INDER T JAISINGHANI
Chairman and Managing Director
Mr. Inder T. Jaisinghani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Company, has been an
integral part of the organization since its inception. He was appointed Chairman and Director of
the Company on December 20, 1997, and later reappointed as Chairman and Managing Director of the
Company with effect from August 28, 2019.
Having worked in different areas of Strategy & Planning, Sales & Marketing, Governance,
Operations, Finance and support services, Mr. Jaisinghani has mastered the complexities and
nuances of diverse business segments. Under his leadership, the company has experienced
significant growth over the past 50 years.
A strong advocate for the Make in India initiative, he champions the country’s indigenous
manufacturing capability for both domestic and international markets. Committed to a
customer-first approach, Mr. Jaisinghani has earned customer loyalty through exceptional
service, quality products, reliability, attention to detail, and competitive pricing. He is
passionate about social responsibility and is actively working to uplift socially and
economically disadvantaged communities through Polycab’s CSR initiatives.
BHARAT A. JAISINGHANI
Executive Director
Mr. Bharat A. Jaisinghani joined Polycab in 2012 and thereafter was appointed as the Executive
Director in 2021. He has been actively involved in company’s diversification in the FMEG
business and was part of the core team that worked on the successful milestone of listing
Polycab on Indian stock exchanges.
Bharat holds a Master’s degree in Operations Management from the University of Manchester, and
has completed Executive Education Program for Leadership Development from Harvard Business
School and an Executive Program from Singularity University.
He has been an integral part of Polycab’s growth story and has worked in different areas of
sales, marketing, IT, production and other support services and has carved a niche for himself.
He is currently working on growth initiatives at Polycab.
NIKHIL R. JAISINGHANI
Executive Director
Mr. Nikhil R. Jaisinghani joined the Company in 2012 and thereafter in 2021 was appointed as
Executive Director. He has played a pivotal role in accelerating the Company’s success.
Nikhil holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the prestigious Kellogg School of
Management, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA. His extensive hands-on experience spans
across different functions including Sales, Marketing, IT, production, and other support
services and he currently heads the wires & special cable business along with working as a
change agent for the Company.
In recent years, Nikhil has shifted his focus towards group strategy innovation, cultural
development, emphasizing continuous change management and commitment towards sustainability
RAKESH TALATI
Executive Director
Mr. Rakesh Talati has been associated with the Company since 2014 and was appointed as Executive
Director in 2021.
He heads the Wires and Cables segment and is responsible for Administration, Industrial
Relations (IR), Greenfield and Brownfield Projects at Country level for all the business
segments. He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering and Interior Design Course from the Maharaja
Sayajirao University of Baroda.
GANDHARV TONGIA
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Gandharv Tongia, the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Polycab India
Limited, is associated with the Company since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for
all aspects of the company’s financial, strategy, legal & secretarial, investors relations as
well as digital & information technology functions.
He has played a pivotal role in getting the company listed in 2019 and is instrumental in
spearheading the Company in its ongoing transformational journey. He has taken number of
strategic initiatives to prep up Polycab, for its next big leap in the highly competitive and
fast paced digital age; and this includes the flagship ‘Project Leap’.
Under his leadership, Polycab India has been recognised for ‘Excellence in Financial Reporting:
20-21’ in the Plaque category by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The
company’s Annual Report has won several awards such as Asia’s Best Integrated Report 2021
[Bronze], and Asia’s Best Integrated Report (Design) 2021 [Gold] awards, and Asia’s Best
Integrated Report (Integrated Thinking) Awards 2023.
In recognition of his contribution, he has been conferred with several awards such as CA
Business Leader Award by ICAI in 2024, Best CFO Award by Assocham in 2023, D&B Finance Elite
award in 2023, FE Influencer of the year Award 2023, Leading CFO Award by CII in 2022, CFO
Excellence Awards in 2021 by CII for excellence in digital transformation; and with the ‘Best
CFO of India – Midcap’ award for the year 2019-20 by the Dalal Street Journal.
