Dr. Ajai Puri

Biography

 Dr. Ajai Puri, is a Non Executive Independent Director of the Company. He joined the Board of Directors of the Company on 30th April, 2009. Dr. Ajai Puri holds a PhD in Food Science from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the Crummer Business School, Rollins College, Florida. Dr. Ajai Puri is a member of the Supervisory Board of Nutreco N.V. (Amersfoort, the Netherlands), a leading global animal nutrition and aquaculture company. At Nutreco he serves as chairman of the Board's Innovation and Sustainability Committee as well as the Remuneration Committee. Additionally,he serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Barry Callebaut AG (Zurich, Switzerland), the world's largest cocoa and chocolate processor, where he is also a member of the Board's Nomination and Compensation Committee. Dr Ajai Puri is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tate & Lyle (London, United Kingdom), a global provider of distinctive, high-quality ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries. At Tate and Lyle he is a member of the Board's Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Dr. Ajai Puri has a broad know-how and international experience in the fields of Management, R&D / Innovation, Marketing and Manufacturing, Product Safety and Quality Assurance in the Food Industry. These experiences were gained during his assignments with the companies -  Cadbury Schweppes PLC, The Minute Maid Company/The Coca-Cola Company and latest with Royal Numico N.V. in the Netherlands. During his career, Dr Ajai Puri has held a variety of positions of global scope including that of Senior Vice President Tech­nical (Science and Technology) at The Minute Maid Company in the U.S., and President Research, Development and Product Integrity at Royal Numico in the Netherlands.  He is also on the Board and Committees of the Board of several other leading companies.

Research Interest

 FOOD SCIENCE