Nikhil R. Meswani

Biography

 Mr. Nikhil R. Meswani (DIN 00001620) is a chemical engineer and the son of Mr. Rasiklal Meswani, one of the Founder Directors of the company. He joined Reliance in 1986, and since July 01, 1988, he has been a whole-time Director, designated as Executive Director, on the Board of the company. He is primarily responsible for the petrochemicals division, and has made major contributions towards Reliance becoming a global leader in petrochemicals. Between 1997 and 2005, he handled the refinery business of the company. In addition, he continues to shoulder several other corporate responsibilities, such as Corporate Affairs and the Group Taxation. He is also involved in the affairs of Reliance-owned IPL cricket franchise Mumbai Indians, Indian Super League and other sports initiatives of the company. A former President of the Association of Synthetic Fibre Industry, Mr. Nikhil Meswani was also the youngest Chairman of the Asian Chemical Fibre Industries Federation. He is a member of the Board of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. He is also a managing committee member of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations.    He has been honoured by the Institute of Economic Studies, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and the Textile Association (India), Ministry of Textiles. He has also been honoured by the FICCI for his distinguished contribution to the petrochemicals industry. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2005, and remains an active participant in the activities of the forum. He is also a member of the new Senior Advisory Board for South-Asia at the forum. For the past three consecutive years, ICIS, a leading chemical industry magazine, has ranked Mr. Nikhil Meswani among the Top 40 Global Power Players in the chemical industry. He is a member of Global Advisory Council of Harvard University, USA. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, and a distinguished alumnus of the same.   He is a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee of the company. He is a Director of Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited, Chairman of its Audit Committee, and a member of its Nomination and Remuneration Committee. 

Research Interest

  Chemical Technology