Before joining Polycab, Mr. Tongia was associated with the Indian member firms of Big 4 Audit
firms, namely, Ernst & Young and Deloitte Haskins & Sells; where he was responsible for
providing assurance and consultancy services to large corporates, both in India and overseas.
Mr. Tongia is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and has
also completed Professional Programme Examination held by the Institute of Company Secretaries
of India.
T.P. OSTWAL
Independent Director
Mr. T. P. Ostwal, joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from September 20, 2018.
Mr. T. P. Ostwal, joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from September 20,
2018. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India since 1978.
He is a Practicing Chartered Accountant and is a Senior Partner with T. P. Ostwal and Associates
LLP. He is also a partner at DTS & Associates, Chartered Accountants. Mr. Ostwal has served as a
member of the advisory group for advising and establishing transfer pricing regulations in
India, set up by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
He is a member of all sub-committee on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries of United
Nations. With special interest on education sector he is also a professor at Vienna University
teaching International Tax for LLM studies.
The UK Business magazine ranked him 11th position among the top 50 tax professionals of the
world.
R.S. SHARMA
Independent Director
Mr. R. S. Sharma joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from September 20,
2018. He holds a Bachelor of Arts’ degree from University of Delhi.
He has passed the final certificate examination from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants
of India and the Associate examination from the Indian Institute of Bankers. Prior to joining
the Board, he has served as Chairman and Managing Director at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Limited, besides being on the Board of various other companies.
SUTAPA BANERJEE
Independent Director
Mrs. Sutapa Banerjee joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from May 13,
2021. Mrs. Banerjee has over 30 years of professional experience and has spent 24 years in the
financial services industry across 2 large multinational banks (ANZ Grindlays and ABN AMRO), and
a boutique Indian Investment bank (Ambit) where she built and headed several businesses.
Mrs. Banerjee is a gold medallist in Economics from the XLRI school of Management in India and
an Economics major from Presidency College Kolkata. she is an Advanced Leadership Fellow (2015)
at Harvard University and was a Visiting Faculty with IIM – Ahmedabad.
Mrs. Banerjee is also an adjunct faculty with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs -the
Government of India think tank under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Mrs. Banerjee also
serves as Independent Director on the Board of Zomato, Godrej Properties, JSW Cement and others.
MANJU AGARWAL
Independent Director
Mrs. Manju Agarwal has joined the Company as an Independent Director with effect from January
19, 2023.
Mrs. Agarwal has been a career banker over 34 years of experience in India’s largest Bank, State
Bank of India in leadership positions where she was responsible for Policy, Strategy, Business
and Operations. Her core expertise and key achievements include Retail Banking, Financial
Inclusion and Digital initiatives.
She led SBI’s partnership with Reliance Industries Limited to set up Jio Payment Bank Ltd. She
had been the team lead which conceptualized and launched YONO, SBI’s Digital Bank, Financial
Superstore & Online market place (one of its kind in the Industry). She headed SBI’s Debit Card
Strategy, Merchant Acquiring business, Government business and Transaction Banking Business. She
also led SBI’s Jan Dhan program during 2014 and was associated with setting up of SBI’s Pension
Fund Subsidiary in 2007.
A Post Graduate from the University of Allahabad, 1978 and an Associate of the Indian Institute
of Bankers, 1989.
Mrs. Agarwal, is currently serving on the Board of various entities including Gulf Oil
Lubricants India Ltd., Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd., IndiaIdeas. Com
Limited, Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd., Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited.
BHASKAR SHARMA
Independent Director
In his previous role as Director and Chief Executive Officer of Red Bull India, he made Red Bull India a global brand and new category in India. He holds Masters degree in management studies and Masters of Science from Mumbai University. Over past 14 years, Mr. Bhaskar has built a high caliber team; brought Red Bull’s iconic global marketing mix to India and developed strong local marketing assets building key brand indices among Indian youth.
