Harsh Vardhan Mehta

(President)

Harsh has been associated with IPF since 2005 and served as member of Executive Committee since 2014. Currently holding the Position of Vice President.

Harsh has an extensive professional experience of 30 years professional in various functional areas of Business Management. Science Graduate with MBA in Marketing. Harsh has been residing in Nigeria since 2002.

Harsh is happily married with one daughter and a son.

KLM Rao

(Vice President)

KLM has been associated with IPF since 2016 and currently serving as Group Managing Director in Vista International Ltd.

KLM is a post graduate in Commerce (M.Com) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India and a fellow Chartered Accountant of India (FCA). KLM is presently working as the Group Finance Director in Enpee Group of Companies located in Lagos, Nigeria. He is having 35+ years of post qualification professional experience in various industries and in varied facets of finance. He is residing in nigeria since last two decades.

KLM is happily married for 39 years and is blessed with a son and a daughter.

Pradeep Pahalwani

(Vice President)

He has over 30 years’ experience in Nigeria. He has been conferred the title of Otunba Atunluse of Jogaland by HRM Oba (Dr) Adeyemi Adekeye, Abepa of Jogaland. He is the MD of Securisk Insurance Brokers Nigeria Limited.

He is co-founder of Caring Community Creators, a foundation to carry out community based charity work.

He got his Masters degree (EMBA) from the prestigious LBS. He has undergone executive educations at IESE (Spain), IIM-Banglore (India) & Harvard Business School.

He is a resource person on Marketing, Customer Service and Entrepreneurship for various institutions, keynote speaker and panelist.

He is the Past President of Lighthouse Toastmasters, Lagos.

He is Director at Nigeria India Chamber of Commerce and Industries (NICCI)

He is the Vice President of LBS Alumni EMBA16 class.

He is Past President and current EXCO of Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate & currently Assistant Governor at Rotary District 9110.

Currently Entertainment Chairmen at Badminton section of Ikoyi Club 1938

Mahesh Falod

(Vice President)

Mahesh has been associated with IPF since 2017 and elected member of Executive Committee Member since 2018. Currently handling Treasury matters of IPF.

Mahesh is working as Treasury Head with GMT Nigeria Limited, the largest inbound logistics service provider in Sub Saharan Africa. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and CISA certified professional, having over fifteen years’ experience in Treasury matters, Import & Exports, IT Audit, Finance & Accounts etc. Before joining GMT Nigeria limited, he was working with Tata Consultancy Services.

Mahesh is happily married for the past 17 years and is blessed with two sons.

Siddhartha Khandelwal

(General Secretary)

Siddhartha has been associated with IPF since 2018 as Executive Committee Member and actively involved in day-to-day affairs.

Siddhartha has 10 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Accounting & Taxation, Supply Chain & Strategic Planning. He has been working for Tolaram Group in various capacities in Nigeria & Ghana handling various businesses. Presently he is managing TG Arla, Dairy business of the Group as Chief Financial Officer

Siddhartha is happily married for the past 8 years and is blessed with a son and a daughter.

Rakesh Agarwal

(Joint Secretary)

Rakesh has been associated with IPF since 2017 as Executive Committee Member and is actively involved in day to day working.

Rakesh has 12 years of experience in Operations, Projects, Finance, Accounting & Taxation. He has been working for Tolaram Group in various capacities in Nigeria & other parts of Africa. Presently he is heading Noodles Operations & Projects - Africa for Tolaram Group

Rakesh is happily married for the past 7 years and is blessed with a son.

Mahesh Birla

(Treasurer)

Mahesh Kumar Birla is working as General Manager (Finance) with GMT, the largest inbound logistics service provider in Sub Saharan Africa. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, Certified Data Science & Business Analytics and associated with IIM Ahmedabad, India, with overall Twenty-Three plus years’ of experience in Operation Management including Finance & Accounts, Supply Chain, Insurance with expertise in International Logistics, Import & Export, Inventory Management, Terminal / Port Management and Property Acquisition & Compliance Management.

Mahesh is happily married for 23 years and blessed with two daughters.

Bhupendra Mistry

(Membership Secretary)

Bhupendra has been associated with IPF since 2010 and was Executive Committee Member since 2018. Currently holding the position of Membership Secretary

Bhupendra is working in Nigeria since 2001. Presently, he is the Country Manager for BSV INDUSTRIES LTD (SACVIN GROUP) one of the biggest plastics manufacturing company of Nigeria.

