Board of Directors
Jaiprakash Vasdani
Director
Neel Sujan
Director
Neel Sujan who is Chairman and Managing Director of JNV Ventures Group helped establish the Group along with Mr J K Vasdani. As a first-generation entrepreneur, Mr Sujan established the foundations for the Group to expand and diversify into the automotive-related rubber industry. He has guided the entire Group ever since its inception and his dynamic vision for the Group has seen it enter into alliances with multinational companies such as Cooper Standard and Continental AG. Under his leadership, the JNV Ventures Group has made great strides, and expanded into new-age businesses like telecom software and infrastructure. Under his guidance, the Group’s turnover has increased 10-fold over the last decade.
Vijay Sujan
Director
Vijay Sujan is CEO of Sujan ContiTech AVS Private Limited, and has been CEO of the JV since its inception in 2008. Vijay Sujan has a wealth of experience and expertise in the business management and operations. He has first degree in commerce from Bombay University and also completed a course in rubber technology. He subsequently did a post-graduate degree in Family-Managed business from the prestigious S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research. Vijay Sujan is very passionate about technology, innovation and value-creation in business. Vijay Sujan began his career with Polyrub Extrusions, a part of his family-owned JNV Ventures Group. He quickly rose to become Operations Director at Mega Rubber Technologies, another group company where he demonstrated his strategic and leadership abilities. Vijay is also on the board of the JNV Ventures Group.
Keith Stephenson
Advisory- JNV Ventures
Keith D Stephenson is a Board member at JNV Ventures Group and has been a board member in several automotive parts companies. He was president of International operations as well as EVP and COO of Cooper Standard Automotive for eight years where he also served as President, Global Body and Chassis division. Keith brings over 35 years of C-Suite experience in both public and privately-held companies with in-depth knowledge in the automotive components domain. Keith is currently a Board member at Shape Corporation in Michigan, USA. Keith’s broad leadership includes all aspects of profit and loss management, corporate development and defining, M&A experience as well as implementing profitable growth strategies and driving shareholder value. He also has experience in early-stage investing. His interests, outside of work, include sports and philanthropy.
Ravi Lekhrajani
Group CEO-JNV Ventures
Ravi Lekhrajani, based in Mumbai, India has spent more than 27 years in the private equity investment industry in India. He was Country Head – India for a USD 7 billion Private Equity Fund, Wayzata Investment Partners LLC, for more than 15 years. As a career Private Equity Investor, he has closely worked with / managed several businesses in different industries and has played a significant role in growing such businesses. He was also on the board of each of the portfolio companies, representing the Investor. He is a qualified Cost Accountant, MBA and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA, USA).