Harsh Pati Singhania

Biography

Shri. Harsh Pati Singhania is Executive Vice Chairman of the Board, Managing Director of JK Paper Ltd. He has been appointed as Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of the Company effective May 21, 2013. He is a commerce graduate from the Calcutta University and holds an MBA degree from the University of Massachusetts, USA (1986). He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, USA. Shri Singhania worked in Jute, Office Products and Polyester businesses before joining JK Corp Ltd. (now renamed as JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.) as Senior Executive in 1989. In 1992, he was appointed as Whole-time Director and in 1997 as Dy. Managing Director of the said Company. He was looking after the overall operations of JK Paper Mills besides being involved in corporate activities of this Company. Shri Singhania is the Managing Director of JK Paper Ltd. since January 2002. He also oversees group’s Dairy business and other corporate activities. He is also Director of Fenner (India) Limited, Bhopal Udyog Ltd and other companies. He also served on several statutory bodies relating to Pulp and Paper Industry at the national level. Sh. Singhania is a past President of FICCI and is currently the President of ICC India (International Chamber of Commerce - India), and a member of Managing Committee of the Indian Paper Manufacturers Association, Board of Governors - International Management Institute (IMI), Managing Committee - Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute for - Liver, Renal & Digestive Diseases (PSRI) and Council of Association, Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute, Member of UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group, Indo-French CEO Forum, Indian Govt – Industry Task Force, Regional Council of International Baccalaureate and Board of Management of JK Lakshmipat University. He is also the Chairman of Development Council for Pulp & Paper Industry of Government of India of which he was Chairman previously also.  

Research Interest

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