Shishir Kumar Bajoria, son of Late B P Bajoria, fondly known as SKB, is a well-known Indian industrialist. He is the Promoter of S K Bajoria Group and is engaged in diversified business activities like manufacturing of Specialised Refractories for the Iron & Steel Industry, Composite Insurance Broking, Third Party Administration for Health, and Travel Insurance. SKB leads the group from the front and has been a key decision-maker for IFGL.

In the past, he has been the President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Director of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) and Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICO). He has been decorated by Knighthood from Denmark and Italy.

James McIntosh, holder of a Master’s Degree in Technological Marketing, has experience of more than three decades in the Refractory industry, particularly manufacturing and marketing of high quality Isostatically pressed flow control Refractories for the Iron and Steel industry. Prior to his appointment as Managing Director of the Company with effect from 01.09.2021, he has been President of the Company’s step-down subsidiary, EI Ceramics LLC based in OHIO, USA.

Arasu comes with 30+ years of experience in the refractories industry. A Post-Graduate (M.Tech.) in Ceramic Technology from Anna University and a Life Member of the Indian Ceramic Society, he is specialises in operations and sales services. He has previously been associated with industry heavyweights like Tata Refractories and Dalmia OCL Refractories Ltd, and has a proud track record of involvement in the Steel, Cement & other Non-ferrous market segments.

Rajesh Agarwal is Fellow Member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has been Company Secretary of erstwhile Indo Flogates Limited and IFGL Refractories Limited, and the Company prior to being appointed as Whole-time Director and designated as Director – General Counsel of the Company, on and from Saturday, 12th November, 2022. He has experience of more than three decades in Corporate Laws, Taxation and Legal matters.

Debal Kumar Banerji is a Senior Advocate, practising in Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in field of Civil and Commercial Laws. He is the elder son of former Attorney General of India, Late Milon Kumar Banerji. His mother Late Prof. Anita Banerji was Head of the Department of Economics, Jadavpur University.

Sudhamoy Khasnobis, an Engineering Graduate, is a career banker with broad and diversified experience in development banking and project finance, structured finance, investment banking and loan origination, stressed assets management and workouts. Accredited with conceptualization and implementation of ARC business model in India by framing business strategies – development of guidelines, framework and policies – familiarising the Indian banking system to the concept of ARC business. He last held the position of Managing Director & CEO of Asset Reconstruction Company of (India) Limited, the pioneer Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) in India for 5 years.

D.G. Rajan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He was a Partner of Lovelock & Lewes, Chartered Accountants from 1967 and retired as a Senior Partner in 1990. He was also President of the Management Consultants Association of India, Chairman of the Southern Region of the Indian Paint Association, Chairman of Direct Tax Committee of Southern India Chamber of Commerce, Member of Board of Governors of The Doon School.

Gaurav Swarup is a qualified engineer and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University. He is an industrialist of repute and is presently Chairman and Managing Director of Industrial and Prudential Investment Company Limited, a Listed Company. He is also Co-Chairman and Managing Director of Paharpur Cooling Towers Ltd.

He is Director of several other public and private companies and member/chairman of Board Committees of such Companies.

Anita Gupta is a Global Media & Communications Executive. She serves as Head of Global Media Relations & Regional Head of CSB Americas, thought Leadership and Communication strategy at Deutsche Post DHL. She started her career in the Consumer Industry with Bata International. Later she transitioned to the financial services industry and joined American Express Bank and later Citibank India. She is a strong proponent for women’s causes which promote education and livelihood building. She has over 30 years of Executive Leadership experience and is an expert in designing and executing global media strategies for major organizations and brands.

James McIntosh, holder of a Master’s Degree in Technological Marketing, has experience of more than three decades in the Refractory industry, particularly manufacturing and marketing of high quality Isostatically pressed flow control Refractories for the Iron and Steel industry. Prior to his appointment as Managing Director of the Company with effect from 01.09.2021, he has been President of the Company’s step-down subsidiary, EI Ceramics LLC based in OHIO, USA.

Arasu comes with 30+ years of experience in the refractories industry. A Post-Graduate (M.Tech.) in Ceramic Technology from Anna University and a Life Member of the Indian Ceramic Society, he is specialises in operations and sales services. He has previously been associated with industry heavyweights like Tata Refractories and Dalmia OCL Refractories Ltd, and has a proud track record of involvement in the Steel, Cement & other Non-ferrous market segments.

