Board of Directors

Mr. Gautam S. Adani – Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. Rajesh S. Adani – Director
Dr. Malay Mahadevia – Whole Time Director
Mr. Rajeeva Sinha– Whole Time Director
Mr. S. Venkiteswaran - Director
Mr. K. N. Venkatasubramanian - Director
Mr. Arun Duggal- Director
Mr. Daniel Trevelyn Joseph - Director
Mr. Pankaj Kumar- Director
Dr. Ravindra Dholakia - Director

Mr. Gautam S. Adani – Chairman & Managing Director

Mr. Rajesh S. Adani – Director

Dr. Malay Mahadevia – Whole Time Director

Dr. Malay Mahadevia is a Whole Time Director (WTD) of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZL). He joined Corporate Sector in 1992 and worked on developing the port from ground zero. The port today handles multiple commodities. With a promising throughput of 50 million tons, turnover of more than Rs 1500 crores, Profit of over Rs 700 Crores, Market Capitalization of Rs 35,000 crores & growing at the rate of 30%, Mundra has the potential to become one of the largest ports in India. Currently the sectors handled by Dr. Malay Mahadevia are Marine & Ports, Special Economic Zones, Health Care, Water Supply, Education, Railway Logistics, and Social Infrastructure. He has been awarded Outstanding Manager of the year award of Gujarat by Ahmedabad Management Association in the year 2002 & also a Lead India finalist in Gujarat organized by Times of India group. He is a member of around a dozen professional societies including Centre for Engineering & Technology, FICCI, Assocham, Board of advisors for Maritime studies in Gujarat University, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) etc. In the year 2008 was conferred Ph.D. by Gujarat University in the field of "Coastal Ecology around Mundra area".

Mr. Rajeeva Sinha– Whole Time Director

Mr. S. Venkiteswaran - Director

Mr. S. Venkiteswaran, a Senior Advocate at the High Court of Mumbai, is an Independent director of APSEZ. He is a specialist in commercial disputes related to International trade, shipping and aviation. He was conferred the “Varuna” Award In 2004 by the Government of India for his services to the Indian shipping Industry. He has been associated with many Committees constituted by the Government of India, in the matter of various legislations in Shipping & Ports. He is also an internationally recognized Arbitrator. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and mathematics and a LL.B from the University of Bombay.

Mr. K. N. Venkatasubramanian - Director

Mr. K. N. Venkatasubramanian is an independent director of APSEZ. He has been working as a project consultant, after superannuating as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. He has more than 45 years of experience in the chemical, petrochemical, engineering and refining industry. He was the convener of the working group formed to formulate the policy framework for petrochemicals during the 7th five year plan. He was also the Chairman of the sub-committee on Petrochemicals, Government of India.

Mr. Arun Duggal- Director

Mr. Arun Duggal is an independent director of APSEZL, is an experienced International banker advising Corporations on financial strategy, mergers and acquisitions and capital raising areas. He has been an International advisor to a number of corporations, major financial institutions and private equity firms. He is a Chairman of Board of Directors of Shriram Transport Finance Company, Shriram Properties Ltd, Shriram City Union Finance Ltd., Shriram EPC Ltd., Shriram Capital Limited and Bellwether Microfinance Fund. He is the Vice Chairman of International Asset Reconstruction Company. He is a member of the Investment Committee of Axis Private Equity. Mr. Duggal had a 26 years career with Bank of America and retired as CEO, India for Bank of America. He is a visiting Professor at IIM Ahmedabad.

Mr. Daniel Trevelyn Joseph - Director

Mr. Daniel Trevelyn Joseph, an independent director of APSEZ, is a former Indian Administrative Service official belonging to the Maharashtra cadre. He has served the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra in various capacities. Mr. D.T. Joseph was elected as President at the International Maritime Organization’s Plenary Conference in February 2004. In June 2007, he was appointed as the Chairman of Pay Revision Committee for Class I and Class II officers in Major Port Trusts and Dock Labor Boards of India.

Mr. Pankaj Kumar- Director

Mr. Pankaj Kumar, IAS, an IAS officer of the 1986 batch is Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is appointed as GMB nominee on the Board of Directors of APSEZ Ltd. He comes to steer GMB at an important time, when it is set to play an even more critical role in Gujarat’s and the nation’s development through initiatives in shipbuilding, privatization, creation of maritime institutions and infrastructure.

Dr. Ravindra Dholakia - Director

Dr. Ravindra Dholakia, a Professor of Economics & Public Systems at IIM, Ahmedabad is an independent director of APSEZL. He is M.A. with Distinction (Gold Medalist), Ph. D. in Economics and Post-Doctoral Fellow from University of Toronto. He holds more than 34 years experience as Senior Faculty in IIM-A, European School of Management (ESCP – EAP) Paris, M.S. University, Baroda and Sardar Patel Institute of Economic & Social Research, Ahmedabad. He has specialized in the fields of Domestic and International Economic Environment and Policy Analysis; Public Finance. He is consultant to international organizations such as UN, UNDP, MDG Project of UNDP, WHO, ADB, World Bank, etc. He has served on different committees of Govt. of India, Govt. of Gujarat, Public Sector and Board of Companies and institutions such as Power Finance Corporation Ltd., National Commodity Derivatives and Exchange Ltd., Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd., Sixth Central Pay Commission.