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Mr. Samir Mehta

Chairman

Mr. Samir Mehta, 60, is the Chairman of Rs. 41,000 Crores Torrent Group.


Under his leadership, Torrent Pharma took several strategic initiatives, including forays into new therapies and geographies, large investments in product development infrastructure and capabilities, building state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and acquisitions, thus establishing Torrent as one of India’s fast growing and well respected Pharma majors. His emphasis on professional organisational design, precise execution and operational efficiencies has built a strong and globally competitive generic business platform in Torrent Pharma.


Mr. Mehta has also guided the Group’s entry and growth in the Power sector. Torrent Power has systematically improved its performance on all efficiency parameters and ranks amongst the best run power utilities in the country. His emphasis on efficiency and reliability has led the Company to demonstrate exemplary operational capabilities and high customer orientation thus, setting new benchmarks in the sector and attracting many accolades.


In a move to expand its business presence and capitalizing on the experience in energy sector particularly in gas sourcing, Mr. Mehta mentored the Group’s entry in the emerging City Gas Distribution sector. This new vertical started participating in various bidding rounds for getting authorisations new areas and acquiring existing CGD entities. In a short span, Torrent has established itself as a leading CGD entity in the country with an investment plan of approx 10,000 crores and started rolling out its network across 17 geographical areas in India.


Much before the current emphasis on CSR, Mr. Mehta always conducted the businesses in a socially responsible way, giving a new dimension to the traditional meaning of CSR. He has emphasized environmental responsibility in industrial operations and creation of local livelihoods in the influence areas of Torrent establishments. His belief that improving community health and school education of the underprivileged class are powerful instruments for social empowerment and upliftment, has driven much of the Group’s investments in CSR activities.


A fine blend of business acumen and cautious entrepreneurial optimism, Mr. Mehta has positively influenced all aspects of the Group culture with his contemporary outlook and innovative ideas. Torrent Group has established a reputation for being employee-centric, and above all fair and humane in all its dealings.