Chairman and Managing Director
Age: 62 years

Mr. Dhruv M. Sawhney, Chairman & Managing Director graduated with a Masters in Mechanical Sciences from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, U.K. and M.B.A with distinction from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He was on the Dean's list for all terms, came second in the University, and is a life member of Beta Gama Sigma. Mr. Sawhney has received the highest civilian award "Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur" from President Chirac of the French Republic.

Mr. Sawhney is a Past President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Indian Sugar Mills Association and the Sugar Technologists Association of India. He was the first Chairman from the developing world of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. Mr. Sawhney has served on the Board of various public sector organizations and chaired Government advisory councils on Industry, Energy and Sugar. He chairs the Commonwealth Leadership Development Conferences founded by HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh in 1956 to foster and broaden the understanding and decision-making ability of individuals in the commonwealth countries. Mr Sawhney is Deputy Chairman of the Evian Group and Chairman of the India Steering Committee of the World Economic Forum, Switzerland. He also chairs CII's International and Internal Audit Committees.

Mr. Sawhney takes a keen interest in education, and was a past Governor of the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, the Management Institute at the University of Delhi and Chairman of the Doon School, Dehra Dun, one of India's most famous Public Schools. He is a Companion Member of the Chartered Institute of Management, U.K. and chairs the Board of Trustees of Delhi's oldest private charitable hospital. He was President of the All India Chess Federation for 12 years.