The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors

The Chairman

Mr. Jagdish Chowgule

Mr. Jagdish Chowgule is a member of "Chowgule Family", a prominent business family of Goa. Mr. Jagdish Chowgule, after completing S.S.C. in India, did his further studies abroad in the U.K. and U.S.A. and obtained 'O' levels and 'A' levels in U.K. and completed his BSc in Finance at Menlo College, California in U.S.A.

Chowgule Group's business activity mainly relates to iron ore mining and export of iron ore and iron pellets worldwide. The family also owns, builds and operates ships internationally, it also owns and operates breweries, is also manufacturer of industrial explosives and exporter of industrial salt from Gujarat.

Mr. Chowgule's working experience has been in Shipping agencies, International Ship Chartering, Travel Trade and had opportunity to work with world-renowned shipping companies and airline companies.



The Directors

Mr Anthony Larvin

Tony hails from the East Riding of Yorkshire and spent most of his formative years in his home city of Kingston upon Hull. Tony was educated at the David Lister Senior High School though chose to channel his talents away from academic studies and into sport where he excelled, not only individually but also as a team leader. At 17 he turned professional with local Rugby League team Hull Kingston Rovers and enjoyed several seasons amongst the professional ranks. He also greatly benefited from a season playing rugby in Australia for Eastern Suburbs in Brisbane. His never-say-die attitude has been carried over from his playing days into his business ethics and he lives by the quote of: "Winners never quit and Quitters never win", which was impressed upon him during his time spent in Australia.

Tony is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, where he revels in using his knowledge of success and teamwork to motivate his fellow colleagues.



Mr. Manoj Sharma

Mr. Manoj Sharma is associated with the Ram Bahadur Thakur Group, which is prominently engaged in the cultivation of cardamom and pepper and is also one of the leading exporters of tea from southern India. Mr. Manoj Sharma is a director of the following companies:

Ram Bahadur Thakur (Kerala) Ltd

Part of the Ram Bahadur Thakur Group, the company is a major exporter of tea to Iraq, USA and Germany, owning tea estates and warehouses in different parts of Kerala.

Arbeautique E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd

The company has attained a prominent place in the IT sector, is actively involved in providing consultancy services for various Internet companies and owns two successful Internet portals, namely Hobbyinme.com and Indiadukaan.com.


Mr Stuart Tristram

Stuart Tristram hails from Hampshire in southern England and was educated at St. Edward's School, Oxford before going on to read a combined marketing degree at Surrey University. Having worked within a marketing environment for several years he possesses a discerning understanding of the inner workings of sales promotions. Coupled with this is a thorough understanding of the psychology, sociology and anthropology of consumer behaviour and how satisfaction is achieved by meeting the customers' needs.

His ethos is that the consumer should never be kept in the dark and through honest sales promotion tactics and first-rate communication both consumer and business can prosper. Stuart's responsibilities as a director cover marketing, administration and operations.