Bhupendra is happily married for 16 years and blessed with two sons

Kailash Gaggar

(Membership Secretary)

Kailash Kumar Gaggar is a highly experienced professional with 24 years of expertise in Supply Chain Management and Government Relationship in Nigeria & West Africa. He holds an MBA from S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai (India), and a Bachelor of Commerce from Gauhati University, Assam (India). Additionally, he is a distinguished life member of the Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD)

Kailash's dedication to professional development is evident through his longstanding association with the Indian Professionals Forum (IPF) since 2001. He has served as an Executive Committee Member and played a pivotal role in facilitating interactions between top Government Officials and IPF members. Notable figures include the Special Advisor to the President on Ease of Doing Business, NAFADC DG & NAFDAF management team, Customs Comptroller, among others.

Currently, Kailash is a valued member of Vista Group, where he leverages his extensive experience to excel in supply chain management, strategic planning, and government relations. Throughout his career, he has consistently achieved remarkable milestones and made significant contributions to the organizations he has served.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Kailash finds fulfillment in his family life. He is happily married to Mrs. Neeta and is the proud father of a son named Harsh. His ability to balance his career with his family responsibilities underscores his commitment to both personal and professional success.

Amrendra Kumar Sinha

(Excom)

Amrendra has been associated with IPF since 2005 and elected member of Executive Committee since 2018.

Amrendra is M Com and Chartered Accountant and presently working as Financial Advisor at Chagoury Group, Nigeria. Amrendra has worked with Milan Group Nigeria as Group Financial Controller and also as Project Manager for Intercontinental Hotel Lagos. Amrendra has also worked with Various Govt. of India PSU/PSEs for 12 years in different capacities from middle to Senior Management Levels, before joining private sector in Nigeria in year 2006

Amrendra is happily married for 23 years and blessed with a son and a daughter.

Chief Dr Anil Grover

(Excom)

Chief Dr Anil Grover is a healthcare professional and associated with IPF since 2008. He is founder Chairman and CEO of Grover’s Hospital and Grover Medical Diagnostic Labs in Nigeria

Chief Grover is a qualified pharmacologist with more than 30 years of experience in Pharmaceutical/Diagnostic & Medical field with a special interest in infections disease management and virology. He is also a consultant on lifestyle disease management.He is a proud alumni of prestigious Lagos Business School ( Nigeria) and class president of chief executive group ( CEP23) and welfare director at AMP-22 (Advanced Management Program) of LBS. Chief Grover is proud Rotarian and chairman of healthcare and CSR projects at Rotary club of Lagos Island

Happily married to Dr. Mrs. Arvinder Grover for 30 years and blessed with a son and a daughter living in Africa for 20 years

Anuj Murarka

(Excom)

He is an IT professional and at 21st year milestone of his Nigeria’s journey. Over the years, he has been associated with various Social Organizations in Lagos. He has also been serving the fatherland as a Rotarian. He takes pride to be associated with IPF for more than a decade. He has been passionate about his ICT journey which started with building IT System Applications and Infrastructure, moving to Security and Access Control, to his most recent venture in E-Commerce, Social Media Marketing and Digital Transformation.

Ashish Bakhshi

(Excom)

Ashish has been playing active role in IPF since 2016 and was elected as member of Executive Committee in 2021.

He is a Senior Partner and Head of Markets, EY West Africa, a leading global management consulting firm with US$37.2B (FY20) revenue and a diversified portfolio of clientele across business sectors.

Ashish has over two and a half decade of experience in some of the best brands in consulting and IT industry. Prior to EY he has held Country Head positions for , Igate, Gartner & RSA Plc as well. His passion and commitment in the marketplace has helped him get accolades in global arena. A proven record holder whom organisations have leveraged in different market to grow their business. He has been in the executive committed of various associations in different parts of world from time to time. He has very good knowledge of Research, Consulting and Technology.

Ashish Bhageria

(Excom)

Ashish is Director in Quantum Group which is involved in manufacturing of Steel, Packaging and Plastics. Actively involved in management of Ife Iron and Speciality pulp and paper as Co-owner.

Ashish is happily married for last 18 years and blessed with 3 children, 2 girls and a son.

