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YOGESH AGRAWAL

Mr. Yogesh Agrawal currently Chairman and Managing Director of Genomic Valley Biotech Limited since its inception 16th May 1994.

Mr. Agrawal is a B.Com.(Hons) Graduate (1984) from Delhi University and also completed his Chartered Accountancy (ICAI) and Cost Accountancy (ICWA) degrees in the year 1987.

His illustrious career started as an Associated Chartered Accountant in S.S. Kothari and Co. Delhi, an Audit and Consultancy Firm, where he had the opportunity to audit various large-size companies.

He had his training under Shri N.S. Khanna Chairman and Managing Director of Hilton Rubbers Limited as Management Trainee.

Further he was trained by Shri Dharam Veera Ji, the than oldest living ICS, former cabinet secretary of PM Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, also was the Governor of West Bengal and the Chairman of Police Aayog.

From 1989 to 1993 Mr. Agrawal was extensively involved in Merchant Banking activities. He handled IPOs of various Companies like:

- Rishabh Food Products Limited - Kanha Vanspati Limited - Rishabh Agro Products Limited - Ok Play Limited - Bharat Rasayan Limited

Mr. Agrawal has wide experience in revival and restructuring of sick industrial companies.

With an urge to do something different and unique Mr. Agrawal started exploring new avenues, he focused on Agro Biotechnology field. In search for new technology suitable to Indian conditions, he travelled far and wide to places like Europe, USA, Canada and Israel. Finally he tied up with Bickel Biotechnology Limited Israel for technology transfer in Agro Biotechnology and in May 1994 promoted and incorporated Tushar Agri Business Consortium India Limited with Co promoter Shri S.I. Shervani and Geep industrial Syndicate Limited and Haryana Government through HSIIDC and HAIC.

In 1996-97 Mr. Agrawal singled out the Company as sole promoter by buying back the company shares held by Mr. Shervani and Geep as Mr. Shervani became the Union Cabinet Minister and could not hold any office of profit. Later HSIIDC and HAIC equity shares holding also bought back by Mr. Agrawal.

In the year 2001, on the advice of the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee, Mr. Agrawal rebranded the company as Genomic Valley Biotech Limited which is at present a BSE listed company.

Mr. Agrawal being a spiritual humanitarian at heart, has played an instrumental role in the execution and completion for the construction of the Ram Mandir and Ramayan Centre in Mauritius as enacted by the Parliament of Mauritius.

During the years, Mr. Agrawal was closely associated with Late Dr. L. M. Singhvi, the longest serving Indian High Commissioner of UK and a Member of Indian Parliament both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and an authoritarian on Indian Constitution

Mr. Agrawal is also closely associated with Late Dr. R. C. Lahotiji, former Chief Justice of India.

Mr. Agrawal has been an ardent supporter and promoter for cultural arts and artists. He has constituted two awards, 'Ramayan Ratna Award' and 'Spritual Voice of the Year Award' under his trust 'Father Camille Bulcke Sri Ram Research Trust’ under the mentorship of blessings of Late Dr. L. M. Singhvi and encouraged by Dr. R. C. Lahoti  by becoming the chairman for the Trust.