Board of Directors

Mr. Patrick Georges Felix André is a qualified engineer, educated at École Polytechnique and Mines Paris Tech in France. Mr. André joined the Vesuvius Group as President of the Steel Flow Control business unit in February 2016 and he was appointed as a Director and Chief Executive of Vesuvius plc, the ultimate holding company, on September, 1 2017. He has had a long global career in the steel industry and, prior to joining the Group, served with Lhoist company, the world leader in lime production, where he held the positions of Executive Vice President Strategic Growth, CEO Europe and CEO for Asia, CIS and Africa. Prior to this he worked at ERAMET group, a global manufacturer of nickel and special alloys, where he was CEO of the Nickel division then CEO of the Manganese division. He is deeply committed to advancing the metal production and casting industry, driving innovation to ensure Vesuvius delivers products and services that help its customers make their industrial processes safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Mr. André became a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company effective from August 8, 2016. He is also a director of Foseco India Limited, a listed company in India and a subsidiary of the Vesuvius Group of companies.

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Mr. Mohinder Rajput joined as Managing Director of the Company effective from July 1, 2024. He is a Metallurgical Engineer from Punjab Engineering College, and he also holds an MBA degree from Harvard University. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rajput was the Vice President for the high growth Energy & Industry segment in India at Hilti Corporation - a private Liechtenstein based multinational company that develops, manufactures, and markets products for the construction, building maintenance, energy, and manufacturing industries. Before joining Hilti in 2014, Mr. Rajput worked with the Boston Consulting Group, Hansa Tubes, and JSW Steel. He has a rounded international experience including roles in: General Management, Sales, Corporate Development, Strategy Consulting, and Production.

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Mr Pascal Genest is a President of Flow Control Vesuvius plc. And a Member of the Vesuvius Group Executive Committee. Mr Genest’s experience spans across various international leadership roles in different sectors, including more than 15 years’ experience in the steel industry, mainly with Arcelor Mittal and, most recently, with GFG Alliance where he held the position of CEO Liberty Ostrnva in Czech Republic, and earlier CEO of SULB in Bahrain. Mr Pascal Genest graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique (France) and holds an MSc in Civil Engineering from Ecole des Ponts Paristech (France). He is also an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr Genest brings has an in-depth knowledge of the steel industry and a proven track record in business growth. He became a Director of the Company from February 24, 2022 and is not a Director of any other company in India.

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Mr. Nitin Jain is a Materials Engineer from NIT Jaipur and has an MBA degree from The Ohio State University, USA, he also holds a Master of Science degree from the Case Western Reserve University, USA. He has worked in leadership roles in mergers & acquisitions, operations, product management, sales and technology in both North America and Asia and has knowledge in sales and marketing, technology, commercial activities and business strategy through his extensive interactions in America and Asia. Mr. Jain was the Managing Director of the Company from March 2021 to June 2024. He has taken up a global role with the Vesuvius Group and continues to serve as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company effective from July 1, 2024.

Mr. Sunil Kumar Chaturvedi is Chairman of the Gain well Group – a group with businesses across high-end capital goods engineering, designing, manufacturing and connected technology solutions in nine countries across four continents. A partner of the US global equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. since 1944, Gainwell Commosales Pvt. Ltd. (dominant group entity, formerly known as Tractors India Pvt. Ltd.), has been part of India’s infrastructure as well as core and strategic sectors’ growth in last eight decades. After leading the management buyout of Caterpillar Business from TIL Limited in June 2016. Mr. Chaturvedi completed taking management control and dominant shareholding of TIL Limited in January 2024 by strategic investment into the company. He serves as its CMD since the takeover. Mr. Chaturvedi is a FCA and a retd. IAS. He is a member of various professional and trade bodies within and outside India including Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Associated Chambers of Commerce (Assocham) Bengal Chambers of Commerce (BCCI). Mr. Chaturvedi is the Chairman of the Public Procurement Committee of FICCI and an Independent Director of Asserts Care and Reconstruction Enterprises Limited (ACRE), which is one of the largest ARCs in India. The Board has with effect from April 29 2024, appointed Mr. Chaturvedi as an Independent Director of the Company.

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Ms. Rashmi Joshi is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with over three decades of a distinguished career in large multinational organizations in India and abroad (Asia-Pacific region, based out of Singapore). She has held country, regional, and global leadership roles and has worked across the FMCG, Consumer Durables, Pharmaceuticals, and Lubricants industries.
Ms. Joshi has a progressive history of improving corporate credibility and governance standards by collaborating with leadership and playing a vital role in risk management. Ms. Joshi served as an Executive Director of Castrol India Limited from 2005 to 2020. She also served on the Board of Thirdware Solutions Ltd as an Independent Director. In addition, Ms. Joshi was a Board member of Godrej Industries Ltd and Castrol Philippines. She has been a strategic Business Leader & Partner and a Trusted Advisor to corporate affairs having successfully partnered to deliver strategy and to create new strategy and vision. She has led the acquisition and divestment of businesses and managed multiple legal entity structures in India.

She was appointed as an Independent Woman Director with effect from September 24, 2025.

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