Board of Directors
Mr. Deepak Arun Dhanak

Mr. Deepak Arun Dhanak

Managing Director

Mr. Deepak Dhanak joined the Board of Multibase India Limited in 2010 and became Managing Director in 2011. He possesses imperial experience in manufacturing segments like the Chemical, Polymer, Healthcare & Consumer industries.

He is Chemical Engineering Graduate (B. Tech Chemical) from Amravati University and Masters in Business Administration from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune and having more than 25 years of experience in various fields....

Deepak has expertise in Operations and Supply chain excellence. He adapted the SCOR model at domestic and regional levels along with Quality & Environment Health & Safety excellence.

Prior to Multibase India Limited, Deepak worked with Reliance, Unilever, Johnson Diversey, and Multibase-Dow Corning companies.

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Mr. B. Renganathan

Mr. B. Renganathan

Non-Executive Independent Director (Chairman)

Mr. Renganathan Bashyam is recognized as one of the leading executives in corporate compliance with 33 years of rich experience.

Mr. Renaganathan Bashyam is a senior corporate professional with a proven track record in Investment Banking, Corporate Secretarial Affairs, NBFCs, Mergers & Acquisitions, Issue Management, Board Management, Regulatory, Corporate Governance, Compliance and related areas....

Presently,he is a Corporate Law Advisor to certain groups and clients in the financial, healthcare sectors. Mr. Renganathan Bashyam is also a passionate educator and trainer with extensive experience in teaching.

He was also a member of the sub-committee of the Company Law Review Committee constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to review the Companies Act, 2013, Capital markets committee of CII, Secretarial Standards Board of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and Board of Studies on Corporate Governance of National Institute of Securities Markets.

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Mr. Krishan Phophalia

Mr. Krishan Phophalia

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Krishan Phophalia joined the Board of Multibase India Limited in April, 2019.

He is a Chartered accountant by profession with over 20 years of track record and diverse experience in Finance. Mr. Phophalia started his career with Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited later-on acquired by Reliance Industries Limited, where he was part of the Plant Finance Team and has handled multiple roles related to manufacturing site, which inter alia includes Payroll, Materials Finance, Project Accounting/ Capitalization, Costing, Vendor Payments etc. ...

He then joined DuPont, India in year 2006, as Business Accountant and handled multiple roles at country and regional levels. These roles included Business Finance Manager for Paint Business, Manager Corporate Accounting for DuPont South Asia, Financial Carveout Leader, APAC for PCHEM separation, Service Delivery Leader for Accounting and Reporting Team of DuPont’s back office Hyderabad (DSCI), Finance Controller South Asia and ANZ. His current assignment is with DuPont Specialty Products India Private Limited as Service Delivery Leader - Accounts Payable & Intercompany and in addition he is also overseeing various L&D/Process Excellence/Controls & Governance related initiatives for Finance function at DSCI, Hyderabad.
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Mr. Mark Stephen Metaxas

Mr. Mark Stephen Metaxas

Non-Executive Director

Mark Metaxas graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science. In 2017, he went on to complete his MBA at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business where he specialized in Strategic Management and Marketing.

Mark is currently working at DuPont as the Global Business Director for Multibase™. During Mark’s 6 years with DuPont, he has had positions in Regional Business Management, Global Marketing, and Corporate Strategy....

Prior to DuPont, Mark worked at Eaton Corporation for 7 years and held a variety of commercial and strategy roles within Eaton’s Hydraulics and Lighting divisions. Mark brings a strong blend of business management, commercial, and marketing strategy experience. He has managed a P&L, led numerous global market segments and product lines, and has developed and executed a range of commercial growth plans and product launches. He has experience in a range of market segments including automotive, industrial, healthcare, electronics, and aerospace.

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Mr. Piyush Chhajed

Mr. Piyush Chhajed

Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr. Piyush Chhajed has more than 24 years of experience specializes in Direct & Indirect Taxation Advisory & Litigation.

Mr. Piyush is a member of the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) from the year 2022 to 2025. He has served all the three pivotal Standing Committees - Executive, Examination & Finance, showcasing his multifaceted understanding of the profession. ...

He is also the Chairman of Direct Tax Committee and Vice-Chairman of Expert Advisory Committee. He is a Member of the Working Committee for the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA) and also represents ICAI at AFA.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Mr. Piyush Chhajed is actively engaged in various trusts and organizations, where he serves as an Independent Director, Honorary Board Member, Honorary Vice President, and Trustee in different capacities, further showcasing his commitment to social and community welfare.

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Ms. Bharti Dhar

Ms. Bharti Dhar

Non-Executive Independent Director

Ms. Bharti Dhar is a Commerce graduate and a qualified Cost and Management Accountant. She has rich and varied experience of 36 years. Her long working career has given her exposure and deep insight to the functioning of Government as well as Corporate sector. She is a strong advocate of collaborative leadership style & firmly believes in the fact that every individual can contribute to any organizations growth story, if given sufficient opportunity. ...

Twenty-five years back, she envisioned Vitasta Consulting Pvt. Ltd. as a professional HR services organization. She saw the need for creating a process driven, values-based organization that would be known for its professionalism. The organization started as a one-woman proprietary concern and has blossomed into a vibrant team of 40 young and dynamic professionals, most of them being women.

Ms. Bharti Dhar has managed consistent growth for her company in Executive Search business which is an extremely competitive industry with quite high entrepreneurial demands. She provides a calming influence and an objective point of view to her clients while on CXO level searches. Her expertise to understand the macro aspects of any industry coupled with innovative approach to the Search profession has helped her close various diversity search assignments in the past as well.

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