Deepak Mehta

(Excom)

Deepak Mehta is a Chartered Accountant by profession and is passionate about sports. He has been in Lagos with his family since 2008 and currently resides in Victoria Island. He has been a member of IPF since 2019 and has now risen to the position of Excom. He was last associated with Quantum as Group CFO after which he decided to venture out on his own and started his business in mid-2019. Besides working as a Financial consultant, he is also into trading of Automotive spare parts in his brand of "9japarts". Additionally, he also owns a Multi-continental Cafe - Hearth Cloud Kitchen and Cafe - in Victoria Island, situated opposite Sliverbird.

Kamlesh Kabra

(Excom)

Kamlesh has been associated with IPF since 2019 as an Executive Member.

Kamlesh is Chartered Accountant with 25 years of experience in Corporate Management. Presently working as Managing Director of Atlantic Shrimpers Limited.

Kamlesh is happily married for last 23 years and blessed with two sons.

Prashant Bhanawat

(Excom)

Prashant Bhanawat is a Chartered Accountant by Profession. He is working as Group Finance Director of Bhojraj Chanrai Group, Lagos for last 15 years. He lives in Lagos with his wife and daughter. Prior to joining the Group, he has worked with various companies like Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Machino-Basel India Ltd in India in the functions of Accounts & Finance Management.

Prashant is highly motivatedfor his endeavour of serving society in the best possible manner and has been associated with several social organizations. He has been part of IPF Executive Committee earlier and served on various positions. He has been instrumental in progress of IPF during his past stint wherein he has a proven track record of being a good team player

Ramesh Jain

(Excom)

Otunba Rtn Ramesh Jain, 58 years young man is an engineering & management professional, changemaker, team leader and passionate about making difference to the society he lives in. Husband of Chief Rtn Kamlesh Jain, the current President of RCLI

He currently works as Managing Director of Skipper ETS Electric Ltd for his livelihood and is involved in improving Power and Distribution network of Nigeria. As he says, 'AM NOT DONE YET.

Shireesh Chaturvedi

(Excom)

After graduating from Delhi University, I started my career at Reliance Textiles, Ahmedabad, India on 22nd February, 1984.I was part of their Worsted Marketing Division.I was part of the Reliance Export Division, before I came to Lagos on 7th April, 1999.

After having worked in Somotex Nigeria and Sona Breweries, as Head Supply Chain, I am currently working as Head Supply Chsin/Logistics at Sacvin Nigeria Limited.

My Wife, Vandana is here with me & teaches at ILS.I have a Daughter, 30 years and Son, 26 years, both working in India in senior positions.

Sunil Mohta

(Excom)

Sunil has been associated with IPF as an Executive Committee Member since 2019.

Sunil is a finance professional having more than 22 years of post-qualification experience in handling operations and finance. Currently working as General Manager- (F&A) of Agric Division with Kewalram Chanrai Group, a 150 years old organization in Nigeria.

Sunil is married for 20 years and have 2 daughters

Vijay Mishra

(Excom)

Vijay has been associated with IPF as an Executive Committee Member since 2019

Vijay is a CMA, MBA Finance and LLB and presently employed by Simba Group (Wandel International Nig Ltd) as a Business Head for New Business Initiatives. In his earlier Assignment he was a Member of National Stock Exchange, BSE, MCX in India.

Vijay is happily married for 25 years and bless with a daughter and a son.

Puneet Arora

(Excom)

Puneet Arora currently heads the Country operations for ECU Nigeria -a subsidiary to a leading listed Indian Logistics MNC called All Cargo Group.

He is a Postgraduate/ MBA from ICFAI Business School. As he started working quite early, now at the age of 47, he already has to his credit a total of 28 years of industry experience in the International Shipping, Freight Forwarding, Logistics and Supply Chain domain. One of his notable achievements is that he has worked with two most respected and industry leading Global Logistics conglomerates like DHL and UPS. Apart from his initial work experience in India, his international career has been very dynamic. He has worked in various positions in diverse business environments ranging from Developed and Matured Economies like Singapore, Dubai and Bahrain to Complex Emerging Frontier markets in Sub Saharan Africa region like Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Kenya.

