THE COMPANY’S CHAIRMAN, MR. ASHOK GARWARE, IS THE SON OF LATE MR. B. D. GARWARE, THE FOUNDER OF THE COMPANY.  BORN IN 1938, MR. ASHOK GARWARE HAD HIS ENTIRE EDUCATION IN ENGLAND, FIRST AT DULWICH COLLEGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE ATTAINED THE ECONOMIC TRIPOS.  HE HAS HELD SEVERAL IMPORTANT POSITIONS IN VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS.  IN THE PAST HE HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF BOMBAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION OF SYNTHETIC FIBRE INDUSTRY, TRUSTEE BOMBAY PORT TRUST AND MEMBER OF WESTERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE OF IDBI. MR. ADITYA GARWARE IS THE VICE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY AND HAS AN MBA FROM LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA, USA.  HE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY FOR MORE THAN 14 YEARS.  THE COMPANY HAS QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO LOOK AFTER DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.  THEY ARE  : 1. MR. A. C. CHANDARANA (COMPANY SECRETARY) -B.COM. ,L.L.B.,F.C.S -IS A QUALIFIED COMPANY SECRETARY. HE IS INCHARGE OF ALL LEGAL AND SECRETERIAL MATTERS. HE HAS VARIED EXPIRIENCE OF 20 YEARS IN THE FIELD. 2. MR. K.S. DAVE (PRESIDENT - COMMERCIAL) - B.COM (HONS.) L.L.B. HAS A VARIED EXPERIENCE OF 24 YEARS IN SHIPPING & DRILLING COMPANIES. HE HAS WORKED WITH ESSAR OIL, JINDAL DRILLING, HITECH DRILLING (TATA GROUP) AND WITH ENRON OIL & GAS (I) LTD.  HE HAS BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR OVER 10 YEARS. HE IS IN CHARGE OF PROCUREMENT. 3. MR. S.P. AKOLKAR (PREDIDENT - FINANCE) - B.SC, M.M.S. - IS THE PRESIDENT-FINANCE. HE HAS VARIED EXPERIENCE OF OVER 15 YEARS IN THE FIELD OF CORPORATE FINANCE, INVESTOR RELATION, ACCOUNTS, ETC IN COMPANIES LIKE RAYMONDS AND GTL. 4. CAPT. D.L.MATHUR (PRESIDENT – MARKETING). HE HAS VARIED EXPERIENCE OF 30 YEARS AS SENIOR MANAGER WITH GREAT EASTERN CO. LTD AND AS OPERATION MANGER WITH NICO MIDDLE EAST LTD - DUBAI. 5. CAPT. S. SARKANGO (PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS) - IS A MASTER MARINER. HE HAS VARIED EXPERIENCE OF 20 YEARS. HE STARTED HIS CAREER ON VESSELS AND THEREAFTER WORKED WITH KANDLA PORT TRUST, SURVEYOR IN MMD, MUMBAI, HEAD - HSSE IN SEAMEC AND GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CO. LTD.  6. CAPT. V. BAIJAL (HEAD- HSSE) - IS A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MARITIME SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. HE HAS VAST EXPERIENCE OF 34 YEARS AND HAS WORKED WITH THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT - GOVT. OF INDIA. HE WAS THE DY. NAUTICAL ADVISOR IN DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIPPING AND THE DEAN OF NAUTICAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE. 7. MR. K.K. AGGARWAL (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - TECHNICAL) - IS A MARINE ENGINEER WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. HE STARTED HIS CAREER SAILING ON VARIOUS VESSELS AND THEREAFTER WORKED WITH SHIPPING COMPANIES LIKE RELIANCE SHIPPING, GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING ETC. 8. MR. Z.R.MEHTA (GENERAL MANAGER - TECHNICAL) - IS A MARINE ENGINEER. HE HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. HIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES WORKING AS A CH. ENGINEER WITH GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CO. LTD, CHELLARAM SHIPPING AND ANGLO EASTERN SHIP MANAGEMENT. 9. MR. P. S. SHAH (GENERAL MANAGER - FINANCE & ACCOUNTS) IS A B.COM BY QUALIFICATION AND HAS 34 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTS & DIRECT TAXATION. 10. MR. A. R. UPADHYAY (DY. GENERAL MANAGER - PERSONNEL) - B.COM. HE HAS EXPERIENCE OF 10 YEARS AS SR. EXECUTIVE HANDLING FLEET PERSONNEL. 11. MR. V.P.MOHILE (ASST. GENERAL MANAGER) - IS A MARINE ENGINEER. HE HAS VAST EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH SCI, GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CORP. LTD, TOLANI SHIPPING, ESSAR SHIPPING AND CHELLARAM SHIPPING. 12. MR. M. SHETTY (SR.MANAGER - TECHNICAL) - IS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER. HIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES WORK WITH NELCO, PRECISION GEARS AND TAG SEA LOGISTICS. 13. MRS L. S. HALDANKAR, (MANAGER-TECHNICAL)- IS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER WITH OVER 10 YEARS OF EXPERIANCE IN SHIPPING INDUSTRIES. HER EXPERIENCE INCLUDES WORK WITH RADIANT SHIPPING, TOLANI SHIPPING AND ESSAR SHIPPING. 14. M.S.KUDALKAR (MANAGER - HUMAN RESOURCES) - IS A COMMERCE GRADUATE. HE HAS OVER 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH GODREJ AGROVET LTD, ARMEX INDIA PVT. LTD, INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER AND INTERNATIONAL GOLD CO. LTD. 15. MR. S.V. ATRE (CONSULTANT) IS A QUALIFIED ENGINEER WITH A DEGREE IN B.SC. ENGG. ELECTRICAL.  HE HAS OBTAINED HIS DIPLOMA IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT FROM JAMNALAL BAJAJ INSTITUTE (MUMBAI UNIVERSITY).  HE HAS WORKING EXPERIENCE OF OVER 30 YEARS IN ENGINEERING INDUSTRY. HE WAS WITH CHICAGO PREUMATIC INDIA LTD. (NOW MERGED WITH ATLAS COPCO).  HE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROUP FOR OVER 10 YEARS.