Board of Directors

Shri Deepak C. Mehta is a Science Graduate from the University of Mumbai and is at the helm of affair of Deepak Nitrite Limited for the last 49 years. His business acumen, leadership skills and dynamism have enabled the Company to take swift strides forward and achieve many milestones year-on-year.<br /> An active participant at industry forums, he is the Chairman of Gujarat State Council – The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (‘FICCI’). He is also the Chairman of National Chemicals Committee at FICCI. He has been the past President of Indian Chemicals Council (‘ICC’) and was also the Chairman of various Committees including Trade & Business Development Committee of<br /> ICC. Shri Mehta adorned the position<br /> of member of ‘Task Force on Chemical Industry’ constituted by the Government of India with an object to put forward a strategy for increasing competitiveness for the Indian chemical industry.<br /> He is also Trustee on Deepak Foundation, the CSR arm of the Group as well as BAIF Development Research Foundation, a voluntary organisation dedicated to Rural Development, and Vadodara Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA).<br /> He is a Member on the Board of GSFC University and the past Chairman of Society for Village Development in Petrochemicals Area (SVADES).

Dr. Richard H. Rupp has held various top level positions in leading multinational companies such as Hoechst AG (Germany), Lonza (Switzerland) and Allessachemie (Germany). His experience encompasses<br /> a mix of scientific, technical as well as managerial roles. He is well-acquainted with the USA, European, Asian and Indian subcontinent markets.<br /> Dr. Rupp holds a Ph.D in Chemistry from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, and has completed a programme for Executive Development from IMD at Lausanne, Switzerland.