Manoj Rakhecha, a Mandarin-speaking, multilingual Chartered Accountant and First Class B.Com (Hons) graduate, is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in operations, commercial, and supply chain management. With over two decades in the industry, Manoj has previously held key positions including Dy-CEO India at IFGL Refractories, General Manager at IFGL Refractories Visakhapatnam Plant, Commercial Director at Monocon UK, and General Manager at Tianjin Monocon China. Manoj’s notable projects include the greenfield setup of IFGL’s latest state-of-the-art plant in Vizag to produce monolithics, large precast shapes, casting flux granules, and mag carbon bricks. He has worked in foreign subsidiaries within multicultural environments in China and the UK. He also possesses comprehensive knowledge of various refractory minerals and equipment and is actively involved in their procurement from China.

Rajesh Agarwal is Fellow Member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has been Company Secretary of erstwhile Indo Flogates Limited and IFGL Refractories Limited, and the Company prior to being appointed as Whole-time Director and designated as Director – General Counsel of the Company, on and from Saturday, 12th November, 2022. He has experience of more than three decades in Corporate Laws, Taxation and Legal matters.

Thorsten Reuther is a highly experienced foundry engineer and Certified Mechanical Technician (CMT), with particular expertise in gating, risering technologies, automotive & large DI castings, and holds a main course engineering degree from the University for Applied Sciences Gießen-Friedberg.. He has more than 10 years of experience as the key account manager in the field of executive function and international operations. Mr. Reuther has been associated with Hofmann Ceramic since 2001, and is presently the managing director of the company.

Mukesh Rawal has been associated with the IFGL Group since 1983. A Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy: Faculty of Engineering & Technology from MS University of Baroda, India, Mr. Rawal has over 4 decades of experience in the refractory industry – with specialisation in ladle slide gate systems, ladle inert gas purging systems, and flow control in continuous casting. Having started his journey at IFGL as a service engineer for ladle slide gate system, Mr. Rawal has held multiple positions and currently takes care of the business of IFGL Group in North & South America.

Hirdesh Sehgal is an IIT Graduate and a veteran in refractories industry with over 36 years of experience. He has held diverse roles spanning projects, production, maintenance and engineering, product design and business development. Hirdesh has completed several management development programs from IIM-Ahmedabad, TMTC and ISB, Hyderabad. He has lead the successful execution of ₹600 cr projects in last 6 years including robotics and automation, High temperature furnaces, Tap hole clay and Black refractories projects

Navin Das is a HR leader with prior hands on experience in Plant Operations, Sales, Business Excellence and TQM. He comes with 30 years of experience in organizations viz. Tata Steel, Calderys India Refractories, Dalmia OCL, Dalmia Cement, Prism Johnson and Ispat Corp. A BE(Mechanical Engineering) from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, General Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur and certification in Advanced HRM from IIM, Ahmedabad, Navin’s expertise lies in strategic HR, organizational transformation, change management and leadership development.

Amit Agarwal joined IFGL back in 2012 as a Senior Manager (Accounts and Finance), and is presently the Chief Financial Officer of the organisation. A holder of the Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) degree from St. Xavier’s College (Kolkata), and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Mr. Agarwal has over 12 years of experience in Accounts and Finance, as well as in the domain of manufacturing.

Dr. Narendra Kumar Mishra brings over 38 years of refractory industry experience to IFGL. Holding a Ph.D. in Refractories from Sambalpur University, M.Sc & B.Sc degrees in Chemistry from Utkal University and an MBA from IGNOU, New Delhi, he is a respected member of the research fraternity. His previous engagements include significant roles at RHIM India & West Asia, Calderys India Refractories Limited, and OCL India Limited, where he has been instrumental in product innovation and technological advancements.

Mansi Damani is a fellow member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and has Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Finance) from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune. She joined S K Bajoria group of Companies in the year 2002 and is presently designated as Company Secretary of IFGL Refractories Limited. She has more than two decades of working experience in Refractory Industry and currently handles Legal, Taxation and Secretarial Compliances.