Mr. Ashish Bharat Ram (DIN: 00671567) holds a degree in Economics from Hindu College, Delhi University, and an MBA in Corporate Strategy from The Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, USA. He has been an Independent Director on the Company's Board since September 2023 and is a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee and the Risk Management Committee.

As Chairman and Managing Director of SRF Limited, he has led SRF’s transformation into a global enterprise with operations in India, Thailand, South Africa, and Hungary. Since becoming Managing Director in 2007 and later Chairman & MD in 2022, he has driven SRF’s leadership in Fluorochemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Packaging Films, Technical Textiles, and Coated & Laminated Fabrics.

Before joining SRF, he worked with American Express Bank in India and Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan. Ashish has also served as the Regional Chair for South Asia for the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and is an active member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

For his contributions, he has been recognized as India’s Best CEO (Emerging & Mid-Sized Companies) by Business Today in 2020 and 2023 and received the Transformational Leader Award (Mid-Cap Category) from the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability in 2020.