Heritage Foods (India) Limited

Sri D. Seetharamiah, Chairman, aged 87 years, a commerce graduate from the Andhra University and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, is the senior partner of Brahmayya & Co., a leading Chartered Accountants firm. He has been in practice for the last five decades. He had occupied several coveted positions, which include, Membership of the Southern Regional Board of Reserve Bank of India, Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chairmanship of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board etc. He is also on Board, of several Companies.

Dr. A. Appa Rao, Director, aged 87 years, a B.Sc.(Agri), Ph.D. in Agriculture (Madras University), completed his post doctoral work at Kansas State University as TCM-USA Scholar, retired as the Vice Chancellor of the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University. He is an author of around 40 papers published in the fields of Plant Pathology and Agricultural Research & Education. Being associated with the IDRC financed Agricultural Research Management (Asia) Project, was instrumental in implementing SEARCA, Philippines for over 5 years. He is also a Director in several Companies and a member of several committees including the ICAR.

Dr. V. Nagaraja Naidu, Director, aged 66 years, an M. Com, M. Litt and a PhD. (Financial Management), starting from Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad in 1972 held various positions in reputed Universities, Viz., Professor, Dean Director etc., and taught in the fields of Finance and Business Economics at Post graduate and Doctorate levels for about 25 years. He had been the Registrar (Administrative head) of the Dr B R Ambedkar Open University for about 10 years. He has been associated with the Company since inception and has been able to utilize his intimate understanding of the rural socio economic scenario to strengthen the milk procurement systems and strategies of Heritage, which contributed to the current status of Heritage as a leading player in South India.

Dr. N. R Sivaswamy, Director, aged 77 years, a LL.B, M.A. (Economic), M.A. (Public Administration), Ph.D. in Economics (University of Wisconsin, U.S.A) and a Fellowship holder of the Ford Foundation, U.S.A, is a leading Advocate and Tax consultant and author of a book titled "Employment potential of the Indian Industrial Sector" and several other articles and Journals. He retired as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Sri N. P Ramakrishna, Director, aged 66 years, who has substantial experience in the transport business, has a thorough understanding of the systems of milk procurement and transportation and has enabled Heritage to strengthen its main milk procurement base at Chittoor, Bangalore and nearby areas. He is also the Managing Director of Hotel Ramakrishna Private Limited situated at Chittoor and was Chairman of the Chittoor Co-operative Sugar Factory.

Smt N. Bhuvaneswari, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, aged 51 years, a B.A, is a dynamic leader who has extensive experience in business and has been successfully steering Heritage towards growth and better prospects. She is also a Director in several other Companies.

Sri Lokesh Nara, Director, aged 30 years, completed his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Stanford University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining the Board of Heritage Foods, he was associated with the Company as a Vice-President of the Retail division. Before joining Heritage Foods, he worked with the World Bank as a Junior Professional Associate where he completed various projects including an e-Governance Capacity Building program for the government of Ethiopia, and e- Governance Capacity Building program for the governments of South Sudan and Kenya.