Mr A Vellayan holds a Diploma in Industrial Administration from Aston University, Birmingham, UK and Masters in Business Studies from the University of Warwick, Business School, UK. Mr Vellayan is also the Executive Chairman of the Murugappa Group and a Director on the Board of Governors, Doon School, Dehra Dun.

Mr. Vellayan also held the position of Vice President, Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIECO) and member of National Export Committee - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He was the Managing Director of Tube Investments of India Limited and TI Diamond Chain Limited. Mr Vellayan is presently the Chairman of Coromandel International Limited and EID Parry (India) Limited. He has around 25 years of work experience.

Mr V Ravichandran is an Engineering Graduate and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad. He is also a Cost Accountant and a Company Secretary. After having served Ashok Leyland Limited initially for a short period, he joined the Murugappa Group and worked in the Parry Group of Companies mainly in the fields of finance and marketing. He also headed the Crop Protection business. He was the Managing Director of Coromandel International Limited. Currently, Mr. Ravichandran is Lead Director (Fertilisers & Sugars) on the Murugappa Corporate Board.

Mr Kapil Mehan is a graduate in Veterinary Science and Animal Health. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad with specialisation in Agriculture. He brings with him rich experience and background in varied leadership roles. He started his career with Rallis India and later moved on to Tata Chemicals Limited. Mr. Mehan held various positions in the Sales and Marketing function in Rallis and Tata Chemicals Limited before moving into the position of Chief Operating Officer for its fertilisers business in 2003. He took over as the Executive Director of Tata Chemicals in 2008. He joined Coromandel in 2010.

Mr M M Venkatachalam graduated from the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bangalore and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from George Washington University, USA. He has held senior positions in the Murugappa Group of Companies spanning a period of two and a half decades. Mr Venkatachalam is presently the Chairman of Parry Enterprises Limited and Parry Agro Industries Limited. He also serves on the boards of Laser Words Limited, Parry Murray Limited and Ramco Systems Ltd.

Mr M K Tandon has been associated with the Indian Insurance Industry for more than 35 years. After completing his Masters Degree in Commerce and Degree in Law from Lucknow University, he started his career with LIC of India. Thereafter, Mr. Tandon held various senior positions and became Managing Director of General Insurance Company Ltd. He retired as Chairman & Managing Director of National Insurance Company Limited, Kolkata. Mr Tandon is an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of some reputed companies.

Mr K Balasubramanian is a Graduate in Commerce from the University of Madras and has done an Advanced Management programme from the Harvard Business School. He has 40 years of experience in International Banking. Presently, he is a Member GMR Holding Board. Mr Balasubramanian is also on the Board of some of the GMR Group of Companies and DQ Entertainments Limited.

Dr B V R Mohan Reddy is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering and holds a Master's degree in Management Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, and a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. Dr Mohan Reddy is the Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Infotech Enterprises Limited. He is also on the Boards of Vizag IT Park Limited, Ocimum Bio Solutions Limited and Tele Atlas (India) P Limited.

Mr R A Savoor is a B.Sc. Tech. He retired as Managing Director of Castrol India Ltd. in 2002 after a long stint of 34 years, during which, he was Chief Executive and Managing Director for 12 years. Under his leadership Castrol India grew from a minor oil company to the number two lubricant company in India and the second largest Castrol Company worldwide. Mr Savoor is presently the Chairman of Foseco India Ltd and an Independent Director on the Boards of EID Parry (India) Limited and Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Ltd.

Mrs Ranjana Kumar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, and is a Gold Medalist. She had an illustrious career in the Indian banking industry spanning over four decades. She started her career with Bank of India in the year 1966 as a probationary officer and held several senior positions in the Bank. She was CEO of US operations of Bank of India based in New York. She moved to Canara Bank as its Executive Director holding concurrent charge as Chairperson of Canara bank. Thereafter she became the Chairperson of Indian Bank and continued for a period of three and half years. She is also credited with turning around the ailing Indian Bank as its Chairperson within a period of 3 years and has authored a book on the turnaround. She also headed the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Mrs. Ranjana Kumar retired as Vigilance Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission, Government of India.