Kartik Bharat Ram, Joint Managing Director, SRF Ltd. takes over as President, Indian Chemical Council (ICC); Ramya Bharathram, Managing Director & CFO, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. elected as Vice President of ICC; and Ravi Ashwin Shroff, Managing Director, Excel Industries Ltd. as Additional Vice President of ICC.

Kartik is deeply involved in the creation and strengthening of a performance-based culture within the organization and oversees human resources, Total Quality Management (TQM), Information Technology (IT), and corporate communications. His passion lies in ensuring that the organization’s capability is continuously enhanced to take on challenges that may lie ahead. In addition, Kartik serves as the Chairman of KAMA Holdings Limited, a company that holds a majority share in SRF Ltd. He is also a Director of Shri Educare Limited, a company in the school education consultancy.

Kartik is a fellow of the India Leadership Initiative, Aspen Institute India. He also heads the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Northern Region Family Business Network Committee. In the past, he served as as the President of the Indian Blind Sports Association and as Chairman of the CII Delhi State Council for the year 2007-08. Kartik is a graduate from Santa Clara University, California and earned an MBA from Cornell University, New York. He is an avid golfer and a winner of multiple pro-am Golf tournaments.

Ramya Bharathram, Managing Director & CFO, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. has been elected as Vice President, ICC. She has headed businesses ranging from cosmetics and fragrance chemicals to to food ingredients and commodity and industrial chemicals. She is now in charge of strategy, project projects and corporate Policy, working on the Group’s plans for growth for the future. She manages the finance and funding activities of the company and the group.

She has over 16 years of experience in marketing, business management, new business development, customs & excise and trade defense, and accounts. She has worked in a leading law firm in India where she specialized in trade policy and direct taxation. She worked for Deloitte and Touche for 2 years in Assurance from 2000-2002.

Ravi Ashwin Shroff is B.E. (Chemical Engineering) and M.S. (Chemistry). He has already shouldered the responsibility of Anshul Specialty Molecules Limited, Mumbai, India, in the capacity of CEO & Executive Director and is presently Director. He is also holding directorship in four private limited companies and one Investment company and is a partner in Anshul Life Sciences (formerly  Anshul Agencies), Mumbai. Presently he is the Managing Director in Excel Industries Limited. Over and above this he is also holding Directorship in many public and private limited companies.