Chairman of our Company, is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers, Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Planner, Financial Planning Standards Board India. He was awarded a Mehanical Engineering Degree from the University of Kerala. He was inducted to the Board of Directors of V-Guard, as an Independent Director on 16th August, 2007. He has worked with State Bank of India and its subsidiaries from 1970 to 2005 in various capacities. He retired as Managing Director and Chief Executive of SBI Mutual Fund. He was also a member of the Advisory Committee for Mutual Funds, Securities & Exchange Board of India, Mumbai, Member of expert Group constituted by the Securities Exchange Board of India to suggest amendments in SEBI Act, Director on the Board of Financial Planning Standards Board India and various other venerated posts in various capacities .He is presently designated as the Chairman of the Company.
He is a post graduate in Science, majoring in Physics from Calicut University. He started his career as a supervisor in an electronics company, where he worked for three years. In the year 1977, he started a SSI Unit engaged in the manufacturing and selling of Electronic Voltage stabilizers.
He is one of the founder Promoters and has motivated the Company to succeed in its business. He has been the Managing Director of the Company since its inception and has taken Company to its current levels of stature and recognition with his experience and vision. In 2012 he assumed the post of Vice Chairman of the company, appointing his son Mr. Mithun Chittilapilly as the Managing Director.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, which were bestowed on him for his exemplary performance in business. Among them are Business Man of the Millennium 2000 from Rashtra Deepika, Tourism Man of the year from "Destination Kerala and Samman Pathra Award for top income tax payer from Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Finance. As the Managing Director, Mr. Kochouseph has been the main driving force behind the company's sustained growth.
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He is a postgraduate in commerce, Certified Financial Planner and a Research Scholar with School of Management Studies of Cochin University of Science and Technology. He joined the company as an Independent Director on 16th August 2007. He is a member of Executive Committee of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., National Securities Depository Ltd., BNP Paribas Personal Investors, Paris and Cochin Chamber of Commerce and also a Managing Committee member of ASSOCHAM and KMA. He is also a member of Confederation of Indian Industry, Kerala State Council and Capital Market Committee of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Charter member of Tie, Kerala. He has also been awarded the Business Man of Kerala by Business Deepika, Excellence Award from Kerala Management Association and Dhanam Business Man of the Year, 2006. Presently, he is the Managing Director of Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd
He is a post graduate in Finance from University of Melbourne, Australia.
Mr. Mithun K Chittilappilly after completing his graduation in Commerce joined
V-Guard to be trained in the various departments of the company, ranging from Finance to Marketing. In January 2005, he took a break from work for a year and a half to pursue his post graduation in Finance from University of Melbourne, Australia.
After graduating in May 2006, he joined the Company as Executive Director and in 2012 was appointed as the Managing Director of the Company.
Dr. Sleeba has been inducted as an Additional Director of the Company with effect from 27th May, 2010. He has also been appointed as the Joint Managing Director of the Company with effect from 1st June, 2010.
Dr. George Sleeba is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honours from Kerala University and
M Tech in Industrial Engineering from IIT, Madras, Dr. Sleeba has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from All India Management Association (AIMA) and Doctorate in Social Sciences from the Cochin University of Science & technology (CUSAT). He has undergone a three month Senior Management programme as a Colombo Plan Scholar in UK organised by the British Council and holds a certificate in Training & Development from the Institute of Training & Development, UK.
Dr. George Sleeba was the Former Chairman and Managing Director of FACT Ltd, a multidivisional corporation with more than Rs. 2300 Crores turnover and 4000 employees - the biggest Central PSU in the State of Kerala. He has proven managerial competence and academic excellence. He has more than 38 years of outstanding contribution to the industry in various functional areas of management, of which 30 years had been in FACT in senior management positions such as General Manager, Executive Director, Technical Director and as Chairman & Managing Director. He had been the Managing Director of two State Govt Undertakings – Travancore Cements Ltd and Travancore Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. He has also served as a Consultant to the Govt of Kerala for revival of sick units in the Public Sector. He is a member of the Industrial Relations Board of the Govt of Kerala.
He is recognized as a turnaround specialist, credited with transforming the ailing FACT into a growth oriented, diversified, profit making company. In recognition of his contribution to the industry, he has been awarded the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for professional excellence in public sector, Padmasree Paul Pothen Award for professional excellence, Merit Award from FACT for outstanding performance, Jaycees Award for Processional Achievement, Rotary International Award for outstanding professional from industry, Life Time Achievement Award from NIPM from Palakkad Group, Outstanding Achievement Award for revival of FACT from Kerala Darshana Vedi an NGO.
Mr. Nair was appointed as the Non Executive Independent Director of the Company on 27th May 2009.Mr. A K Nair holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with Masters in Business Administration and has over 45 years of Industry experience specially in the filed of Engineering, Finance and General Administration. Mr. A K Nair has served Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation and Nitta Gelatin India limited as Managing Director and is presently on the Director Board of many other companies.