Management Team
Ajay Relan
Managing Director
Ajay Relan completed his B.Com (Hons.) and took three years training from Harvard Business School, U.S.A under Owner/President Management (O.P.M.) Programme. He is a dynamic entrepreneur having a vast experience in the line of manufacture of automobile components and setting up of new projects and its successful implementation. He is responsible for overall manufacturing operations, Plant, Research & Development, Product Development and complete supervision of the Company.
Aashim Relan
Chief Executive Officer
Aashim Relan is the Chief Executive Officer of the company. He is responsible for managing the Supply Chain, Operations, Strategy & Innovations. He is recognized as one the youngest business leaders in the country. He graduated in Finance & Economics from Emory University, Atlanta and has various other business certifications.
Anand Dinkar Sontakke
Chief Operating Officer
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical from NIT, ICWAI (intermediate) & CPM from ISM, USA and is carrying more than 29 years of experience in Manufacturing, Global Purchase & procurement and Sales & Marketing. Prior to joining Sharda Motor Industries Limited, Mr Sontakke has had a long stint of 16 years with Robert Bosch, handling various roles including a stint in Charlestone USA & subsequently with Mahle Anand Thermal as Vice President Commercial & Mahle Anand Filter systems as President & Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Anand Dinkar Sontakke has joined SMIL as Chief Operating Officer w.e.f. 1st April 2021. He will be leading Business Operations at SMIL and will be located at our Pune Office.
Mr. Srinivasan N
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Srinivasan N, Aged 39 years has an extensive experience of over 17 Years and has played a significant role in Manufacturing Industries mainly with Auto Sector. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (2003), Company Secretary (2009) and Cost Accountant (2014). Prior to joining the Sharda Motor Industries Limited, Srinivasan had stints with Tenneco Automotive India, Saint Gobain Glass, TAFE, Carat Lane and Silkroad Sugar (Murugappa Group) wherein has been instrumental in ERP Implementations and Change Management Activities. Srinivasan has also been a winner of CFO Power List 2020 in the FP&A Category amongst the top 100 Influential CFO’s of India.
Nitin Vishnoi
Executive Director and Company Secretary
Nitin Vishnoi is non Independent Executive Director and Company Secretary of our Company. He is a fellow member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India and also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with Honours. He has an overall work experience of more than 26 Years and expertise in the field of Corporate Restructuring, Compliance Management and Corporate Governance. He is also heading the Corporate Secretarial Department of our Company and has substantially contributed to various other operational areas like finance, accounts, taxation, various financial tools and other financial projects including the successful implementation of the Microsoft NAV (ERP) in our Company.
