Chairman
In 1976, Mr. Katariya laid the foundation of the Company. A Gold medalist from College of Engineering Pune. A visionary, a leader, and a determined individual. Mr. Katariya is the guiding force for the organisation.
He is recipient of Lifetime Achievement award from the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers and Civil Engineer of the year 2017 by Institute of Engineers (India).
Managing Director
Mr. Parakh’s association with Ashoka Group begin in 1982. Under his leadership company has consolidated its position amongst the leading highway developers in the country. He has spearheaded the company’s diversification in Power (EPC) projects.
He has been honoured with various awards and recognitions including the ‘Industry Doyen’ award by Construction Industry Development Council.
WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR
Mr. Londhe heads the execution of projects from their design stage to final commencement. He possesses experience of more than 37 years.
He has been honored with the ‘Engineer of the Year – 2014’ title by Federation of Engineering Institutions Asia Pacific region and ‘CEO of the year – 2017’ title by ‘Construction Times’.
He is the Member of National Safety Council’s Governing body which works for improving safety standards across the country.He is the member of the Technical Advisory Committee for Connectivity & Transport Evaluation, NITI Aayog.
Whole-time Director
Mr. Ashish A. Kataria is MBA with Civil Engineering background.
He possesses an experience of more than 18 years.He has been involved in the successful completion of various Road Projects of ASHOKA.He is also a Managing Director of Ashoka Concessions Limited (ACL), Subsidiary of the Company, and involved in effectively implementation of projects of awarded to ACL. He has been instrumental in the investment made by infrastructure finance giant SBI Macquarie in ACL to the tune of Rs.800 Cr.
Independant Director
Mr. Mahendra B. Mehta a Commerce Graduate from University of Jodhpur and Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is qualified DISA (of ICAI) in the year 2006 and a qualified Limited Insolvency Professional with IBBI. He is Managing Partner of Mittal & Associates, Chartered Accountants Firm, Mumbai.
Independant Director
Ms. Shilpa Hiran is an MBA – Finance from San Francisco State University, USA.
She has around sixteen years of experience in the field of Risk Management and Internal Audit. She specializes in the areas of internal controls, third party risk management, information security, quality audits and IT Assurance.
She is currently working with NetApp India Inc. as Director – Internal Audit and Global Head of SOX Compliance. Earlier, she has worked with M/s Ernst & Young LLP, Bangalore and M/s PriceWaterhouseCoopers, San Francisco
Independant Director
Mr. Mario Nazareth is a Graduate in Commerce (University of Bombay), a rank holding Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
He served the Mahindra group of companies (M&M) for a little over forty years and was widely recognized as the Mahindra Group’s Chief Conscience Keeper. During his stint with M&M, he gained extensive experience of working in several of its businesses in the areas of Taxation, Accounts, Corporate Restructuring, Finance, Corporate law, Risk Management and Internal Audit. He has served as the Group Chief Internal Auditor for over sixteen years. The Mahindra group has won several accolades and awards for path-breaking practices in the Internal audit and Risk Management functions. He has been personally honoured with the (First) Internal Auditor of the Year Award by the Institute of Internal Auditors, India and the CA CXO Award of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for demonstrated excellence and the ability to deliver the best.
He was closely involved in developing the (Mahindra) Group policy document for Corporate Governance, an area in which he received international exposure through selection for the Eisenhower Fellowship Programme; and later set up the Risk Management vertical for M&M.
Independant Director
Mr. Nikhilesh Panchal holds master’s degree in law and is practicing as a lawyer for more than 40 years. He is a partner at M/s Khaitan & Co since 2005. He has rich experience in Corporate & Commercial laws and in particular acquisitions, mergers and amalgamations, takeover and capital market transaction including domestic and international capital raising process by Indian companies. He also has substantial experience in foreign collaborations, joint ventures, technology transfers, Intellectual Property and connected procedures under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).