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Ashok Hotchand Advani
Chairman & Publisher
Ashok Hotchand Advani is the founder publisher of Business India Group of Publications.
By education and profession he was a leading lawyer and practiced at the Bombay
bar for over 20 years. Educated at the Cathedral School, Bombay (where he was head
boy in 1963) and at Lincoln College, Oxford University (1964-1967) where he read
Philosophy, Politics & Economics (P.P.E.), he is a member of the Middle Temple,
London where he was called to the Bar in 1968.
Pheroza Bilimoria
Managing Director
Pheroza Bilimoria is the Managing Director of Business India Publications Ltd. She
has been with the Group since inception. In charge of all marketing activities for
the Group, she also set-up the Exhibitions Division and the Cable TV business for
the Group.
Pheroza was President of the Advertising Club, Bombay, (the first woman President);
Vice-Chairperson of the Media Research Users Council; president India Chapter, International
Advertising Association; and is currently Honorary Secretary on the International
Advertising Association, New York, USA - the world's largest advertising and marketing
communications body.
Atul Deshmukh
Executive Director
Atul Deshmukh, Advisor, has over 40 years experience in publishing including 12
years with Pergamon Press, UK where he worked in circulation, sales promotion and
the advertisement departments. Deshmukh who has been with the Group since 1977,
is responsible for the administration, HR and production functions of the Group's
magazines and books.
Sheila Shahani
Editor, Inside Outside
Sheila Shahani, has been with the Group since 1981. She is a post-graduate in Sociology
and Economics from Bombay University. Ms. Shahani is a member of the Executive Committee
of the Group and an honorary member of the Indian Institute of Interior Designers.
Parthasarathi Swami
Managing Editor, Business India
Parthasarathi Swami holds a B.A. (History) from Osmania University and a Post Graduate
Diploma in Management (PGM) from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management,
Calcutta. Parthasarathi has over 25 years experience as a business journalist and
has worked with several leading business and news publications in India including
Business Standard and India Today. Before taking up this assignment, he was the
Managing Editor of Business World.
Gautam Sen
Consulting Editor
Gautam Sen is a honours graduate in Economics from Presidency College, Calcutta, and holds a post-graduate degree in Business Management from Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur. Gautam joined a very young Maruti Udyog Limited in 1984 as a part of the marketing team, where he was involved in the launch of the Maruti 800DX, the Maruti Omni and the Maruti Gypsy.
After setting up the regional office of Maruti Udyog in Bombay, in 1986, Sen switched
careers - launching India's first automobile magazine, Indian Auto, as its founding
editor. As Auto India's founder editor in 1993, he led the magazine's extraordinary
growth that made it the bestselling auto magazine ever in India. Though he left
Auto India in 2000, he returned to lead it again in 2007, re-launching an extensively
revamped magazine that has seen considerable resurgence.
Bob Rupani
Managing Editor
Bob Rupani belongs to the pioneering lot of Indian automotive journalists starting
with the Indian Auto Journal in 1986.
Bob has raced cars in the heat of competition and also customized and traded in them.
He is one of India's most respected and trusted test drivers and evaluators and
over the years has clocked almost 2,000,000 km on Indian roads. He also helped run
the first International Vintage and Classic Car event in India (Jewel of India)
and the first International Off-Roading event (Isuzu Challenge) in India.
Bob has authored the critically acclaimed book 'Driving Holidays in India'.
Mira Lawrence
Sr. Vice President
Mira Lawrence joined Business India in 1983 at the age of 21 years and has risen
to her present position of Sr.Vice President, Advertising with hard work and professional
competence. Heading a 25 person team all over India, Mira and her team continued
to deliver even in difficult periods of economic downturn. She is well respected
in the advertising fraternity.
M.D. Ravindra Pai
M.D. Ravindra Pai, has been with the Business India Group since October, 1985. He
holds a B.Com degree from the University of Mysore. His previous employment was
with an engineering firm. He has more than 22 years of work experience in MIS, Financial
Accounting & Management. He is currently designated Chief Accountant and looks after
the day-to-day management of finances and legal cases of the group.
Mohini Kewalramani
Vice President, BI Exhibitions
Mohini Kewalramani, General Manger Sales and Promotion, Business India Exhibitions,
joined the group in March 1999 as Corporate Communication Manager - Business India
Exhibition. Mohini, together with the Business India Exhibitions team is responsible
for organising all the exhibition activities for the group. Mohini worked for many
years in the US including a stint with Japan Airlines in New York as National Accounts
Manager, Corporate Sales, East Coast USA.
Sridhar R. Iyengar
VP-Marketing & Sales, BI Exibitions
Sridhar R. Iyengar has been with Business India Exhibitions since August 1995. He
has over 12 years of work experience in the areas of Sales & Marketing. Currently
designated as Deputy Manager - Sales with the Exhibitions Department, he looks after
the Sales & Marketing activities in organizing specialized trade fairs across various
cities in India.
Umesh Warang
Umesh Warang has been working with Business India Exhibitions since June 1992. He
holds a B.Com degree from the University of Mumbai. Previously, he worked with a
Chartered Accountancy firm for over 3 years, handling internal auditing. He has
more than 10 years of work experience in the areas of MIS, Internal Audit and Operations.
He is currently designated as Senior G M Operations and Accounts, Business India Exhibitions and
is a key member of the division.
