Mr. Vimal Kumar

20+ Years Experience
Humble beginnings make a man modest! This quote stands true for Mr. Vimal Alawadi, Managing Director, Best Agrolife Ltd.

Mr. Vimal Kumar started working in the Agrarian economy of India at an early age. He completed his graduation in Agriculture from Kurukshetra University. While exploring the ground realities of the existing Indian Agriculture system, he witnessed the travails of the farmers affected by climate change, exploitation by the middle-men, and deaths due to low or no-income, first hand. This experience made his dream of working towards the upliftment of the farmer community a driving force for his company - Best Agrolife Ltd.

Over the last 20 years, Mr. Vimal has performed a crucial role in the exponential growth of Best Agro Group. He has comprehensive experience in the agrochemical industry and oversees strategy, management, development, and integration of the company policies and procedures, forcing overall business growth and sustainability.

Mr. Vimal Kumar is a highly motivated and passionate entrepreneur, well-respected in the agrochemicals industry of India. With a vibrant personality and exceptional business acumen, Mr. Vimal is among the young, dynamic leaders in the industry. His decision-making skills, determination, problem-solving school of thought, have turned him into a visionary.

Media Presence

• He has been interviewed by renowned international magazines from the "African Farming and Food Processing," to the publication Agro Pages, where he spoke on, "Taking Strides towards Make in India."
• In the 2018 edition of India Suppliers Guide, Mr. Vimal’s views were published as, "An Agrochemical Perspective from India."
• In 2019, he was featured in the Forbes India magazine under "Global Indian Brands and Leaders."
• Mr. Vimal Kumar has been a frequent speaker in the industry chambers like FICCI, Forbes, Zee business, and Agropages.
• Also, he is a member of leading industry boards and networking clubs, like FICCI, CII, and Crop Care Federation of India.

Notable Achievements

• Featured in the Forbes India magazine under "Global Indian Brands and Leaders."
• Acquired a state-of-the-art Technical manufacturing plant from Arysta Life Science, a subsidiary of Platform Subsidiary (NYSE: PAH)
• Completed Phase II expansion increasing production capacities by threefold for Best Agrolife Ltd.
• Best Agrolife Ltd. is listed among the "Top 20 Indian Agrochemical companies in India".
• Established a NABL Certified Laboratory & made Best Agrolife Ltd. the first Indian Company to bring Indigenous Manufacturing License of an Important AI – Pyraclostrobin.

Mr. Braj Kishore Prashad

Mr. Braj Kishore Prasad (DIN: 01603310) is a retired IAS officer and holds Master's degree in Botany and also in Administrative Science and Development Problems (University of York, United Kingdom).

Born in Jamalpur, the city once upon a time known for the largest locomotive workshop in Asia, he brings more than 38 years of experience having worked as Additional Secretary (Foreigners & Disaster Management), the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India (From June 2014-July 2016), and as a Member Secretary in National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic Tribes & Semi-Nomadic Tribes. He was also a Chairman & Managing Director of Aavin (a Dairy Co-operative) Company, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.

During his long career spanning 38 years, he held several key positions such as Collector of Salem, Director of Industries, Special/Secretary of Home & Prohibition Excise Department, Tamil Nadu. As in-charge of disaster management in the Ministry of Home Affairs, he effectively supervised various disaster management and relief activities at the national level. He has closely worked with NDRF, Defence, and Navy in planning and implementing key strategies to tackle natural disasters in the country.

He initiated a crackdown on NGOs misusing foreign funds against the national interest. He also held various important and sensitive assignment in Government of India and was a member of Supreme Court appointed committee to enquire into the matter related to ISRO- espionage case.

Mr. Braj Kishore Prasad being a bold and upright officer, is respected for his strong moral character. His critical thinking and problem-solving skills helped him excel in each assignment as an administrator.

Achievements

• In the wake of devastating earthquake in 2015 in Nepal, he was sent to Kathmandu as a Head of the Inter-Ministerial Team by the Government of India.
• Using his unique and innovative strategies he transformed Aavin a perennially loss- making Company Tamil Nadu into a highly profit- making venture.
• During his tenure in the Home Ministry, Govt. Of India he ensured introduction of Visa on Arrival Scheme to 150 countries in a very short time.
• As a Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India he was instrumental in establishing 6 AIIMS-like institutions in the country under the Prime Minister's Swasthya Suraksha Yojna Scheme (PMSSY).

Surendra Sai Nallamalli

A passionate technologist and entrepreneur having 34 years of extensive experience and understanding of Organizational Program Management, Business Analytics, Innovation, Startup Culture and Technology. He has held various leadership positions at private and government sectors with national and international exposure. In his 15 years stint at Wipro Technologies, held the roles of Delivery Head (PES), Program Head of Microsoft Windows Sustenance Engineering Services, Head of Cost of Delivery Optimization. As a scientist with DRDO he worked on technology development and R&D for critical systems of national importance. He was instrumental in creating India’s first Quantum Secure Communication Stack for National Agencies. In his earlier stint with Best Group, The R&D environment created by him established a foundation for manufacturing of next generation molecules.

Ms. Isha Luthra

Ms. Isha Luthra is an integral part of our business. In the last 10years of her tenure as IT- Head at Best Agrolife Ltd., she has closely helped the team upskill their technical know-how and bring positive changes in the organization by increasing process efficiency.

She completed her Bachelors in Arts from Delhi University and her Diploma in Information Technology to pursue her dream of working in IT. Born in the land of farmers, Patiala in Punjab, she holds the company value of making every farmer prosperous close to her heart. She is a people person, young, vibrant, and enthusiastic about her role. With time, she has evolved as a leader and understands the nitty-gritty of the business well. She loves to initiate technological advancements in the organization, takes a keen interest in helping the team in domestic and global license work, product registrations, and closely monitors smooth administration in day-to-day life at work.

Pramod Narayan Karlekar

A chemical Engineer from UDCT- one of the top Indian Institute for Chemical Technology and a Management Graduate from Mumbai University, he has a diverse and rich professional background. He has been associated at the apex level with reputed organizations such as -Rallis India Ltd as President Technology, thereafter worked at leadership levels including as President of the Agrochemical division of Atul Ltd, as COO of Deepak Nitrite Ltd., as Managing Director of Cheminova India Ltd from 2008 and subsequently as its President international region comprising of AsiaPacific, Africa, Middle East. Later on, postglobal acquisition of Cheminova by FMC Corp (USA), he assumed the position of country head for FMC India. In these assignments he worked on strategic areas such as mergers and acquisitions and global business development etc.

Mrs. Chetna

Mrs. Chetna (DIN: 08981045) is an associate member of ICSI and a law graduate from Jaipur College of law.

She also holds degree in MBA (Finance) and Bachelor of Computer Science. She is young and dynamic professional and presently associated with Prosper Housing Finance Limited, Esquire Money Guarantees Limited, Advik Capital Limited as an Independent Director. She is having more than 4 years’ experience in Corporate Laws, SEBI Compliances, Financial Management, Accounts & Taxations. She has been awarded a crash course certificate of NCLT from Institute of Company Secretaires of India.