Directors’ Profile
1. Mr. Ashok Kajaria (DIN : 00273877)
Mr. Ashok Kajaria is the founding Chairman & Mg. Director
of the Company, holds a Bachelors in Science (BSc.) Degree
and pursued Engineering (BSME) at UCLA (California),
USA.
He is widely credited with spearheading a transformation
of the tile industry in India and is best known for being
the pioneer behind launching large format wall tiles in the
country and his catalytic role in revolutionising tile display
and marketing.
In his career spanning over 40 years, his vision and
foresightedness as an entrepreneur, dynamic leadership,
stead fasted determination, and global marketing acumen
has seen the rise of Kajaria from what started as a 1 MSM
tile fledging in 1988 into an industry leader and most
respected tile brand in India.
He is the Chairman & Mg. Director of Kajaria Ceramics
Limited and is a member of Audit Committee, stakeholder’s
relationship committee and Nomination and Remuneration
Committee. Mr. Kajaria has held several important
industry positions including President of PHD Chamber of
Commerce, Chairman of the Indian Council of Ceramic Tile
and Sanitaryware and member of the executive committee
of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry.
Committed to the philosophy that the corporate sector
should play a proactive role in promoting the cause of
inclusive growth, Mr. Kajaria is keenly involved with the
various philanthropic arms of the Company- providing
structure and focus to the social outreach initiatives of the
Company.
As on 31st March, 2016, he is holding 498002 shares of
the Company.
2. Mr. Chetan Kajaria (DIN : 00273928)
Mr. Chetan Kajaria is a Bachelor in Petrochemical
Engineering (B.E) from Pune University and holds an MBA
from Boston College, U.S.A.
He is the Joint Managing Director of Kajaria Ceramics
Limited and member of the CSR Committee and
Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
He started his journey at Kajaria Ceramics Ltd in the year
2000 and has been instrumental in giving a new dimension
to the Company by opening international standard tile
showrooms across the country which has today become
an industry trend.
Mr. Kajaria is spearheading the ceramic tile vertical. He is
responsible for the first ever acquisition in the Company’s
history- acquiring a ceramic tile plant in Gujarat for feeding
the Western and Southern markets in Feb’ 2011.
He spread the concept of value added tiles in the ceramic
tile vertical using digital technology from Spain by
displaying at dealers’ showroom across the country in the
last 3 years. He had also led the acquisition of a ceramic
tile plant in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh in April 2012,
marking the Company’s entry into the growing markets of
South India. He has played a key role in making Kajaria
Ceramics Limited a leading manufacturer of ceramic wall &
floor tiles in India.
As on 31st March, 2016, he is holding 669940 shares of
the Company.
3. Mr. Rishi Kajaria (DIN : 00228455)
Mr. Rishi Kajaria holds a B. Sc. in Business Administration
from Boston University, U.S.A.
He is the Joint Managing Director of Kajaria Ceramics
Limited and is a member of the CSR Committee.
Mr. Rishi Kajaria joined Kajaria Ceramics in the year
2003 and spearheads the vitrified tile vertical. Initially,
he opted for trading vitrified tiles rather than joining the
race of setting up capacities. After importing for 5 years,
he decided to manufacture them. The first production
unit for vitrified tile was started in Sikandrabad in 2010.
Subsequently, Kajaria Ceramics commissioned a huge
expansion of vitrified tiles at Gailpur in 2011.
He has also launched high-end showrooms dedicated to
showcase glazed vitrified tiles imported from Europe and
China targeted at the HNI community in India – seeding
the market and living upto the repute of Kajaria brand of
marketing aspiration. He commissioned a unit at Gailpur
to manufacture glazed vitrified tiles matching the globally-
sourced variants and offered it to the Indian customers at
considerably lower prices.
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