He has led the complete set-up of the company’s own Sales and Distribution network. The journey also involved hands- on navigation through complex yet rewarding policy and
regulatory environment of India, and creating an organization fully compliant with global standards, ready for accelerated ascent, resulting in profitable twenty-five-fold growth.
Mr. Bhaskar’s previous roles as Vice President, Marketing Operations for Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Turkey with Unilever Asia, based in Singapore; as Managing Director Unilever Foods based in Taiwan and extensive years in Unilever in SE Asia and Far East, have given him a rich spectrum of interfaces, internally with global stakeholders in a matrix structure, and externally with
Joint Venture partners and franchisees in various countries.
MANITA CARMEN A. GONSALVES
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
She is the Company Secretary. Ms. Gonsalves joined the Company as General Manager & Head – Legal at Mumbai Head Office on 11th March 2020. She has completed her Bachelor in Commerce Degree from Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce (Mithibai College) in Mumbai, L.L.B Degree from Jitendra Chauhan College of Law (Mithibai College) & Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India She brings along more than 17 years of experience in handling legal and secretarial matters and has worked with organizations like Amcor Flexibles India Private Limited, Essel Propack Limited, Haldyn Glass Gujarat Limited, Citigroup’s Citifinancial, Priya Limited and India Infoline Limited. Her immediate past assignment was with Amcor Rigid Plastics India Private Limited as AGM – Legal & Company Secretary.
ANIL HARIANI
Director - Commodities (Non-board member)
He is the Director – Commodities (non-board member) of our Company. He has been working with our Company since its inception. He holds a diploma from Bensalem High School. He has experience in Commodity Pricing, Forex, Purchase and Sales Support.
ANURAG AGARWAL
Executive President (Strategic Initiatives & New Businesses)
He is the Executive President (Strategic Initiatives & New Businesses) of our Company. He joined our Company on October 23, 2015. He holds a bachelors’ degree in electronics from University of Pune.
He also holds a masters’ degree in science (quality Management) from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. He has significant work experience in strategic projects and business operations. Prior to joining our Company, he served in Sterlite Technologies Limited as general manager (operations).
ASHISH D. JAIN
Executive President & Chief Operating Officer (Telecom Vertical)
He is the Executive President & Chief Operating Officer (Telecom Vertical) of our Company. He joined our Company on February 3, 2014. He handles our Telecom Business (Optical Fiber Cable, FRP/ARP, IGFR, Smart City and Telecom EPC). He obtained a bachelors’ of engineering degree in computers from University of Poona, in the year 1994. Prior to joining our Company, he has worked with Telecom Limited as the Chief Operating Officer and with Vuppalamritha Magnetic Components Limited as the Vice President. He has significant more than 25 years work experience in the field of telecommunication business.
BHUSHAN SAWHNEY
Executive President and Chief Business Officer
He is the Executive President & Chief Business Officer (LDC & HDC). He joined our Company on June 02, 2010. He holds a bachelors’ degree in Commerce from Delhi University.
He hold the post graduate diploma in Export Management (International Marketing). He has significant work experience in sales, marketing and operations. Prior to joining our Company, he has served in Havells India Limited where the last designation held was Deputy General Manager.Last Stint: DGM-Sales Havells India Limited.
DIWAKER BHARADWAJ
President (Packaging Development)
He is the President (Packaging Development) of our Company. He joined our Company on January 28, 2013. He holds bachelors’ degree in engineering (printing technology) from Manipal Institute of Technology. He had successfully completed a diploma course, namely, Professional Diploma in Communication Technology & Management from All India Management Association, Centre for Management Education, in collaboration with Apple Publishing Technology and Management. He has significant work experience in marketing and packaging. Prior to joining our Company, he worked as senior manager, Packaging Engineering at SYSCOM Corporation Limited.
