Board of Directors

Shri Pankaj Joshi, IAS
Chairman

Shri Pankaj Joshi, IAS has assumed as the 32nd Chief Secretary to Government of Gujarat on January 31, 2025.

He is the senior most IAS Officer of the Government of Gujarat with distinguished academic background of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) Water Resource Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. He has also pursued an M.Phil. in Defence and Strategic Studies, further strengthening his academic foundation.

After joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1989, he has held several key leadership positions in public administration, contributing significantly to policy formulation and governance. Over the years, he has played a pivotal role in shaping policies across diverse sectors, including Land Revenue, Personnel and General Administration, Education, Finance, Energy, Ports & Transport, Social Welfare, Tribal Affairs, and Urban Development, serving both at the State and Central Government levels. His extensive experience in governance culminated in his tenure as Additional Chief Secretary to Honorable Chief Minister of Gujarat from September 2021 to January 2025.

In addition to his administrative expertise, he has been actively engaged with the corporate sector in various capacities. As a Government-nominated Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors in multiple Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), he has provided strategic leadership in crucial sectors such as Electricity Generation & Distribution, Logistics, and Gas Transmission & Distribution, among others. Currently, he holds the esteemed position of Chief Secretary of the State, where he is responsible for steering the State’s administrative machinery. Alongside this role, he serves as the Chairman of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited Group Companies, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. Additionally, he holds the dual responsibility of Chairman and Managing Director of Gujarat State Petronet Limited, overseeing key operations in the energy and infrastructure sectors. His distinguished career is marked by a strong commitment to public service, policy innovation, and corporate governance, making him a leader with a profound impact on both the administrative and economic landscape.

He holds Directorship in following Companies:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • The Fertilizer Association of India
  • GSPC LNG Limited
  • Surat Integrated Transportation Development Corporation Limited
  • Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited

Shri Kamal Dayani, IAS
Director 

Shri Kamal Dayani, IAS DIN: 05351774 is Additional Chief Secretary to General Administration Department (Personnel), Government of Gujarat. Shri Kamal Dayani, IAS is a Gujarat Cadre officer of Indian Administrative Services belonging to 1990 batch.

He possesses a degree of B.E. in Electronics and post graduate in Business Administration. He commands a very vast experience in public administration and public policy. As an IAS officer, Shri Kamal Dayani, IAS has worked in various capacities covering a very wide spectrum of Government departments, both at State level and National level, such as Industries, Revenue, General Administration, Power, Civil Supply departments etc. He had also been Additional Chief Secretary to Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat. During his long spanning career, Shri Kamal Dayani, IAS has also participated in various national and international training programmes covering a variety of topics in public administration.

He holds Directorship in following Companies:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • ​Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • ​Gujarat Green Revolution Company Limited
  • ​Indian Potash Limited

Shri S. J. Haider, IAS
Director

Shri S.J. Haider, IAS is a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with over 32 years of experience in administration and governance, He is presently serving as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat in Energy and Petrochemicals Department. He has completed his M.Sc. in Physics with specialization in Electronics.

Shri S. J. Haider, IAS has earlier served in various capacities such as District Development Officer, Municipal Commissioner and Collector & District Magistrate in various Districts of Gujarat and worked in various Departments like Finance, Transport, Science and Technology, Tourism & Civil Aviation, Rural Development, Education (Higher and Technical Education) and Industries and Mines Department. He also held the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Climate Change Department.

He holds Directorship in following Companies:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • Gujarat Gas Limited
  • Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited
  • Gujarat Power Corporation Limited
  • Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited
  • Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited
  • Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited

Smt. Gauri Kumar, IAS (Retd.)
Independent Director

Smt. Gauri Kumar (DIN: 01585999) is a retired member of the 1979 batch of Indian Administrative Services (IAS). She retired as Secretary (Coordination and Public Grievances), Cabinet Secretariat in 2015 and served as Member/Chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board from 2015-18 post her retirement. In the course of her distinguished career, she has been a former Secretary in the union Ministry of Labour and Employment as well as in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Border Management) (2013-15). She has served as Special/Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Forests (2010-13). She has also been Principal Secretary, Urban Development (2009-10); Principal Secretary, Industries & Mines (2008-09), Industries Commissioner (2007-08) and Secretary, Education Department (2000-02) in Government of Gujarat. She also held the position of Director General, National Institute of Fashion and Technology, Ministry of Textiles (2002-07).

Smt. Gauri Kumar holds a degree of BSc in Physics, Mathematics and Statistics from Allahabad University. She completed her MSc in Mathematics from Lucknow University and was awarded seven gold medals in the course of her studies for exceptional academic distinction. She also has a Master in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. As a fellow of the Edward G. Mason Program in Public Policy and Management, she was awarded the Littauer Fellowship by Harvard for commitment to excellence, academic achievement and public service.

She holds Directorship in following Companies:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited
  • Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • GCAP World Softech Private Limited
  • TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited
  • TVS Supply Chain Solutions North America Inc., USA

Prof. Ranjan Kumar Ghosh
Independent Director

Prof. Ranjan Kumar Ghosh, (DIN: 08551618) is a presently Assistant Professor- Centre for Management in Agriculture at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.

