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Mr. S.P. Lohia, Chairman (Indorama Corporation)

Mr. S P Lohia is the Founder and Chairman of Indorama Corporation, a diversified Petrochemical & Textile company. He established PT. Indo- Rama Synthetics along with his father, Mr. M.L. Lohia, in 1975. He has more than 40 years of experience in the manufacturing industry and sits on the boards of various companies that are part of Indorama Corporation. He is also the Chairman of Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (Listed on the Thai Stock Exchange). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Delhi.

Mr. Amit Lohia, Vice Chairman (Indorama Corporation)

Mr. Amit Lohia, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Wharton School of Business, USA. He joined Indorama Corporation in 1995. Since then, he has successfully been running its world-wide operations, acquired & turned around distressed assets, and established large scale green field projects for Indorama in various parts of the world. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Indorama Corporation, which is a holding company with subsidiaries manufacturing fertilizers, polymers, medical gloves, and textile raw materials. Mr. Amit Lohia is on the board of several companies including Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited and Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited.

Mr. Manish Mundra, Managing Director

Mr. Manish Mundra is a Management Graduate (MBA) in Finance and Marketing from University of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He has over 20 years of International Management and M&A experience in a wide range of Manufacturing Industries. Mr. Mundra joined Indorama in 2002 in a Corporate Strategy, reporting to the Chairman, Mr. S P Lohia. As a result of his resourcefulness, he was later transferred to Indorama Nigeria in 2005 as a Project Manager for the acquisition of Eleme Petrochemicals Company Limited. Post-Acquisition, he continued to play important roles in various departments and initiatives, especially marketing, government relations and community engagement. Mr. Mundra was appointed as Deputy Managing Director of the Company in 2007 and as the Managing Director in the year 2009. He has exhibited tremendous management skills in running the Nigeria and Senegal operations, especially the expansion projects which are now concluded - Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (IFL) and ICS Senegal.

Mr. Munish Jindal, Director

Mr. Munish Jindal is a Honours Graduate in Commerce and a qualified Chartered Accountant from India. He has more than 25 years of rich experience in corporate finance and commercial activities in an array of different industries. He has been associated with Indorama Group since 1997 and in Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited since January 2007. In the year 2008, Mr. Jindal has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of IPL in Nigeria. Mr. Jindal was also appointed as Director of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited in March 2009 and Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited in March 2010 onwards.

Mr. Deepu Sivadas, Director

Mr. Deepu Sivadas is the Chief Technical Officer of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited and Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited. Mr. Sivadas is a Mechanical Engineer from India with over 28 years of rich experience and excellent track record in Engineering, Technology, Project Management, Operations, Maintenance, Productivity, Safety and Quality Management Functions. He possesses vast leadership and technical expertise in Petrochemicals, Refinery, Oil & Gas, Polyester, Polyester Intermediates and Fertilizer Industries in India, US, Indonesia, Nigeria and Senegal. He was responsible for the engineering, construction, and commissioning of IEFCL Projects in Nigeria. Mr. Sivadas is also having extensive experience in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions, Project commercial matters, Operational Excellence & Best Practices. Mr. Deepu Sivadas was appointed as a director of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited & Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited in the year 2017.

Mr. Mele Kyari, Director

Mr. Mele Kyari having very rich oil and gas industry experience spanning over 27 years. In the year 1987 he completed his graduation in Geology and Earth Science from the University of Maiduguri. He worked with the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency between 1988 and 1991 before joining NNPC as a Seismic Data Processing Geophysicist in the Data Processing Department of Integrated Data Services Limited (IDSL) in 1992. He also made his mark as a labour union leader when he served as the NNPC Group Chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from 1997 to 1999. He was later appointed as Exploration Geophysicist, Production Sharing Contract (PSC), at the National Petroleum Investments Management Services (NAPIMS) in 1998 from where he was made the Head of NAPIMS Operations in Abuja in 2004. Mr Kyari was appointed General Manager Oil Stock Management, COMD where he worked till 2015 when he was appointed Group General Manager, COMD and later Nigeria’s National Representative at OPEC. Mr. Mele Kyari was appointed as director of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited (IPL) in the year 2020 to represent NNPC Pension Fund Limited, one of the shareholders of IPL.

Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi

Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi was appointed the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in the year 2024. He is a renowned financial expert and award-winning chartered accountant. He is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He is also an alumnus of executive programmes of the prestigious London Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Lagos Business School. Mr. Gbeleyi has over 30 years of post-qualification experience in diverse sectors, including Manufacturing, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Investment & Commercial Banking, Project Finance, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, and Public Administration. He was the Board Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and Commissioner of Finance in Lagos State from 2013 to 2015. Mr. Gbeleyi was appointed as director of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited (IPL) in the year 2024 to represent BPE, one of the shareholders of IPL.

Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Director

Professor Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN), popularly known as Zacchaeus Adangor it he Attorney General of Rivers State. He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for Rivers State Ministry of Justice. He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt. In 2020, he was sworn in as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Also, he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of Constitutional law in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs. Professor Adangor was appointed as director of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited (IPL) in the year 2018 to represent River State Government, one of the shareholders of IPL.