Rajeev M. Pandia, Mentor

Rajeev Pandia, a leading authority in the chemical industry and former President of Indian Chemical Council (ICC), in a career spanning 44 years, has been associated with strategic planning, project evaluation and management, technology transfer, international marketing, Government policies and general management in petrochemicals, polymers, elastomers and specialty chemicals industry. He is a graduate in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, India and holds the Master's degree in the same field from Stanford University, California. Rajeev retired as Vice Chairman and Managing Director, SI Group - India Limited in 2008 after a stint of 16 years with the group (Herdillia Chemicals Limited (later Schenectady Herdillia Limited and SI Group - India Limited). He was thereafter Group Adviser and Director - Global Markets of SI Group, USA.

Among his several achievements are the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT, Bombay; Rotary International Award; the Lifetime Achievement Award from Indian Chemical Council; Dr G P Kane Visiting Professorship at UDCT (ICT); Honorary Fellowship of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and Fellowship of Indian National Academy of Engineering. During 2013, he was appointed by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India on the Committee to draft the National Chemical Policy for India for the next decade. He has been an invited speaker at global conferences ; jury member for industry awards and has been associated with high level audits in respect of EHS, Sustainability and Technology functions. As a Board member and Consultant, Rajeev now advises several Indian and international companies in the areas of strategy, project execution and operational excellence.