ARUN BHARAT RAM

Chairman, SRF Ltd.

Mr Arun Bharat Ram is a notable figure in India's corporate firmament. As past President of CII and the current President of CII International, ABR as he is popularly known, has been the principal architect of SRF's growth over the years. But the man who today presides over the 7th largest Nylon Tyre Cord manufacturing company in the world, cut his business teeth through sheer dint of hard work and ambition. After his schooling at the Doon School in Dehradun, he graduated in Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA.

After beginning his career in 1967 in Delhi with the Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Ltd, (now DCM Ltd.) he set up SRF Ltd in 1971 to manufacture Nylon Tyrecord Fabric. In 1975, he was appointed Managing Director and Vice Chairman in1988 of SRF Ltd. Since then the company has come a long way diversifying into allied Nylon products such as Engineering Plastics, Fishnet Twines and Industrial Fabrics. It has multiple plants in and outside India. Growth has been supplemented through acquisitions of Ceat's tyre cord plant in 1995 and the DuPont Fibers Ltd. In 1999. SRF is today the market leader in nylon tyre cord in India besides emerging as one of the top seven players in the world. It is also a major producer of Refrigerant Gases and Fluorochemical products.

Through all this his avowed aim has been to build a highly professional company which is a market leader in all its businesses.

Mr Bharat Ram's vision stretches well beyond his own company. He has been on various Government-Industry Committees and is the past President of the Association of Synthetic Fibre Industry as well as on the Managing Committee of Government-appointed Development Panel on Man-Made Fibre Industry. He has been the Chairman of Indo-Korea Joint Business Council and was, before he became CII President, Chairman of the Northern Region of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

A mid-handicap golfer and a keen musician who learnt music from the renowned maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar, he plays the sitar whenever possible. Mr. Arun Bharat Ram belongs to a renowned family of Delhi well known for its contribution in the field of education, art, culture and sports. He is also a member of the Governing body of SPIC-Macay - a Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical arts. He has been a member of the Governing body of The Doon School, Dehradun and is currently member of governing body of Lady Shriram College (LSR). He has also been instrumental in promoting the Shriram School in Delhi.

Mr. Arun Bharat is a member of the CII World Economic Summit - India Advisory Council and has recently been appointed by the Government to be the Co-Chairman of Indo-German Consultative Group.

ASHISH BHARAT RAM

Managing Director, SRF Limited

Mr Ashish Bharat Ram took over as managing Director of SRF Ltd in January 2007. He has assumed various responsibilities across different verticals, ever since he joined SRF in 1994.

Earlier, Ashish had briefly worked as Management Trainee at Toyota Motor Corporation, Tokyo and American Express bank, New Delhi. He also had a very satisfying stint in DCM Toyota, SRF Finance Limited and SRF Overseas Limited.

He has done his schooling from Doon School and graduation in Economics from the Hindu College, Delhi University with an emphasis on mathematics. Ashish went on to do his Masters in Business Administration from 1992 to 1994 with an emphasis on finance and strategy from The Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

He is a golfer of repute and enjoys listening to Indian classical music.

KARTIKEYA BHARAT RAM

Deputy Managing Director, SRF Ltd

Mr Kartikeya Bharat Ram took over as Deputy Managing Director of SRF Limited in January 2007. He has assumed various responsibilities across different verticals in SRF ever since he joined the company in 1993. In his current role, Kartik is largely involved in creation of performance culture and nurturing value based leadership in the organization. Besides, he is passionately involved in driving aspirations and corporate image of SRF.

As Vice President in SRF, Kartikeya was instrumental in integrating HR, IT and TQM functions across the organization. Earlier, among various projects, Kartikeya had the opportunity of working as a SRF member of the team with McKinsey & Co in 1993, for developing and implementing a cost reduction program and rationalization of manpower. He has also been associated with designing business processes with Coopers & Lybrand for setting up a new factory under SRF’s business in UAE.

An avid golfer and winner of five pro-am golf tournaments, Kartikeya is a graduate from Santa Clara University and MBA from Cornell University, New York. He also plays the Sarod, something he has enjoyed doing since his childhood.