Company Information


The underlying principles behind the Company’s organization structure are empowerment, transparency and flexibility in decision making and implementation.

The Board of Directors as trustees of stakeholders carry the responsibility for ensuring that the Company stays the course in enhancing shareholder value and interests.




Board of Directors

Chairman & Managing Director/Promoter
Gurmit Singh Mann

Deputy Managing Director/Promoter
Gurpal Singh

Executive Directors
G.S.C. Rao
Sanjay Tapriya
Gursimran Kaur Mann


Non-Executive Directors
S.K. Ganguli
S.C. Kumar
Yashwant Varma

B.K Goswami


Profile of Full Time Directors

Gurmit Singh Mann, Chairman and Managing Director

Mr. Mann is a member of the promoter group. He has over 48 years of experience including 34 years with Simbhaoli Sugars Limited and 14 years with SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare Limited (formerly HMM Ltd.). He has been the President of the Indian Sugar Mills Association, and Chairman of the Indian Sugar & General Export Corporation Limited. He has been the Managing Director of Simbhaoli Sugars Limited since 1972 and became Chairman of the Company in 1989.



Gurpal Singh, Deputy Managing Director

Mr. Gurpal Singh is a member of the promoter group. He has over 22 years of experience in the management of the various functional areas of the Company and its divisions. He joined the Board in 1986.






GSC Rao, Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Rao, a sugar technocrat, is the CEO of the Company. He has 29 years of experience in the sugar industry. He joined the Board in 2000. He has a Masters degree in Science and a Doctorate degree in the field of sugarcane physiology and biochemistry breeding. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in management. He is a member of the Sugar Technology Mission Advisory Committee and a special invitee to the governing body of the Uttar Pradesh Council of Sugarcane Research. In 2009 he was elected President of the Sugar Technologist Association of India (STAI).


Sanjay Tapriya, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Tapriya is the CFO of the Company. He has over 20 years of experience in the fields of secretarial, legal, commercial, accounts and finance with Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd. He joined the Board in 2003. He is a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.





Ms. Gursimran Kaur Mann, Executive Director (Commercial)

Ms. Gursimran Kaur Mann has been inducted on the Simbhaoli Sugars board w.e.f. 24th March, 2011. A graduate in economics and political science Bryn Mawr College, USA, She joined Simbhaoli 3 years back. She has played a key role in introducing market forecasting, hedging and pricing models in Simbhaoli as an effective risk management strategy. Ms. Mann is managing the division engaged in exports and trading (international and domestic) activities. She is also responsible for developing client and customer relations. Ms. Mann is a member of the Sugar Product Committee of NCDEX and the Sugar Exports Sub-committee of ISMA.



Key Management Team


Empowered managers across the Company manage the day-to-day affairs of the organization subject to the overall superintendence and control of the Board of Directors.

Name Functional Role
G. S. C. Rao Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Sanjay Tapriya Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Gursimran Kaur Mann Executive Director (Commercial)
Indeep Singh Bhatia Unit Head Simbhaoli Sugar Plant
Naveen Tyagi Unit Head Brijnathpur Plant
A. K. Singh Chief General Manager, Unit Chilwaria
V. P. Chouhan Unit Head, Chilwaria Plant
R. K. Singh Unit Head Simbhaoli Distillery
A. K. Srivastava Corporate Head, Technical
S. C. Reddy Corporate Head, Agriculture and sugar cane
Sunil K. Gupta Corporate Head Accounts and Finance
A. P. Singh Corporate Head, Cogeneration
Shiv Sinha Head Marketing (Quality Spirits)
Rajiv Bhatia Head Marketing (Sugar)
Dilip Jain Head Project Development
Kamal Samtani Company Secretary


Board Committees


The Board has constituted 5 committees - Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Remuneration & Compensation Committee, Allotment Committee and Investors' Grievance Committee. The Company Secretary is the secretary to all the above committees.

  • Audit Committee
    S.K. Ganguli, Chairman
    S.C. Kumar
    Gurpal Singh
    B.K.Goswami

  • Finance Committee
    Gurmit Singh Mann
    Gurpal Singh
    G.S.C. Rao
    Sanjay Tapriya
    Gursimran Kaur Mann

  • Remuneration and Compensation Committee
    B.K.Goswami
    S.K. Ganguli
    S.C. Kumar
    Gurmit Singh Mann

  • Allotment Committee
    G.S.C. Rao
    S.K. Ganguli
    Sanjay Tapriya

  • Investors' Grievance Committee
    S.K. Ganguli
    S.C. Kumar
    G.S.C. Rao
    Sanjay Tapriya

News & Updates

Simbhaoli Enters Into a Joint Venture With Sindicatum
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Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter / Twelve Months ended September 30, 2011
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Investor Update for the period ended September 30, 2011
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Trust Talk for the Quarter July - September 2011
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Simbhaoli Sugars hives off its Potable Alcohol and Power businesses
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Scheme of Arrangement
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