Mr Yogendra Kr Modi

Mr. YK Modi is the promoter and Director of YKM Holdings International Limited and is also Chairman and Managing Director of GEECL . In the course of his illustrious career, he has conceived, implemented and operated several large projects in industrial chemicals, cement, textiles, electronics and the auto components business.

Yogendra Kr Modi is a member of the Dean's Council at John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University , USA . He is a prominent industry spokesperson in India and has held office in many national level business bodies.

He is a past President of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), a body responsible for business enterprise in India with over 1500 corporate members and 500 Chamber of Commerce and business associations. He held the post of its president in 2004.

Mr YK Modi was appointed to the board of the International Chamber of Commerce ( India ) (ICC India) in 1992. Prior to being appointed to the board, he was a member of its Executive Committee and Standing Advisory Committee.

ICC India is one of the most active chapters of the world ICC, which has members from over 140 countries. ICC India membership comprises a large number of corporates, chambers of commerce, trade & industry associations and consultancy organisations. The aim of the ICC is to promote liberalisation policies, accelerate the inflow of foreign investment and lower tariff barriers to promote international trade.

Mr Prashant Modi

Prashant Modi is currently President & Chief Operating Officer of GEECL . He joined the YK Modi Group in 1996 and is responsible for managing the day to day operations of GEECL. Prashant was also the driving force behind the successful listing of the Company on the London Stock Exchange in 2005.

Prior to joining GEECL , Prashant was responsible for Business Development at Rossell Industries Limited (RIL). RIL is a Company based in India with Tea Plantations in the state of Assam . Here Prashant was involved in the restructuring and subsequent highly successful sale of the business to Unilever.

Before this, in 1995, Prashant was working in the International accounting / finance division of Qualcomm Incorporated in San Diego , USA , and in 1996 in the project finance division of ANZ Bank in London , UK . Prashant Modi was also involved in business consulting to the respective senior management of these companies during this period.