Natronix : SPEL : Investors : Management : Team

SPEL has a professional Board that is committed to increasing Shareholders' value. The Board provides the Management with the required freedom to perform and at the same time maintains adequate tracking mechanisms & reporting systems. SPEL�s Board of Directors are as follows.

SPEL’s Board of Directors are as follows :

Mr. S. Chandramohan, Director

Mr. S. Chandramohan is a Chemical Engineer from Annamalai University, with a post graduate qualification in Business Management from Madras University. He has been associated with various Management positions in Manufacturing companies spanning Fertilizers, Chemicals, etc spanning 4 decades across multifarious functions at different locations, both in India & abroad.

In Jan 2014, he joined the Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He has been instrumental in revamping, modernising and upgrading the 40-year-old hospital into an ultra-modern hospital. He is also Advisor to the Tami Nnadu chapter of the Association of Health Care Providers of India (AHPI).

During 2006, the Centre for Suggestion System Development, U.S.A., honoured him with the �SUGGESTION SALUTE AWARD FOR 2006� for his outstanding achievement in the Suggestion System Industry. During Dec 2007, the Institute of Economic studies, New Delhi conferred the �UDYOG RATTAN AWARD�, for his outstanding performance in the field of Industrial Development of the country. In 2010, the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers bestowed the DOST Professor J.K. Sharma Medal and CHEMCON distinguished Speaker Award at its annual All India Chemical Engineering Conference. Mr. S. Chandramohan Chairs SPEL�s Board. He is a Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Dr. Enakshi Bhattacharya, Director

Dr. Enakshi Bhattacharya completed her MSc from IIT, Mumbai in 1980, PhD from TIFR Mumbai in 1985 and did her post-doctoral work at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA from 1986-88. She was a Faculty Member in the Department of Physics, IIT Kanpur during 1988-91. Since 1991, she has been on the Faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT, Madras, heading the Department from 2010 to 2013 and is currently a Professor.

She was a Visiting Scientist at the Micromachined Products Division of Analog Devices, USA from 1999 to 2000. She is interested in all forms of silicon : single crystal, poly, amorphous and porous and her current research interests are in Biosensors and MEMS with over 100 published papers in journals and international conference proceedings. She has supervised 4 PhD and 14 MS (by research) thesis and is guiding 2 PhD and 2 MS Scholars at present. She has successfully handled 14 sponsored projects and is currently engaged in 6 projects being the Principal Investigator for 3 of them. Major ongoing projects are the National Programme on MEMS, Smart Materials and Systems (NPMASS) sponsored Biosensor system for the detection of Triglycerides and the Department of Information Technology (DIT) sponsored Centre for NEMS and Nanophotonics.

Besides regular teaching, she has also been involved in continuous education programme in the fields of semiconductors, Biosensors, MEMS and Photovoltaics. Dr. Enakshi Chairs the Nomination & Remuneration Committee of SPEL�s Board. She is a Member of the Audit Committee and the Stakeholder Relationship Committee.

Dr. E. Nakkeeran, Director

Dr. E. Nakkeeran received his Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology from the University of Mysore, M.Tech Biotechnology from VIT University and B.Tech Chemical Engineering from Bharathiar University. He worked at the National Laboratory, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, India with a Senior Research Fellowship award from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

His research field is Bioprocess and Downstream Processing with a research emphasis on production and purification of fungal enzymes and natural colours. He has 32 publications in reputed international/national journals of high impact factor as a Senior / First author and 20 book chapters published by Springer/Elsevier, etc. He has presented 71 research papers at various International and National Conferences held in India. He is an Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for reputed journals.

He organized several workshops, Faculty Development Programmes, short-term training courses with sponsorship from national funding agencies like DBT, DST, New Delhi, India. He worked as Assistant Professor (senior) at VIT University, India from 2010 to 2012 and worked as Associate Professor in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering from June 2012 to January 2016. Presently, Prof. Nakkeeran is working as Professor & Head of Biotechnology and Institutional NBA Coordinator at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (Autonomous) affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, India. He Chairs the Stakeholder Relationship Committee of SPEL�s Board. He is a Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Venkatesh Ramanujam, Director

Mr. Venkatesh Ramanujam is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with over 40 years of experience and has wide range of experience and exposure in the field of Finance & Accounts. He held several senior positions, like CFO, Vice-President International Finance etc, in L&T Group of Companies having operations in Construction, Automobile & Manufacturing industries.

He handled Buyback of Shares, Indirect Taxes planning, implementing GST and involved in various strategic business initiatives. Mr. Venkatesh spearheaded, streamlined and created an independent structure for smooth operations in credit / operations / receivables in Saud Bahwan Group � Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. He Chairs the Audit Committee of SPEL�s Board. He is a Member of the Stakeholder Relationship Committee.

Dr. V.V. Meenakshi Jayakumar, Director

Dr. V.V. Meenakshi Jayakumar is the Principal of Tamil Isai Kalloori, an institution run by the Tamil Isai Sangam. After working in a school as a Hindi Teacher. Dr. Jayakumar graduated in Commerce and worked in a Chartered Accountant's office from 1996 to 2003. Subsequently, she completed a postgraduate degree in Commerce, Women's Studies, Guidance and Counselling, and Bharatanatyam.

She worked as a radio jockey in AIR (All India Radio). She is a dramatist, having written and directed her own plays and is a poet and writer. Dr.Jayakumar's core competency is Carnatic music. She graduated as a Sangeetha Vidwan and music Teacher from the Government Music College, Chennai. Later, she completed a postgraduate degree in Music, an M.Phil, and a Ph.D. in Music from the University of Madras. She has also cleared the SET and NET exams in Music, making her an accomplished musicologist and educationist. She has been very active on YouTube, promoting her institution. Dr. Jayakumar serves as a Syndicate member in the Tamil Nadu Dr. J.J.Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University, Chennai. She is a guide and examiner for the Ph.D.

Dr. Jayakumar has also authored 4 books. She was recognized for her contributions with the Bharathi Sevai Semmal and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam - Best Teachers Award.

Mr. P. Balamurugan, Head(Operations) & Whole Time Director

Mr. P. Balamurugan holds a degree in Engineering (Electronics & Communication) from the College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai and MS in Management Systems from BITS, Pilani. He has over 33 years of experience in the Semiconductor Industry. He started his career with SPEL as Equipment Engineer and later took in charge of Process Engineering.

He was instrumental in evolving the quality management systems in the company, improving the product quality through various statistical process control techniques, adopting energy conservation measures on a continuous basis and introducing various lean manufacturing concepts. As Head Operations, he�s Company In-charge at SPEL.