Mr. A. Vellayan holds a diploma in Industrial Administration from Aston University, Birmingham, U.K. and Masters in Business Studies from the University of Warwick Business School, U.K. He has industrial experience of about 26 years. He joined the Board in November 1999. Mr. Vellayan is a whole time director of Coromandel Fertilisers Limited and also in the Boards of several reputed companies. He is the Chairman of Southern Region of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Southern Regional Chairman of Federation of Indian Export Organisation.

Mr. Anand Bhatia was educated at Delhi University and Cambridge where he graduated with degrees in Economics. He joined Hindustan Lever (HLL) in 1970 as a Management Trainee and worked in both Brand and Sales Management at several levels till 1980 when he was seconded to Unilever Colombia (South America) as Marketing Manager Detergents. On his return to HLL in 1983 he served as Marketing Controller Detergents and in 1984 was transferred to Lipton India Limited (LIL) as V.P. Foods, handling the Edible Fats and Diary business which had been moved to LIL from HLL. He was appointed as Director of Foods and Beverages on the Board of LIL in 1990. In 1992 he assumed charge as Managing Director of Lipton. During his stewardship Lipton experienced high growth in both volumes and profits and market cap growth in Lipton was amongst the highest in India. In 1994 he was seconded to Unilever once more and worked in the Latin America and Central Asia Regional office in London. He was appointed Chairman Unilever Carribbean with the task of establishing a Unilever business in the Carribbean which was done successfully through both acquisition and organic growth. Mr.Anand Bhatia opted for an early retirement from Unilever and moved back to India. He is stationed at Delhi and is an adviser and non executive Director in several Companies. He was appointed as Additional Director on 19th January, 2004. 

Mr. R. A. Savoor is a B.Sc. Tech. He retired as Managing Director of Castrol India Ltd. with effect from 24th April 2002 and continues to be its non-whole time Director. He had been with Castrol India Ltd. for the past 34 years, of which 12 years as Chief Executive and Managing Director. Under his leadership Castrol India had grown from being a minor Oil company to becoming the number 2 lubricant company in India and the second largest Castrol Company worldwide. He is also on the Board of Tata Honeywell Limited. He joined the EID Board in March 2002.

Mr. S. Viswanathan is a Science Graduate and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He joined the EID Board in March 1998. He retired from the Murugappa Group as Group President (Finance) and has served various group Companies at the higher management level. He is the Chairman of Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee and member of Audit Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee of the Company.

Mr. S. B. Mathur is a Commerce Graduate and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also a Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of London. He took over as Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India in August 2002 and retired in October 2004. He took charge in an era of rapidly falling interest rates and when the insurance sector had been opened up and private sector competition began to make inroads. During the challenging and stressful period he managed to set right a lot of uncertainties and tackled issues that were critical to LIC’s future.

He is presently on the Boards of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. and ICICI Bank Ltd.

He was appointed as an Additional Director of EID Parry with effect from 24th November 2004