Puneet first came to Nigeria in 2008 as a Commercial Head with DHL. He has been a regular member of the Indian Professional Forum and a part of the Executive Committee Member of IPF from 2014 to 2018 wherein he actively engaged, participated and contributed to make IPF events successful. He would like to once again join the IPF Executive Committee so that he can work with the team to actively engage and make his humble contributions to the success of IPF.

On personal front, Puneet is married and has a son in 10th Grade..

Gagan Makhijani

(Excom)

Gagan Makhijani has been associated with IPF since 2009.

He has excelled his professional carrier by heading various positions for the past 35 years in Nigeria. He has headed Pharmaceuticals department as well as trading department. Currently he is working with Hana group.Gagan is a commerce graduate and a DCWA as well.

Gagan is happily married and blessed with son, 27 years old. Gagan has been residing nigeria since 1988.

Soniya D. Pahujai

(Excom)

Soniya's connection with IPF dates back to 2018, and she has since progressed to become an Excom member.

She is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI) and Law Graduate from KC law Collage, India. Additionally, she has attained a Master's in Commerce from Mumbai University, India.

Presently, she holds the role of Group Financial Controller within the PCA Group. With over 13 years of professional experience spanning diverse industries and finance domains. She's is also actively involved in managing a successful financial advisory business in addition to her corporate commitments. Together with her associates, she has had a significant impact in India, Dubai and West Africa.

Chief Dr.Grover Anil

(Excom)

Chief Dr.Grover Anil is Well known Medical Professional and Healthcare Entrepreneur at Lagos, Nigeria.

He is Founder Chairman and CEO of Grover's Hospital & Grover Medical and Diagnostic Labs . He is living in Nigeria for more than 20 years & Member of Indian Professional Forum since 2008 and Active Executive Committee Member.

Chief Dr Grover is Clinical Pharmacologist and Doctorate in Healthcare Management with more than 30 years Professional experience in Pharma / Diagnostic and Healthcare industry with Special intrest in Virology / Infectious Diseases Management and Life Style Diseases.

Chief Dr.Grover is proud Alumni of LBS . He is Governing Council / Exco Member of Lagos Business School and Ex President of Chief Executive Group( CEP ). Chief Dr.Grover is Proud Rotarian and Board of Trustee at Guru Nanak Satsang Mission Trust Gurudwara in Nigeria .

He is happily married to Dr.Mrs.Arvinder Grover since 1990 and Blessed with One Son & One Daughter.

Otunba Pradeep Pahalwani

(Excom)

Otunba Pradeep Pahalwani is an accomplished serial entrepreneur and Entrepreneurship Coach with over 32 years’ experience in Nigeria. He has been conferred the title of Otunba Atunluse of Jogaland, Ogun State. He speaks ‘Pidgin English’ fluently. He is the MD of Securisk Insurance Brokers Nigeria Limited which has branches in India, Canada and Ghana.

He is co-founder of Caring Community Creators, a foundation to carry out community based charity work. He is Director at Nigerian-Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (NICCI) He got his Masters degree (EMBA) from the prestigious LBS. He has undergone executive educations at IESE (Spain), IIM-Banglore (India) & Harvard Business School. He is a resource person on Marketing, Customer Service and Entrepreneurship for various institutions, keynote speaker and panelist.

He is on the advisory board of Poise Graduate Finishing Academy and also it’s Patron. He is a faculty at Africa Franchise Institute (AFI) He is a certified ‘Train the Trainer’ by CMD (Centre for Management Development) He is the Past President of Lighthouse Toastmasters, Lagos. He is the Vice President of LBS Alumni EMBA16 class. He is Past President of Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate & Past Assistant Governor (PAG) at Rotary District 9110 .

He is member of Institute of Directors (IoD) He has held various positions at Ikoyi Club 1938 Loves badminton, reading, mentoring young entrepreneurs and stand-up comedy.

Married with one son who has a Sports Business Management startup company. He wishes to complete his book soon and do his doctorate in Entrepreneurship Studies.

Rashmi Lakhanpal

(Excom)

Rashmi has been associated with IPF since 2017 as Executive Committee Member and she is representing Indian Language School..

Rashmi is M.Phil in Chemistry with Master degree in Education . She has more than 30 years of experience as a Professional Academician and Educator in India and Nigeria . Presently she is working as Head of Curriculum development and Coordinator in Indian Language School, Lagos.

Rashmi is happily married for 30 years and blessed with two daughters.