Rahul is a seasoned finance professional with 27 years of industry experience. He has spent 15 years in corporate banking with pedigree foreign institutions including Standard Chartered, Scotiabank, GE Capital. In his previous assignment, he was the President & Dy CFO for HDFC Ergo General Insurance. During his career, he has been in the CFO role for the last 12 years, during which he has also worked with Max India Group and Bharti AXA General Insurance. He has handled large corporate accounts in the apparel and textile sector and has rich experience in fundraising, cash management, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, business structuring to unlock value, turning around businesses, business transfer, shareholder & joint venture management, and investor relations. Rahul has hands-on experience in risk management, managing investment portfolios, financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and improving productivity and operational processes. He also has vast experience in dealing with the board of directors and shareholders and has served on the board of multiple companies.
Rahul holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Ajay Thakkar is the Group General Counsel with the PDS Group, leading the Legal team at PDS. His responsibilities include ensuring all teams across PDS embrace the highest standards of corporate governance while practicing utmost compliance with applicable laws of the land.

As a seasoned legal expert with 22 years of rich experience in Legal, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Secretarial, and Insurance functions. Ajay is well acquainted with global laws and legal requirements across various geographies, along with a deep understanding of compliance requirements. He brings a depth of experience in Corporate Secretarial functions, conducting compliance audits, and managing intellectual property for organizations from end to end.

Ajay joins the PDS Group after his stint at the All-Cargo Group, India’s global logistics powerhouse, where he was the Global Head – of Legal & Compliance. He has also previously worked with reputed MNCs such as Essel Propack Ltd., TATA Motors Ltd., JB Group, Mega Life Sciences(Bangkok), Parle Exports Ltd., and RPG Life Sciences Ltd., where he handled the Legal & Secretarial function for multiple countries.

Mr. Abhishekh Kanoi is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments, United Kingdom and also holds a Bachelor Degree in Law and Bachelor Degree in Commerce with (Hons.) in Accounts. He has rich and diverse in-house corporate experience of over 16 years in Corporate Legal and Commercial Space across various industries such as law firm, hospitality, manufacturing, automotive, media & entertainment and non-banking financial institutions with special reference to emerging technology and convergence. His wide array of specialization includes Legal Affairs, Corporate Secretarial, IPO & Listing, Regulatory Compliances, RBI & FEMA Matters, Merger & Acquisition, Listing Compliances (India & Overseas Entities), Venture Capital Investments, Cross Border and Domestic Transactions, Intellectual Property Rights, Copyrights, Media and Entertainment Laws.

He has earned the respect of the industry in conducting and adjudged as Chief Compliance Innovator of the Year by UBS Forum in the year 2019 and Young Achiever of the Year by Legal Era in the year 2021. He has helped to develop a new global legal and governance framework for the company while ensuring its overseas expansion is brought into line with this centralized approach.

With over 25 years of rich experience, Mr. Raamann Ahuja brings vast expertise in business partnering, leadership development, talent management, HR transformation, M&A, HR process, and organization culture building. Prior to PDS his last appointment was with the CK Birla Group as Senior VP - HR in the Group Office. Driven by challenges, he has honed his skills across industries from FMCG, Banking, IT/ITES, Manufacturing to B2B business. He has a post-graduate Management degree in Human Resources and is a Chemical Engineering graduate from Panjab University, Chandigarh

Shahed joined PDS group in 2006 in UK Operations to oversee warehouse and logistics operations & subsequently In 2010, he moved to Bangladesh Operations of PDS and since then he has been managing commercial and logistics operation for the group in the area of commercial matters with factories, forwarders, customs, Import & exports, documentation, Shipping, CAF etc., and closely worked with the Group CFO and other CFO/FCs to facilitate commercial functions. Later, took the leadership of OSG BD operations as Director and driving all Operations with success. Prior to PDS, Mr. Muhammad Shahed Mahmud played key role in different multinational companies is similar areas. Shahed is a Master of Business Administration.