ISHWINDER SINGH KHURANA
Executive President and Chief Business Officer – B2C
Ishwinder is the Executive President & Chief Business Officer (Power Business) of our company and has joined us in May 02, 2023. Ishwinder holds a PGDM & BE degree and has twenty-three years of very diversified industry experience with in-depth and first-hand exposure of business dynamics in the Indian market. He has worked with Havells, Airtel, Bajaj Auto, LG Electronics & Rivigo with core expertise in Business Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Digital Automation and Launch of New Brands/categories in India.
RITESH ARORA
President- Chief Digital Officer
He has over 26 years of global experience in the manufacturing industry, has a proven track record of strategizing and leading transformation initiatives to drive business KPIs. He has published several papers and delivered many talks on customer experience and digital transformation.
Prior to joining Polycab, he has worked with organizations such as Tata Motors, Maruti, Infosys, TCS and most recently CEAT. Mr. Ritesh holds a degree in B.E. (Mechanical). Mr. Ritesh is passionate about designing joyous customer, channel and employee experiences, mentoring self-sustaining teams, sports and fitness. He is playing a key role in accelerating our digital journey by setting up a digital function that will collaborate with business functions across the value chain.
RISHIKESH RAJURKAR
President (Projects)
He is the President (Projects) of our Company. He joined our Company on November 20, 2002.
He holds an Industrial Electronics Engineer degree. He has significant experience of 28 years in Cable industry with expertise in technical, operational and project activities. Prior to joining our Company, he worked with organizations like Finolex and Nexans, France.
SANJEEV CHHABRA
Executive President & Chief Procurement Officer
He is the Executive President & Chief Treasury Officer of our Company. He joined our Company on April 30, 2012. He holds a masters’ degree in commerce (accounting) from Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur.
He holds a diploma course, namely, Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications, conducted by the Computer Education Society of Rajasthan during the year 1992 to 1993. He has significant work experience in finance, treasury, marketing and risk management. Prior to joining our Company, he has worked at Sterlite Copper, a unit of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, for 16 years where the last designation held was as associate general manager.
MR. HETAL SHAH
Executive President and Head – EPC
He is the Executive President & Head – EPC of our Company. He joined our Company on October 03, 2024.
Mr. Hetal Shah, aged 52 years, holds an MBA from the National Institute of Management. Mr. Shah brings 28 years of rich experience and expertise in Strategic Planning, business development and managing complex EPC projects across Government, PSU and large enterprise sectors. Prior to joining Polycab, he was working with Ved Vipas Consulting LLP as a partner where he was responsible for Strategic Advisory Services and played a key role in the successful execution of large-scale infrastructure projects.
ASHISH KAKKAR
Chief Human Resource Officer
Ashish Kakkar is an experienced Business professional with expertise in Human Resource management of three decades. A Graduate of Indian Naval Academy, he completed his Post Graduation in HR from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies & Masters in Labour Law from Pune University in 1997.
Ashish started his career with Torrent Group as a Management Trainee in 1997, moving to PepsiCo India in 2000 with experience in Shopfloor and Corporate HR roles. He joined ICICI Prudential AMC in 2003 starting his 21-year stint with ICICI group & affiliate companies. In ICICI Prudential AMC he progressed to become Head HR in 2008. In the year 2012, he moved to 3i-Infotech as the Global Head HR and led HR and business transformation effectively.
In his recent assignment at ICICI Home Finance company as the CHRO since 2017, he spearheaded the Human Resource and Infrastructure teams. His active involvement in business initiatives contributed to significant growth of the company over the last 7 years.
Ashish, a passionate HR leader comes with expertise of business partnering, change management, leadership development and operational excellence. His experiences have made him lead from the front with credibility, take up new challenging roles in uncharted territories, and build collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders. An avid reader he actively explores ways to influence leaders, managers, and teams to realise their full potential.