Prakash Apte
banking
Kotak Mahindra Bank
India
Biography
Mr. Prakash Apte, B.E. (Mechanical), aged 63 years, is presently the Chairman of Syngenta India Limited, a leading agri business company in India. Mr. Apte, in a career spanning over 36 years has considerable experience in various areas of management and business leadership. During more than 16 years of very successful leadership experience in agri business, he has gained varied knowledge in various aspects of Indian Agri Sector and has been involved with many initiatives for technology, knowledge and skills up gradation in this sector, which is so vital for India's food security. He was instrumental in setting up the Syngenta Foundation India which focuses on providing knowledge and support for adopting scientific growing systems to resource poor farmers and enabling their access to market. He is a Director of Syngenta Foundation India, Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited and Indo-Swiss Centre of Excellence.
Research Interest
banking