He has distinguished academic background with Ph.D Economics from Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, SLU UPPSALA, Sweden; Visiting Scholar, Ostrom Workshop, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA; M.Sc. Economics from Madras School of Economics, Chennai and B.A. Economics, University of Delhi. He has a rich Academic and Professional Affiliations with many Institutes/ Universities at National and International Level.

His areas of expertise includes Agriculture, Agri-food, Resource and Climate Management and Energy Conservation, etc.

Prior to joining IIM, he was Forskare (equivalent to Assistant Professor), Department of Economics, SLU UPPSALA, Sweden. He is recipient of Awards from International Institutes/ Business Schools. His has authored many Articles on varied subjects particularly on Agriculture, Energy etc. and the same have been published in leading International Journals/ Magazines. He has attended many renowned Conferences and Workshops at National and International Levels.

He holds Directorship in following Company:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited

Shri Bhadresh Mehta
Independent Director

Shri Bhadresh Mehta, aged 61 years, (DIN: 02625115) is Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and Cost Accountant by qualification. He holds professionally qualified senior managerial experience with a proven success of over 25 years in steering finance, audit and infotech functions of reputed business groups. His areas of specialization are strategic planning, financial management, auditing, information technology and risk management.

Presently, he serves on the Board of Gujarat Gas and Gujarat State Petronet Limited as an Independent Director.

He holds Directorship in following Companies:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • Gujarat State Financial Services Limited
  • Gujarat State Petronet Limited
  • Gujarat Gas Limited
  • Gujarat State Investment Limited

Dr. N. Ravichandran
Independent Director

Dr. N. Ravichandran, DIN: 02065298 holds a Masters degree in Science with specialization in mathematics from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu. He is also a Ph.D in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Dr. N. Ravichandran has served as professor, production and qualitative methods area, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Director of Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He was professor at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Presently, he serves on the Board of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited as an Independent Director.

He holds Directorship in following Companies:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited

Prof. Piyushkumar Sinha
Independent Director

Prof. Piyushkumar Sinha, (DIN: 00484132) holds Ph. D. in the subject of Management. He is Director, CRI Advisory and Research. He has more than 40 years of Advisory, Research and Training as well as Managerial experience in marketing, sales, retailing, service and business strategy for product as well as service companies (B2Cand B2B), in the domains of Retailing and E-Commerce; Luxury and Lifestyle; Healthcare; Decision Sciences and IT. He has been involved in more than 100 advisory and training initiatives in these areas.

He was a Professor of Marketing at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), India. Before IIMA, he taught at IIM Bangalore, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and was Dean at MICA. He has published articles in International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Research, Journal of Brand Management, QMR: An International Research Journal; FQS: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-line Journal] and Vikalpa. He has served on the editorial board of International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences and was the Resident Editor for AMS Review. He has published several books. He is one of the few resources in qualitative research in the country. He has also served as Director of Gujarat Gas and Rasna.

Presently, he serves on the Board of Ujaas Energy Limited, Infibeam Avenues Limited, Silver Touch Technologies Limited as an Independent Director.

He holds Directorship and Partnership in following Body Corporates:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • Infibeam Avenues Limited
  • Silver Touch Technologies Limited
  • Countryroad International Private Limited
  • Nif Incubation and Entrepreneurship Council
  • EDO Narmada Advisory LLP
  • GNRC Limited

Shri Ajai Bahadur Khare
Independent Director

Shri Ajai Bahadur Khare has done B.E in Chemical from Roorkee University/IIT Roorkee.

He has about more than 38 years of association with Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCFL). He joined the RCFL as Management Trainee and left the Company with position of Sr. General Manager (Commercial). After that he has been CMD of Madras Fertilizer Limited, Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited and board member in Fortune Biotech Limited.

Dr. T. Natarajan, IAS
Managing Director

Dr. T Natarajan has completed his graduation in Mining Engineering from college of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University in Tamil Nadu and M.B.A. in Finance from Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tamil Nadu. Later, he acquired additional education qualifications including Masters in International Development at Duke University in USA.

He is a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Officer from Gujarat Cadre. He held a range of key responsibilities in Gujarat Government including District Collector and District Development Officer. He has served in the departments of Finance, Revenue, Industry & Mining and Technical Education and held leadership positions in many Public Sector Undertakings.

He was entrusted with the responsibility of Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of India in the International Monetary Fund at Washington DC by the Government of India. He also served as Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs in Government of India. Before the current assignment as Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Gujarat, he served as Additional Secretary (Defence Production), Ministry of Defence in Government of India.

He holds Directorship in following Companies:

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • Gujarat State Investment Limited
  • Gujarat State Financial Services Limited
  • Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited
  • Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
  • Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited
  • Gujarat International Finance – Tech City Limited (GIFTCL)
  • Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited
  • Gujarat Gas Limited
  • Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited
Chief Financial Officer
Shri D V Parikh Chief Financial Officer
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Ms. Chetna Dharajiya Company Secretary & Chief Manager (Legal)