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Corporate

Management

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Bharat Gears Limited comprises of Chairman and Managing Director and one Joint Managing Director. The Board also comprises of six Non-Executive Directors.

Mr. Surinder Paul Kanwar

Chairman and Managing Director

Mr. Surinder Paul Kanwar is the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Gears Limited. A commerce graduate from Delhi University, Mr. Kanwar is immensely experienced and has in-depth knowledge of the core business of the Company i.e. Automotive Gears. He has wholesome exposure on all aspects of business of the Company and is engaged in supervision and conduct of business of the Company, along with a team of senior management personnel, who assist him in carrying out his activities, subject to the overall supervision and control of the Board. He has been associated with Late Dr. Raunaq Singh Group since 1975. He has also worked at various managerial positions in various Raunaq Group Companies viz. BST Manufacturing Limited (Bharat Steel Tubes Limited), Raunaq EPC International Limited, Raunaq and Company Pvt. Ltd., to name a few. Mr. Kanwar is on the Board of Bharat Gears Limited since 29 September, 1982. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of the Company since 29 October, 2002.

Mr. Sameer Kanwar

Joint Managing Director

Mr. Sameer Kanwar is the Joint Managing Director of Bharat Gears Limited. He has done his Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics from York University, Canada. He has an overall experience and exposure in Marketing, Purchase and Management throughout his association with the Company. He is currently looking after the Non-Fossils business of the Company and responsible for its growth and expansion. He is also on the Board of EJOT-Octaqon Fastening Systems Pvt Ltd, Nexus Driveline India Limited and Nexus EPC Private Limited.

Mr. Virendra Kumar Pargal

Independent Director

Mr. Virendra Kumar Pargal is a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company since 24 January, 2002. Mr. Pargal is a qualified Chartered Engineer from England.

Mr. Wolfgang Rudolf Schilha

Independent Director

Mr. Wolfgang Rudolf Schilha is a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company since 26 February, 1986. Mr. Schilha, in Tettnang, Germany is graduate of Business Administration. He retired from ZF Germany as the "Executive Vice President, International Strategic Projects of the Commercial Vehicle division of ZF, after having managed Truck and Bus Transmission Sales, ZF Corporate Worldwide Service Network and up to June 2013 the strategic business unit Bus Driveline Technology at ZF." He was also the Chairman of ZF Drivetech (Suzhou) Ltd. in Suzhou, PR China, ZF Beiben Drivetech Company Ltd. Chongqing PRC and Chairman of the Supervisory board at ZF Hungaria Kft. in Eger, Hungary. He is immensely experienced and has international exposure on various facets of Auto Industry as a whole including Gear Technology. He is having expertise in the area of sales, marketing and service.

Mr. Rakesh Chopra

Director

Mr. Rakesh Chopra is a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. He has been associated with the Company with more than a decade. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (England & Wales) and an MBA from Cranfield University, U.K. He has spearheaded various industry groups at top management levels including Escorts till September 2006. He is also a director and Audit Committee Chairman in Minda Corporation Limited and director in G.P.R. Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., Kempty Cottages Pvt. Ltd. and Pragma Holdings Pvt. Ltd. He is also Founder member and Chairman of Indraprastha Cancer Society.

Mr. Nagar Venkatraman Srinivasan

Director

Mr. Nagar Venkatraman Srinivasan is a Non- Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. 03 November, 2017. He is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering. He has done MS in lndustrial Engineering from University of lllinois and he is an MBA from Graduate School of Business of the University of Pittsburgh in USA.

Mr. Raman Nanda

Director

Mr. Raman Nanda has been associated with the Company as a Non-Executive Independent Director w.e.f. 29 December, 2021. He is a Bachelor in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University-Gold Medalist and Master of Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad with a specialization in Finance. He has served in various renowned Companies like Gestamp, Tata Autocomp Systems, Murugappa Group, Usha Martin Black, Tega Industries etc. He is founder and CEO, Step Transformations since 2020 having an objective of serving the business community by helping people and businesses grow. He is also a Visiting Faculty at Flame University, Pune.

Ms. Kavita Jha

Director

Ms. Kavita Jha is a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 24 September, 2024. She is a Senior Advocate, designated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in August, 2024. Prior thereto, she was Senior Partner at Vaish Associates, Advocates, a leading Law Firm. She has also been an Advocate‐on‐Record in the Supreme Court of India since February, 2007 and specializes in tax litigation: Income Tax, GST as well as Criminal Law and Arbitration. She is a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from University of Calcutta and an Advocate-on-record, Supreme Court of India. She is having rich experience of 25 years. She is a Practicing Advocate for more than 20 years, having appeared and argued various matters relating to Income Tax, VAT/GST, Criminal, Corporate & Commercial Laws, Service matters, Arbitration and Consumer Protection before the Delhi High Court, Patna High Court, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Calcutta High Court and various other High Courts, NCLT, NCDRC and Supreme Court of India. She has represented various national, multi-national companies and PSUs before High Court of Delhi, other High Courts and Supreme Court of India.

Senior Management

It has been observed across all corporates that the biggest winning teams have always been lead from the front by men of substance and integrity.

Mr. Surinder Paul Kanwar

Chairman and Managing Director

He is the absolute force which empowers the whole Corporation. His dynamic energy, visionary outlook and astonishing accessibility is what makes him the Main Man of India's largest Gears Manufacturing company.

