Hemant Bharat Ram, Vice Chairman

Mr. Hemant Bharat Ram holds a B.S. in Mathematics & Computer Science Degree in the year 1989 & M.S. in the Industrial Administration in the year 1991 from Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh PA, USA . He hails from the Pioneering Industrialist family of Lala Shri Ram, Dr. Bharat Ram and Dr Vinay Bharat-Ram.

Jitendra Tuli, Director

Mr. Jitendra Tuli is an editor and communication consultant with World Health Organisation, regional office for South Asia. He obtained his Post Graduate Diploma from London School of Journalism and attended the School of Public Relations and Communications at Boston University, USA.

He started his career in journalism with the Hindustan Times in 1964 and subsequently moved The Statesman in 1965. In 1971, he joined IBM as Communication Officer. Mr. Tuli became the first English Newscaster from Delhi Doordarshan in December 1971 and kept viewers informed of the Bangladesh war.

He has widely traveled and has written for leading newspapers and magazines. He is deeply involved in the work for the less privileged ones as the trustee of Amarjyoti Charitable Trust and as founder member of Cancer-Sehyog.

Ravi Vira Gupta, Director

Mr. Ravi Vira Gupta was educated at The Doon School, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and at Cambridge University. After his Graduation in Economics, he joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1962. He had worked in various states and held challenging assignment at the field.

For many years, Mr. Ravi Vira Gupta was associated with various aspects relating to cooperatives as well as agriculture. He was Registrar of Cooperatives as well as Managing Director of National Cooperative Development Corporation. In Madhya Pradesh, he was the Managing Director of the MP Federation of Dairy Cooperatives for over three years during which the operation flood project was successfully implemented.

Between 1991 and 1998, he was closely associated with the economic reforms at the level of Additional Secretary, Secretary in the Government of India in the ministries of Fertilizer, Food as well as Finance. He was also Deputy Governor of The Reserve Bank of India for about three years.

He was associated with many committees over the years. Particular mention needs to be made as regards the 1998 Reserve Bank Committee on Agricultural Credit, as the widely popular Kisan Credit Card was introduced by various commercial banks on the basis of its recommendation. He was also chairman of two Government of India committees relating to small savings in 1998 & 1999. On the basis of the recommendation of these reports the Central Government significantly modified the sharing formula with the states in regard to small savings collections, as well as the accounting system in relation to the central budget.

Ravi Vira Gupta is on the board of several companies. He is also Chairman of Ambit Corporate Finance Private Limited, which is a leading investment bank in India.

Chandra Mohan, Director

He was one of the founders of Punjab Tractors Limited. He has established PTL as force to rekcon with in Tractor & Farm Equipment manufacturing sector. He retired as Vice-Chairman of Punjab Tractors Limited. He is rare blend of an engineer-scientist-inventor, a visionary entrepreneur, an educationist, an author and a top-class leader. He led the development of the wholly Indian SWARAJ Tractor technology in CSIR (Central Scientific Institute of Research) he raised PTL, India’s first large scale venture based totally on Indian technology and then lead into a Rs. 1500 crs. Swaraj Group a nationally and internationally known Blue chip. He is Chairman of the Governing council of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh (Deemed University) and PTU’s Gian Jyoti School of TQM & Entrepreneurship, Mohali (First School of Excellence of Punjab Technical University). His book “From Zero to Blue-chip” is a lesson in management. He has won many national and international Awards including “Padma Shree” in 1985 & IMC- Juran Gold Medal (2000).