Hawkins Cookers Limited announced the appointments of Tej Paul Sharma, Neil Vasudeva and Murli Aildas Teckchandani to its Board, effective from August 01, 2021.
The company has appointed Tej Paul Sharma as a Wholetime Director designated as Executive Director-Sales for the period August 1, 2021, to September 30, 2023, the exchange filing said.
Neil Vasudeva appointed as a Wholetime Director designated as Executive Director-Marketing for the period August 1, 2021, to September 30, 2023, it added.
Murli Aildas Teckchandani appointed as Independent Director of the Company for a term of five consecutive years with effect from August 1, 2021, the filing said.
Tej Paul Sharma joined Hawkins as an Accounts Executive in our Hoshiarpur factory in 1983. He moved to Sales in 1985 as a frontline salesman. He rose through the ranks becoming a Zonal Sales Manager in 1992. Thereafter, he managed Distribution and Key Accounts like CSD, eventually taking charge of All India Sales as Vice President–Sales in 2000. Currently, as Executive Vice President–Sales, he also looks after Exports, Distribution, Depot Administration and Mahim office. Before joining Hawkins, he worked as a salesman in his father’s business of bicycle parts.
Tej Paul Sharma is a Bachelor of Commerce from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta. He is not a director of any other Company. He holds 10 shares of Hawkins Cookers Limited, the company said in its statement.
Neil Vasudeva joined Hawkins in 1997 as a Senior General Manager–South Zone Sales. After working for seven years in Sales he was transferred to Marketing as Chief Executive–Marketing Projects. Since 2013 he has been in charge of Marketing. Currently, as Executive Vice President–Marketing, he also looks after the Online Business, Consumer Service and the Test Kitchen. Before joining Hawkins, he worked for four years with Reckitt & Colman of India Limited, rising to the rank of a Product Manager.
Neil Vasudeva is a Bachelor of Arts from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He is not a director of any other Company. He holds 3,80,032 shares of Hawkins Cookers Limited.
Murli Aildas Teckchandani joined Hawkins in 1983 as Vice President-Finance and in 1997 took over the Technical operations as Senior Vice President-Technical. He was elected by the Members as Executive Director-Operations in 2001. Effective June 1, 2010, he was transferred to the position of Executive Director- Finance & Administration. During his span of 30 years with Hawkins he had managed Sales, Commercial and Technical departments and had worked extensively with our then Chairman, Brahm Vasudeva. He retired from the Company in November 2013. Prior to joining Hawkins, he was General Manager-Finance with Bright Brothers Limited. He has lately been providing consultancy for new businesses, business strategy and legal matters.
Teckchandani holds a B.E. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Regional Engineering College, Durgapur and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is not a director of any other Company. He holds 934 shares of Hawkins Cookers Limited.
Hawkins Cookers has been in business since 1959. It has exported its products since 1974 to various countries in each of the 6 continents of the world. Hawkins has sold over 30 million pressure cookers worldwide. All Hawkins pressure cookers are listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc, USA.
