KOTAK & Co

+ Mr. Suresh A. Kotak

Born on 02nd October, 1933. Schooling at “Gandhian School – Sharda Mandir at Karachi . Graduate from Sydenham College - Bachelor of Commerce. Chairman of Kotak family concerns. Travelled in most Cotton countries.

BUSINESS ACTIVITES:
CHAIRMAN: Kotak & Co Ltd.
Kotak Ginning & Pressing Inds. Ltd.
Kotak Commodities Services Ltd.
INTERESTS:
Broad Textile segments - focus on Raw Cotton, Fibers, Cotton & Synthetic Textiles related raw materials & finished products; as also Agriculture Related Commodities. One of the promoters to Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. (now - Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.)

PUBLIC ACTIVITIES:
DIRECTOR:
International Cotton Association – Liverpool (U.K.)
CHAIRMAN:
UNCTAD IMC Task Force on Textiles Committee (IMC)
FAA (Forum of Affiliated Associations (IMC)
DIRECTOR:
Govt. Appointed Director at Bombay Oilseeds & Oils Exchanges Ltd.
TRUSTEE:
Cotaap Research Association (Research Wing of Cotton Association of India)
Indian Merchants Chamber-Economic Research & Training Foundation.
MEMBER:
Textile Commissioner’s - Cotton Advisory Board.
Implementation Committee - Technology Mission on Cotton.
MANAGING:
Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CII)
COMMITTEE Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC)
Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (Assocham)
Agri - Commodities - Federation of Indian Commodity Exchanges (FICE)
CONVENOR:
CEO – Forum at Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO)

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:
CHAIRMAN:
Trustee Board - Rajkot Kelavani Mandal.
TRUSTEE:
Indo-Japanese Association – Mumbai.
Ramchandraji Temple Trust – Mumbai.
MEMBER:
Rotary Club of Bombay

+ Mr. Sudhir A. Kotak

Born on 21st October 1942 in Mumbai. Schooling at Children’s Academy – Mumbai. Graduated from VJTI College – Mumbai with Mechanical Engineering. Presently Director of Kotak family concerns.

BUSINESS ACTIVITES:
DIRECTOR:
Kotak & Co. Ltd.
Asian Machinery & Equipments Pvt. Ltd.
INTERESTS:
Focussed Areas:
Engineering and Energy related Products.
Electrical Auto Parts and Calcium Carbonate.
Value Engineering.
Project Exports.
Real Estate Developments and Commercialisation.
Exploration of New Areas (also innovations).
Keen on Techno Commercial Applications.
Others:
Familiar with Family Business area of Broad Textile segments - Raw Cotton, Cotton & Synthetic Textiles related raw materials & finished products.

SOCIAL:
TRUSTEE:
Rajkot Kelavani Mandal.
MEMBER:
Rotary Club of Bombay Harbour.
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
Bombay Management Association.

+ Mr. Vinay N. Kotak

Born on 20th May 1958 in Mumbai. Schooling at Children’s Academy. Graduated in Bachelor of Commerce at Late Lala Lajpatrai College. International speaker on Cotton at various global forums. Presently Director of family concerns.

BUSINESS ACTIVITES:
DIRECTOR:
Kotak & Co. Ltd.,
Kotak Ginning & Pressing Inds. Ltd.
Asian Machinery & Equipments Pvt. Ltd. INTERESTS:
Focussed Areas:
Textile segments with focus on Raw Cotton & other fibers (natural & man-made); Cotton Ginning & Oil Mills.
Others:
Familiar with family business of Cotton & Synthetic Textiles related raw materials & finished products.

PUBLIC ACTIVITIES:
ADDTL. VICE-PRESIDENT:
THE BOMBAY COTTON MERCHANTS & MUCCADUMS ASSOCIATION LIMITED.
DIRECTOR:
Cotton Association of India (CAI)
TREASURER:
All India Exporters Chamber
SOCIAL:
MEMBER:
Bombay Management Association.
Rotary Club of Bombay Central.
Bombay Cricket Association.

+ Mr. Shyam M. Kotak

Born on 16th October 1964 in Mumbai. Schooling at Hindi Vidya Bhavan – Mumbai. Graduated with Bachelor of Commerce and Diploma in Management Studies from Kischinchand Chellaram College. Presently Executive Director of Service Business Division of Kotak & Co. Ltd.

BUSINESS ACTIVITES:
EXE. DIRECTOR :
SBD - Kotak & Co. Ltd.
INTERESTS:
Focussed Areas:
Calcium Carbonate and associated products – marketing.
Computer savvy and knowledge related applications – consultations.
Explore new areas of Rubber Industry & related raw materials & products.
Technical Textiles - Development & Marketing.
Others:
Familiar with Family Business - Textile & Raw materials – Cotton, Synthetic, etc.

SOCIAL:
MEMBER:
Bombay Management Association.
SPORT:
Active Billiards & Snooker Player & participant at various Tournaments.Promoter – Wilson Jones Billiards and Snooker Championship since 2005 with National & Indian International players participation. Active in promotion of Wilson Jones Championship with World participation.

+ Mr. Sumanlal B. Shah

Born on 27th Nov 1949 in Navsari. Shooling in Navsari. Graduated from Shri Chinai College of Commerce & Economics with Bachelor of Commerce. Diploma in Tax Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management. Presently as Director of the company.

BUSINESS POSITIONS:
DIRECTOR: Kotak & Co. Ltd.

INTERESTS:
Focussed Areas:
Taxation Planning, Finance, Banking.
Securities, Commodities and Forex Market operations.
Others:
General Administration.

SOCIAL & RELIGION: PHILANTROPHIC WORKER

+ Mr. Shantilal J. Thakkar

Born on 2nd November 1937 in Kutch (Gujarat). Schooling at the village. Presently Director of a ginning unit of Kotak.

BUSINESS ACTIVITES:
CEO & SR. ADVISOR: KOTAK GROUP – Cotton Trading Operations.

INTERESTS:
Raw Cotton – Expert in grading, quality evaluation, processing and procurement economics.
Set up of efficient & modern installation of systems in Ginning factories.

+ Mr. Bhupendra S. Thakkar

Born on 26th July 1961 in Mumbai. Schooling in Mumbai. Graduated in Commerce. Presently Director of Kotak Ginning & Pressing Inds. Ltd.

BUSINESS ACTIVITES:
DIRECTOR: Kotak Ginning & Pressing Inds. Ltd.

INTERESTS:
Focussed Areas:
Raw Cotton – its trading and ginning.
Raw Cotton – procurement and management.
Special Aptitude and Focus – Cotton Futures.

Others:
Specialised in Account and administrative operations of ginning unit.
Computer Savvy.