Director's Desk

Anjana Haresh Motwani, with over 40 years of experience in the adhesive industry, currently designated as the Executive Director and Chairperson of our Company. She holds a bachelors’ degree in Arts (Special) and diploma in Administrative Management from University of Bombay and a diploma in Export Business Management from Indian International Trade Center, Bombay. In 1979, she founded M/s. Hindustan Plastics, sole proprietorship concern, for manufacturing solvent cement. Subsequently, she was admitted as a partner to M/s. HP International in 2001. Post 2007, she has been leading the operations of M/s. HP International. She has been instrumental in the growth and
development of our Company.

Karan Haresh Motwani currently holds the position of Managing Director of our Company. He has completed Bachelor of Management Studies from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and the Post Graduate Programme in Management from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. He was admitted to the partnership M/s. HP International in 2007 and has since played a key role in growing the business including introducing new products and expansion of distribution network. He plays a crucial role in devising our growth strategy and executing our vision.

Ms. Nidhi Motwani currently holds the position of Executive Director of our Company and she is associated with HP Adhesives since 2016. She has completed Bachelor of Business Administration from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, and Masters of Global Business from S P Jain School of Global Management. At HP Adhesives Limited, Nidhi leads the complete execution of the organisational strategy across levels primarily focusing on operations, new projects, and growth of new product categories. In the last five years, under her leadership, the organisation has experienced a significant increase in output capacity as well as consistent efficiency in production. She has been instrumental in launching and showing manifold growth of new products – Silicone sealants, PVA adhesives and Rubber adhesives.

Ajeet Anant Walavalkar is a Non-executive and Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering of electrical from University of Poona. Previously he was an Executive Director with Morris Line Engineering and before that was COO of Bahwan Engineering Group, Oman. He spent 36 years with USD 5 bn Bahwan Group in various positions. He has got rich experience in International Trade and Corporate development. He has been a director on our Board since July 05, 2021.

Rajendra Kumar Jain is a Non-executive and Independent Director of our Company since July 5, 2021. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from University of Rajasthan and a Master’s Degree in commerce (specializing in Business Administration) from Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer. He is a fellow member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He also holds a law degree from the University of Ajmer. Presently, he is also Hon’y Secretary General of Mewar Chamber of Commerce & Industry since 2017 (A recognized Divisional Chamber of South Rajasthan). He is practicing as a Company Secretary and specialization in GST, Corporate Law, Securities Law and Economic Law. He is having more than 26 years post qualification experience.

Surendra Kumar Mehta is a Non-executive and Independent Director of our Company. He is a qualified chartered accountant and company secretary. He has over three decades of cross-functional experience in the manufacturing, service and IT industry. He has served as an Arbitrator on the Arbitration Panel of BSE Limited. He has worked with ACC Limited as Head – Business Excellence, iGATE as Vice President – Finance, IGE (India) Limited as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, Gontermann Peipers India Limited as General Manager – Projects. He has been a director on our Board since June 23, 2021.