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Kapoor has wide national and international experience and success in negotiating and finalising technology tie ups, transfers and joint ventures.
Agrochemical major Hikal Ltd has announced that the board of directors of Hikal Limited at their meeting held on January 11, 2024, has unanimously approved the appointment of Ravi Kapoor as Independent Director of the company for a period of 5 years with effect from January 11, 2024, subject to the approval of the shareholders.
Ravi Kapoor is the promoter Director of Heubach Colour Private Ltd. (“HCPL”), owned by the Heubach family who have a 600 years’ history of business in Europe with the last 200 years in pigments. He is an Alumnus of University of Mumbai and presently resides in Vadodara, Gujarat.
The company was incorporated in 1994 and he was the Joint Managing Director from 1996 and took over as Managing Director in 2001. He has been responsible for steering the company over the last 25 years and under his leadership HCPL recorded its highest profit margin being amongst the most profitable pigment company globally as also creating one of the most sustainable and ecologically responsible companies. He is also the Chairman of Heubach Colorant India Limited, a listed company.
He has wide national and international experience and success in negotiating and finalising technology tie ups, transfers and joint ventures with British (ICI), Swiss (Bartrams), Japanese (Toyo Ink, Mitsui, DNS), Chinese and Indian companies. He has also been a key person in the Heubach Group for the acquisition process across the globe. Under his stewardship the company has won several accolades for environmental protection and preservation including Best Responsible Care company from the Indian Chemical Council (ICC). He has a depth of domestic and international experience in the speciality chemicals field including technology tie ups, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions globally. He is a director of several of the Heubach subsidiaries in India and overseas, serves as a Board member of the Heubach Group globally. Currently he is the Chairman at the Indian Chemical Council’s Sustainability & Responsible Care Expert Committee.