Board of Directors

Shri Rajendra Shah is the Chairman and Whole-time Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lukhdhirji Engineering College, Morbi. He was awarded the AMA Atlas Dycechem “Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2001” by the Ahmedabad Management Association. Currently, he is looking after overall management of our Company, particularly all financial matters. He is associated with Blind People’s Association, Ahmedabad as President. He was Chairman of CII Gujarat for 2019-20. He has over 35 years of experience in the precision engineering business for bearing cages and stamped components.

Shri Harish Rangwala is the Managing Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lukhdhirji Engineering College, Morbi. He served at Tata Chemicals and thereafter joined our Company. Currently, he is looking after overall management of our Company along with Renewable energy division. He has over 35 years of experience in the precision engineering business for bearing cages and stamped components.

Shri Vishal Rangwala is the Chief Executive Officer and Whole-time Director fficer of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pune. He further holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from University of Southern California. In 2005, he was appointed as a senior staff analyst at United Service - a division of United Airlines. Thereafter he joined our Company in September 2007, as a manager for marketing. He is responsible for the overall strategic directions for the Harsha Group and is currently leading marketing and corporate functions. He has over 14 years of experience in the precision engineering business for bearing cages and stamped components.

Shri Pilak Shah is the Whole-time Director and the Chief Operating Officer and of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nirma Institute of Technology. He further holds a master’s degree in Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University. Thereafter he joined our Company in 2006, as a manager for resource management and was thereafter, appointed as director on the Board of our Company on February 5, 2006. He is responsible for the overall strategic directions of the Harsha Group. He has over 15 years of experience in the precision engineering business for bearing cages and stamped components.

Ms Hetal Naik is a Whole-time Director of our Company. She holds the bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from L.D. Engineering College and has completed Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Design Engineering. She has been associated with our Company since 2015. She has extensive knowledge and technical skills in Designing Software’s, DFMEA, Automotive Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, GD&T, Sheet Metal, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) etc. She is responsible for Health and Safety of all employees and others who may be affected by our Company’s operations. She also plays a vital role in managing TPM function of our Company.

Ms Priyanka Agarwal Chopra is an Independent Director of our Company. She is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at IIMA Ventures (formerly IIMA-CIIE) and a Venture Partner at Bharat Innovation Fund. She has also served on the Venture Capital Sector Council at the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA).

She has 12+ years of experience in investing, advising and engaging with early stage companies. At IIMA Ventures, she has designed, created and led several leading-edge regional and national startup scouting and support focused programs and helped build out IIMA Venture’s seed stage portfolio in sectors such as consumer internet, enterprise tech and financial services.

Prior to IIMA Ventures, she has worked in the high -tech industry with Sun Microsystems and IBM in a variety of design, engineering and strategy roles in the social impact space with Piramal Sarvajal, seeking to provide access to clean drinking water to India's underserved using technology and community engagement. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Shri Ambar Patel is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Gujarat University. He has served as the managing director of Shilp Gravures Limited since October 29, 1993. He is the Director on Board of The Kalupur Commercial Co-Operative Bank Ltd and Chairman of MSME committee of the said bank. At present he is an executive committee member as well as Chairman of Labor & Industrial safety committee at Gujarat Chamber of commerce & Industry. He is the President of Santej Industrial Area Association. He is the Advisory Committee Member for Health & Care Foundation and Astha Charitable Trust.

Shri Kunal Shah is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical) from Nirma Institute of Technology, Gujarat and holds a degree of Master of Science in Information Systems from Stevens Institute of Technology, USA. He is associated with AIA Engineering Limited since December 2002. He was their CFO from 2014 to 2018 and is currently their Executive Director, Corporate Affairs. He has established his own consulting Firm “Theoden Ventures LLP” and is the co-founder of Aurus. He has a wide general management experience.

Shri Bhushan Punani is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds bachelor’s degree in Science (Dairy Husbandry) from B.N. Chakrabarty University, Kurukshetra, Bachelor of Laws from Gujarat University, Post-Graduate degree in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a Doctor of Philosophy (Commerce) degree from Gujarat University. He has also completed a special course on vocational rehabilitation from the University of Hafia, School of Social Work. He is associated with Blind People’s Association, Ahmedabad as the General Secretary and with ICEVI as the Vice President. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 2011. He has been a member of the Central Advisory Board on Disability, National Advisory Committee on Accessible Election and Committee on Drafting of National Law on Disability.

Shri Ramakrishnan Kasinathan is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Madras, diploma in Basic Finance from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, a master’s degree in Business Administration from Anna University and a master’s degree in Management from the Asian Institute of Management, Philippines. Previously, he has worked at ACT India, Johnson & Johnson Limited, Best & Crompton Engineering Limited, SKF India Limited and Hindustan Zinc Limited. He is currently associated with Nexdigm Private Limited as a consultant.