Gokaldas Exports elevates Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi to executive vice chairman

By

Maverick Martins

Published
Oct 31, 2022

Gokaldas Exports Ltd has elevated its managing Director Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi to the position of executive vice chairman. He will continue to manage the company, chart the growth path and set strategic priorities.

Additionally, the company has also strengthened its board with the addition of three independent directors.

The three new independent directors, subject to approval by shareholders, are Rama Bijapurkar, George Varughese, and Shiv Dalvie.

Poorna Sreenivasan, executive president who currently leads the business operations of the company has also joined the board as an executive director.

Commenting on the new board members, Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi in a statement, “The induction of independent professionals with deep experience and global reach will help the management as we chart an ambitious growth plan for the company, while transitioning Gokaldas Exports into truly professionally managed and board-run company.”

Gokaldas Exports was founded in 1985 and runs over 23 garment production factories. It is the largest manufacturer and exporter of apparels in India with an annual turnover of over US$200 million.