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 In 1984, twenty-five years after founding the Company, H.D. Vasudeva stepped down and handed over management to his son Mr. Brahm Vasudeva, who has been working in Hawkins since 1968 as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director and, from 1984, as Chairman and Managing Director. After 38 years of distinguished service to Hawkins, Mr. Brahm Vasudeva retired as Chairman and CEO on April 25, 2006, the day before his seventieth birthday. With effect from April 26, Mr. Vasudeva became the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. |
 Mr. Subhadip Dutta Choudhury was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director designated as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, with effect from April 26, 2006. Mr. Subhadip Dutta Choudhury joined the Company in 1992 as a Management Trainee and worked for 8 years as a Sales Manager in various regions with increasing levels of responsibility. He moved to Marketing as Vice President in 2000. He was elected by the Members as a Wholetime Director designated as Executive Director-Marketing in 2004. Mr. Dutta Choudhury holds a B. Tech Degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. |
| The other Directors of the Board of Hawkins Cookers Limited are: |
 Mr. Jai Mangharam Mukhi received his education from the Universities of Bombay and Cambridge and the London School of Economics. He is a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn and the Middle Temple and an Advocate in the Supreme Court of India. He was at one time Legal Adviser to the Ministry of External Affairs in charge of India's case against Portugal in the World Court at The Hague, Chairman of the Legal Committee of the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam and Senior Counsel to the Monopolies Commission. He has advised on the Sino-Indian Boundary Question, the Kutch Arbitration, Constitution-making in Ghana and international commercial arbitrations. He was for many years Chairman of SAE India Ltd. He is a director on the Board of International Factories (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Mukhi joined the Board of Hawkins in 1976. He holds 5,345 shares of the Company. |
 Mr. Shishir K. Diwanji is an Advocate, Solicitor, Notary and a Senior Partner of Messrs. Desai & Diwanji, a firm of Advocates and Solicitors. Mr. Diwanji joined the Board of Hawkins in 1991. He holds 4,975 shares of the Company. |
 Mr. Gerson da Cunha graduated from St. Xaviers College, Mumbai. His professional career started with Press Trust of India and moved on to Lintas Limited of which he became the Chief Executive. He worked with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in Latin America and New York for nine years from 1980 and pioneered the use of advertising and marketing concepts with the UNICEF on issues like Maternal and Child Health, Immunisation and HIV and Aids Prevention and Control. He has served as Advisor, Communications, in the Ministries of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Information and Broadcasting and Health and Family Welfare at various times. He was presented the prestigious AAAI-Premnarayan award for the year 2000 by the Advertising Agencies Association of India which is the highest honour given to an individual in India for outstanding contribution to the Advertising Industry. In April, 1999, he helped in the formation of AGNI (Action for Good Governance and Networking in India) which is a non-government organisation. He has been associated with organisations like CRY, Akanksha and Bombay First. He is also a distinguished theatre personality and journalist Mr. Gerson da Cunha is a director of Medius India Services Private Limited. He joined the Board of Hawkins in 1992. He does not hold membership of Committees of the Board of Directors of other companies. He does not hold any shares of the Company. |
 General V.N. Sharma retired in 1990 from the Indian Army as Chief of Army Staff after a most distinguished service of 40 years. He has been awarded the Ati-Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the President of India in 1977 and in 1986 the Param-Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) which is the highest award for distinguished service of a most exceptional order. He thus brings with him a wealth of experience in Leadership and Management. After his retirement, he became the Trustee of the World Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief. He runs a free tuberculosis project in Himachal Pradesh. He is also a member of the India International Centre and The Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis. He has served on the Local Advisory Board of ABN Amro Bank for seven years and on the Board of Directors of the Diamond and Gem Development Corporation for five years. General Sharma joined the Board of Hawkins in 1998. He is not a director of any other Company. He does not hold any shares of the Company. |
 Mr. B. K. Khare is a practising Chartered Accountant and also holds degrees in Commerce and Law. He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is the Founder Senior Partner of M/s. B. K. Khare & Company, Chartered Accountants since 1955. Besides the audit function, he has specialised in the field of taxation, corporate taxation, tax planning, financial management, management audit, corporate law and restructuring. Mr. Khare was formerly Professor of Accounting and Head of Accounts Department in H.R. College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai. He regularly participates in seminars and conferences on taxation and corporate finance. He writes articles of topical interest related to taxation. He also comments each year on the Annual Budget proposals of Union Government since last two decades. Mr. B. K. Khare is a Director on the Board of the following Companies: Divgi Warner Limited, Lloyd's Register Industrial Services (I) Private Limited, Kema Services (International) Pvt. Ltd., J.P. Mukherji & Associates Pvt. Ltd., Serum Institute of India Limited, Jyoti Sugar Engineering Pvt. Ltd., and IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. He joined the Board of Hawkins in 2003. He does not hold any shares of the Company. |
 Mr. M. A. Teckchandani joined the Company in 1983 as Vice President-Finance and in 1997 took over the technical operations of the Company as Senior Vice President-Technical. He was elected by the Members as a Wholetime Director designated as Executive Director-Operations in 2001. Effective June 1, 2010, he was transferred to the position of Executive Director-Finance & Administration. Mr. Teckchandani holds a B.E. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Prior to joining the Company, he was General Manager-Finance with Bright Brothers Ltd. |
 Mr. K. K. Kaul joined the Company in 1984 as General Materials Manager. He was Executive Vice President-Technical prior to his appointment as Executive Director-Operations. Mr. Kaul holds a B.E. (Hons) Degree in Mechanical Engineering from BITS (Birla Institute of Technology & Science), Pilani and a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering from NITIE (National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering), Mumbai. Prior to joining the Company, he was Assistant Manager (Material Planning & Control) with Premier Automobiles Limited. |
