Mr Kapil Mehan

Managing Director

Mr. Kapil Mehan has been appointed as the Managing Director of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited effective April 1, 2015. He is also the co-chairman of Agri Business Governing Council and would oversee the operations of the integrated agribusiness including ZACL, PPL and other small entities within the agri space. Armed with an extensive experience, he has held several prominent leadership positions and strategic roles in prestigious companies such as Rallis India, Tata Chemicals and Coromandel International. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Fertilisers at Tata Chemicals Limited until August 31, 2010 before he took charge as the Managing Director of Coromandel International Limited and led the organisation to achieve unprecedented growth and profits, between October 19, 2010 and February 13, 2015.
Mr. Mehan is a graduate in Veterinary Science and Animal Health from the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) with specialization in Agriculture from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1981). He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School, where he attended Advanced Management Programme (AMP) in 2008. He is well known for his in-depth knowledge of agriculture, agri-business and agricultural-input markets in India.
He was awarded the “India Innovator of the Year” Award by CNBC- TV18 at the India Business Leaders Awards, 2014 and also the prestigious “India’s Best CEO Award 2014” in Agriculture and Allied category, by Business Today. Mr. Mehan is an active member of several industry bodies. He is serving as director on the board of The Fertiliser Association of India and International Fertiliser Industry Association, and is also the Chairman of IFA Agriculture Committee.