Mr. Dilip J.Thakkar
Director
Mr. Dilip Jayantilal Thakkar, CA serves as a Senior Partner of M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Co., Mumbai and M/s Jayantilal Thakkar Associates, Mumbai. Mr. Thakkar has a sound knowledge of Accountancy and Corporate Governance. He specializes in Foreign Exchange Management Act and extensively advises Non Resident Indians, Overseas Corporations and large Indian Companies on Investments, Taxation, collaboration etc. He has over 40 years of experience in Taxation and FEMA matters. He has been the Chairman of Himatsingka Seide Ltd. since April 16, 2008. He served as the Chairman of the Indian Advisory Boards of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and The British Bank of Middle East. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Eros International Plc since April 2006. He serves as an Independent Non Executive Director of Walchandnagar Industries Ltd. He has been a Director of Essar Oil Ltd., since November 3, 1994.
He has been a Non-Executive & Independent Director of Himatsingka Seide Ltd since January 2001. He serves as a Director of Deccan Flora Base Ltd and Eros International Plc. He has been Non-Executive Independent Director of Essar Ports Limited and Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics Ltd. since June 20, 2008. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director at Indo Count Industries Ltd., since January 2003. Mr. Thakkar has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Premier Ltd. since April 28, 2010. He serves as Additional Director of Westlife Development Limited.
He serves as an Independent Director of Blueberry Trading Company Pvt. Ltd., Chrysanthemum Investments Pvt. Ltd., Deccan Florabase Ltd., Hamlet Constructions India (P) Ltd., India Consultancy Group Pvt. Ltd., Omega Management Services Ltd., Rajasvi Properties Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Starrock Investments & Trading Pvt. Ltd., Township Real Estate Developers Pvt. Ltd., Nandan Investments Private Limited, Golden Heer Importers Private Limited., Premier Auto Electric Limited and Windmere Hospitality (I) Pvt. Ltd. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Westlife Development Limited since November 24, 2012. He has been an Independent Non Executive Director of Essar Oil Ltd. since November 03, 1994. He serves as a Trustee of HSBC Mutual Fund. He served as Non-Executive Independent Director of Panasonic Energy India Company Limited since February 5, 1994 until September 30, 2014. He served as Independent Non-Executive Director of Modern India Ltd from January 23, 2009 to October 1, 2014.
He has been Non Executive Director of Poddar Developers Limited since November 14, 2014. He served as an Independent Non Executive Director at PAE Ltd., since July 28, 2000 until September 24, 2014. He served as an Independent Director of Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd., from March 20, 1998 to May 25, 2012. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Poddar Developers Limited until October 2014. He served as an Additional Director of Garware Polyester Limited from April 30, 2007 to May 29, 2014. He served as Independent Director of The Ruby Mills Limited from March 27, 2000 to August 14, 2014. He served as a Director of Global Offshore Services Ltd. from December 20, 2006 to June 28, 2010. He served as a Director of Panasonic Battery India Co. Ltd and Hindtron Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. He served as a Member of The British Bank of Middle East since 1986. He was the President of Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society. He has extensively travelled abroad in the course of his professional practice. He is a Fellow Member of the ICAI and the Indian Institute of Bankers. He is a Chartered Accountant. Mr. Thakkar holds a Degree in Commerce in 1957 and degree in Law in 1959 from Mumbai University.