizers Limited.

During the course of his career, Rajesh has authored multiple articles. His scholastic efforts have been acknowledged and awarded by the Fertilizer Association of India (FAI).