Holding the pulse of Corporate India in one hand and BGL's in another, Mr. Surinder Paul Kanwar has quite literally nurtured and brought up the Customer focused Technical core of Bharat Gears Ltd.

Mr. Surinder Paul Kanwar has been elected as President of Automotive Components Manufacturing Association (ACMA) for the year 2012-2013. He has been the Vice President of ACMA during the year 2011-2012. He has also been the Chairman of ACMA , Western Region for the period 2006 to 2010. Mr. Surinder Paul Kanwar has also been a member of ACMA's Executive Committee for several years and served as Chairman of Raw material Committee during 2005-2006 as well as chairman of Technical Panel during 2001-2002.

Mr. Surinder Paul Kanwar is a graduate in Commerce from Delhi University. He has received intensive on the job training in various companies of the Raunaq Group and, over the years, worked in several departments with other senior professionals in the group.

A qualified corporate premier, he is his people's man, his customer's delight and his contemporary's envy.

spkanwar@bharatgears.com

Mr. Sameer Kanwar

Joint Managing Director

Mr. Sameer Kanwar is the Joint Managing Director of Bharat Gears Limited. He has done his Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics from York University, Canada.

He has an overall experience and exposure in Marketing, Purchase and Management throughout his association with the Company.

He is currently looking after the Non-Fossils business of the Company and responsible for its growth and expansion. He is also on the Board of EJOT-Octaqon Fastening Systems Pvt Ltd, Nexus Driveline India Limited and Nexus EPC Private Limited.

sameerkanwar@bglindia.com

Mr. Hitendra Narain Mishra

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Hitendra Narain Mishra is the Chief Executive Officer of Bharat Gears Limited. He is having a rich experience of 31 years in successfully exceeding revenue targets, profit, business growth objectives, and turnaround of takeover companies and a strong track record of Business development with Domestic and global customers.

His expertise is in creating & executing effective business strategies, driving profitable growth and ensuring healthy bottom line/Cash flow through robust business development & Operational Excellence.

He has done his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra and an MBA in Operation Management and Marketing Strategy from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

During his work tenure, he has served in various renowned Companies like Eicher Tractors Ltd, Gabriel India Ltd, VE Commercial Vehicle Limited & Westport Fuel Systems, HQ Vancouver.

hitendramishra@bharatgears.com

Mr. Jagdeep Singh

Business Head - After Market

Since 1991, Mr. Jagdeep Singh has been associated with Bharat Gears, he has been instrumental in developing and streamlining Domestic (Indian) and Global aftermarket for the BGL Brand of Gears and Transmission Components. A marketing guru in his own right, he excels at managing and strategizing for maximizing visibility and acceptability for Bharat Gears Products worldwide.

Possessing valuable prior International marketing experience in well known Indian corporate, Mr. Jagdeep Singh is responsible for the Aftermarket business in Bharat Gears Limited. A hands-on sales leader, he has a honors degree in Arts.

jagdeepsingh@bharatgears.com

Mr. Naresh Verma

Corporate Business Head - HR & Operations

Mr. Naresh Verma, Corporate Head-HR & Operations has been associated with the Company since 4th February, 2004. He has been instrumental in establishing and sustaining the harmonious Industrial relations.

He took an enormous responsibility on his shoulders for providing training & Development, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Business Management, Business Development and Industrial Management in the Company amongst the employee and workers that has been fruitful in creating the harmonious work environment, better interpersonal relationships and efficiency in operations at all levels.

He is a master in commerce and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations.

During his work tenure, he has served the various renowned companies like VXL India Limited, Bhartia Cutler Hammer, Daikin Shriram Air Conditioning etc

naresh@bglindia.com

Mr. Milind Pujari

Chief Financial Officer

A Young Dynamic professional, Mr. Milind Pujari has been with Bharat Gears Limited since June, 1995. He safeguards the company's assets (literally), manages the financial pulse and provides reliable and timely finance control to BGL. He is responsible for enforcing a reliable system of internal controls in the areas of general accounting, contracts, payroll, fixed assets, and financial reporting.

He ensures that Bharat Gears Ltd operates in accordance with state and federal General Administration policies and procedures.

He is a Commerce Graduate and a Fellow Chartered Accountant.

milindpujari@bharatgears.com

Mr. Prashant Khattry

Corporate Head (Legal) and Company Secretary

Mr. Prashant Khattry, Corporate Head (Legal) & Company Secretary has been associated with the Company since June, 2010 and since then he is heading the Legal and Secretarial Department of the Company and other promoter group Companies. During his current tenure with Bharat Gears Limited, he has been instrumental in establishing and sustaining the compliance governance framework and due compliance with the laws and regulations applicable on the Company and other group Companies.

He manages the governance pulse and provides reliable and timely legal support to BGL. He is responsible for enforcing a reliable system of internal controls for ensuring compliance of all the operational departments.

He is a graduate in commerce and law respectively from University of Delhi and a fellow Company Secretary.

He is having a rich experience of over 23 years in the field of specialization and during his work tenure, he has served the various renowned companies like Fortis Healthcare Limited, Lakhani India Limited and Escorts Finance Limited etc.

prashant.khattry@bglindia.com

Mr. Kiran Rai

Head-OE-Marketing & Business Development

Experience - 17 years in sales & Marketing Joined BGL as Management Trainee

Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Post-graduation in Management Studies.

kiranrai@bharatgears.com

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