Paul Wright is the Group ESG Director at the PDS Group. He heads the Ethical & Social Compliance, Sustainability, and Innovation efforts for the PDS group across business verticals and subsidiaries. He and his team ensure that the Business Units within the PDS Group, the factories with which they work, and their suppliers actively support the PDS Group and its Customers’ Policies, Code of Conduct, and defined standards of Ethical & Social Compliance and Sustainability.

Paul brings with him 35 years of rich experience in the fields of Retail and Manufacturing. He started his career in garment manufacturing in the U.K. as an engineer, before moving into Production and Quality management and running manufacturing facilities in Morocco and Portugal. His retail experience involved running teams responsible for Ethical Sourcing, Quality, and Sustainability covering all types of products from Apparel, H&B, and General Merchandise for several leading retailers. He has previously worked with reputed organisations such as Primark, Asda, George Clothing, Matalan PLC and Dunelm.

Suresh is a Chartered Accountant from India with experience in Retail, Fashion, Supply Chain, Logistics, Stock Exchange, Education, and Management Consultancy domains. He has a rich experience of over 25 years including international experience of over 12 years in the United Kingdom. In his previous assignment, he was Head of Internal Audit at Future Group and was leading the Internal Audit Function for over 10 years. He focuses on GRC frameworks (Governance, Risk Management and Compliance). Design/ improve integrated Internal Audit function, develop Internal Control frameworks, design policies, help design Standard Operating Procedures, Information Security, and develop enterprise risk mitigation strategies, optimize revenue, cut costs and enhance stakeholders value in a specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time (SMART) bound manner.

Reenah has over 15 years of experience across corporate finance, fundraising, strategy, and investor relations. Prior to joining PDS, she was with Future Group for 10 years and has led various fundraising transactions (equity, debt, structured, IPO) and has experience in end-to-end deal execution including due diligence, valuation, negotiation of agreements, taxation, structuring, amongst others. Along with funding-based transactions, she worked on various strategic business collaborations with marque global organizations. She has been responsible for creating business plans, annual budgets, strategic planning amongst others. With over 10 years of experience in investor relations functions, she is well connected with both buy-side and sell-side ecosystems. Prior to Future Group, she was associated with Credit Suisse Investment Banking division for nearly 3 years. She has worked across sectors including retail, consumer, supply chain, insurance, and worked in the healthcare space during her early years.

Reenah Joseph is gold medalist in her MBA program specializing in Finance and she has completed an Advanced Program in Strategic Management from IIM Calcutta.

Kanhai is an accomplished professional with extensive experience of more than 20 years in leading material procurement functions in the apparel industry. His experience has allowed him to gain a broad range of expertise in global material procurement, planning, leadership, process improvement, supply chain management, target costing, and operational excellence. Prior to joining PDS Limited, he was a Director with MUST Group, Hongkong.

Kanhai is instrumental in leading and developing global options for sourcing trims at the best and sustainable prices and analyzing current sourcing practices as well as defining best practices for sourcing trims and supplies for group companies.

Kanhai has graduated from the University of Mumbai and has a diploma in computer programming and information technology.

Saurabh Saxena is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience. Prior to joining PDS, Saurabh was with IBM for over 10 years. He was the Head of Analytics, Strategy, Insights & Operations (ASIO) for IBM Cloud (Data & AI, Automation and Security) business in the Middle East & Africa. He has extensive professional experience with management consulting & advisory, P&L ownership, operational leadership including various disciplines like data analytics & insights, project management, sales & business operations, enterprise solutions, and product management. Previously, he has consulted CXO’s and entrepreneurs on data and AI solutions.
Saurabh is driving PDS Group’s Digital and IT Transformation Agenda and focusing on Integrated Business Processes (SAP), Supplier Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Analytics, Product design & development-Commerce and IT operating model.
Saurabh holds an MBA (IT systems, Strategy and Marketing) and a B.E degree in Computer Science Engineering. He is a recipient of multiple awards and recognitions, including IBM BTLT (Business, Technology & Leadership Talent) and IBM Service Corps alumni – some of the highest levels of
leadership recognitions in IBM.