| Mr. Ashok Mahindru, Chairman, Advance Group of | | | | currently President of All India Federation of |
| Companiesage 56, is a successful technocrat and | | | | Detergent Manufacturers and Member, Executive |
| entrepreneur with diversified business interests in | | | | Committee of Oil Technologists’ Association |
| India and abroad. As Chairman & Managing | | | | of India (OTAI - NZ). |
| Director of the Advance Group, with its core | | | | Mr. Ashok Mahindru is a widely traveled person. He |
| business activity of Manufacturing of Surfactants | | | | has attended several international seminars and |
| & consulting in Environment Management, Mr. | | | | conferences all over the world. He has presented |
| Mahindru enjoys an extremely good reputation. | | | | technical papers on Surfactant Industry at various |
| Advance Group is the largest Surfactant | | | | international seminars in India and abroad such as: |
| manufacturer in whole of Asia and progressing | | | | • Malaysia Oil Technologists Association |
| towards being the largest in the world. | | | | • American Oil Chemists Society |
| Mr. Ashok Mahindru is a qualified Surfactant | | | | • OTAI (Oil Technologists Association of India) |
| Technologist and has specialized in the field of | | | | • IIChE (Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers) |
| Surface Active Chemistry with a strong | | | | • SCODET ASIA, Bombay 2000 |
| commitment to Research & Development. He has | | | | • ICSL (Institute of Chartered Accounts of Sri |
| been directly responsible for achieving sixteen | | | | Lanka) |
| breakthroughs in the process technology for | | | | As Chairman of Mahindru Charitable Trust, |
| manufacture of Surfactants, five out of which are | | | | engaged specially in the field of providing Eye Care |
| innovation grade. The Gas Route Sulphonation | | | | including Eye Bank and Cornea transplant unit etc., |
| Technology developed by Mr. Ashok Mahindru has | | | | Mr. Ashok Mahindru, through Mahindru Charitable |
| been rated as the best in the world so far. | | | | Trust, is involved with community services |
| Mr. Ashok Mahindru had been associated with | | | | projects operating at grass root level through |
| various industry forums such as Detergent | | | | Arya Veer Netra Chikitsaalaya and Niramaya |
| Manufacturers Association of Delhi Region, | | | | Charitable Trust. Mr. Ashok Mahindru is the Vice |
| Haryana Soap Manufacturers Association. He is | | | | President of the Indian Eye Banks Association. |