
Director
Mr. Chaitanya Shroff is a Science (Agriculture) graduate who has also completed 3TP for middle management from IIM, Ahmedabad. Prior to this, he served Excel Crop Care Limited as Chief Executive Officer where he oversaw manufacturing and operations at their Bhavnagar plant.
Director
An agricultural scientist and industry leader with more than three decades of experience, Dr. Arun Dhuri holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture from Konkan Agricultural University, Maharashtra, where he was awarded National Scholarships from ICAR, ASPEE, and IARI. He completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Entomology at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi in 1982.
Dr. Dhuri began his career in academia, teaching Entomology at the College of Agriculture, Dapoli from 1983 to 1989. Since 1989, he has been associated with the agrochemicals industry, where he has held senior roles spanning product development, marketing, registration, and business development. He has also been deeply engaged in product defence at both national and international levels, bringing scientific rigor and regulatory expertise to support sustainable growth of the sector
Director
Dr. Rajendra P. Chaudhari is a seasoned scientist with over four decades of experience in research and development across agrochemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty chemicals, and microbial bio-pesticides. He holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Mumbai University and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at Princeton University, USA, under Professor Edward C. Taylor, where his research contributed to novel anticancer drug synthesis.
He has held leadership positions in R&D with Excel Crop Care Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd., and C.C. Shroff Research Institute, before joining Agrocel Industries Private Limited as Director in 2022. Over his career, Dr. Chaudhari has developed numerous commercial processes, authored research papers, and holds more than 50 patents. He has also been recognized with several academic distinctions and fellowships.