Nitesh Shetty, a first generation entrepreneur, is the founder and Chairman of Nitesh Estates. Under his leadership, the company has scaled up in 8 years and successfully completed an initial public offering and raised series of Private Equity Capital. A former tennis player, he started his career at the age of 19, with a billboard business with interest in Infrastructure, Hotels, Shopping Malls & Diversified Investments. He is the founder and sets the Big Vision for the growth of the company.
Mrs. Dipali Khanna holds Masters in Arts from the Delhi University (Lady Sri Ram College) and she is M.Sc. (National Security) from the National Defense College, ICMA and Certificate of Leadership Programme, Harvard. Mrs. Khanna was in Indian Railway Accounts Services in 1976, Retired as Member Secretary of Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts which is analogues to Secretary to Government of India. Prior to that she was an Additional Member (Finance) of Railway Board and was also a Financial Adviser with National Disaster Management Authority over 10 years and served in Senior Roles at Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Power. She also served on the Boards of large Public Sector Undertakings – such as HAL, MDL, GRSC and GS. She has also chaired various sub-committees of the Boards.
Mr. S Ananthanarayanan was a Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer in Western Railway, Mumbai, in the grade of Additional Secretary to the Government of India and has also served as a member of the Railway Claims Tribunal in the grade of Special Secretary to the Government of India.
He is a science graduate with Master’s Degree in Physics and has various other degrees and qualifications which include PG Diploma (Public Administration), PG Diploma in Software Technology (PGDST), PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law, Diploma in Cyber Laws, Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Certificate course on Arbitration.
He is currently on the panel of arbitrators of the Indian Council of Arbitration and the International Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution, New Delhi and has also been a sole or joint arbitrator in fifteen matters and ‘adjudicator’ in two cases with Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation.
He has won the national award for ‘Excellence in Science Communication’ by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has also been an author for over 900 articles in print in different publications.
Mr. Mahesh Bhupathi is India’s first & only 10 times Grand Slam title winner and US Open mixed doubles titles holder. He has over 15 years of professional experience in the sports, media and entertainment industries. He is also a part of the Hon. Board of Advisors of IIMUN and the founder of International Premier Tennis League. Mr. Mahesh Bhupathi has been associated with the Company since 2005.
Mr. L S Vaidyanathan holds a degree of Bachelor of Science from Madras University. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Before joining the Company in the year 2005, Mr. L S Vaidyanathan was a practicing Chartered Accountant. Mr. L S Vaidyanathan has been associated with the real estate industry for the last 22 years in various capacities. Overall he has over 27 years of experience in auditing, consulting, and in the real estate industry. As a Director of the Company, Mr. L S Vaidyanathan is responsible for all strategic initiatives relating to business including business development, transaction strategy, resources mobilization and Taxation (Direct).
Mrs. Dipali Khanna holds Masters in Arts from the Delhi University (Lady Sri Ram College) and she is M.Sc. (National Security) from the National Defense College, ICMA and Certificate of Leadership Programme, Harvard. Mrs. Khanna was in Indian Railway Accounts Services in 1976, Retired as Member Secretary of Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts which is analogues to Secretary to Government of India. Prior to that she was an Additional Member (Finance) of Railway Board and was also a Financial Adviser with National Disaster Management Authority over 10 years and served in Senior Roles at Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Power. She also served on the Boards of large Public Sector Undertakings – such as HAL, MDL, GRSC and GS. She has also chaired various sub-committees of the Boards.
Mr. S Ananthanarayanan was a Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer in Western Railway, Mumbai, in the grade of Additional Secretary to the Government of India and has also served as a member of the Railway Claims Tribunal in the grade of Special Secretary to the Government of India.
He is a science graduate with Master’s Degree in Physics and has various other degrees and qualifications which include PG Diploma (Public Administration), PG Diploma in Software Technology (PGDST), PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law, Diploma in Cyber Laws, Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Certificate course on Arbitration.
He is currently on the panel of arbitrators of the Indian Council of Arbitration and the International Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution, New Delhi and has also been a sole or joint arbitrator in fifteen matters and ‘adjudicator’ in two cases with Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation.
He has won the national award for ‘Excellence in Science Communication’ by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has also been an author for over 900 articles in print in different publications.
Mr. L S Vaidyanathan holds a degree of Bachelor of Science from Madras University. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Before joining the Company in the year 2005, Mr. L S Vaidyanathan was a practicing Chartered Accountant. Mr. L S Vaidyanathan has been associated with the real estate industry for the last 22 years in various capacities. Overall he has over 27 years of experience in auditing, consulting, and in the real estate industry. As a Director of the Company, Mr. L S Vaidyanathan is responsible for all strategic initiatives relating to business including business development, transaction strategy, resources mobilization and Taxation (Direct).
Mr. Ashwini Kumar, joined the Company on 2nd November, 2009 as the Chief Operating Officer. He was elevated to Board as Executive Director effective April 19, 2012. Most recently, prior to joining Nitesh Estates Limited, he was the Managing Director of Lineage Power India Pvt. Ltd. a leading US based MNC in the area of Power Electronics and responsible for their business in India and South East Asia. Prior to this he worked as Director with Tyco Electronics and Lucent Technologies and was responsible for their telecom power electronics business in India. In all he has an experience of 29 years starting with functional roles, in sales, project management, manufacturing, performance improvement and culminating in business leadership roles. He is a Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Rourkela (1981) and post graduate in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur (1983).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS - NUDPL Ventures Private Limited
Mrs. Dipali Khanna holds Masters in Arts from the Delhi University (Lady Sri Ram College) and she is M.Sc. (National Security) from the National Defense College, ICMA and Certificate of Leadership Programme, Harvard. Mrs. Khanna was in Indian Railway Accounts Services in 1976, Retired as Member Secretary of Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts which is analogues to Secretary to Government of India. Prior to that she was an Additional Member (Finance) of Railway Board and was also a Financial Adviser with National Disaster Management Authority over 10 years and served in Senior Roles at Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Power. She also served on the Boards of large Public Sector Undertakings – such as HAL, MDL, GRSC and GS. She has also chaired various sub-committees of the Boards.
Mr. S Ananthanarayanan was a Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer in Western Railway, Mumbai, in the grade of Additional Secretary to the Government of India and has also served as a member of the Railway Claims Tribunal in the grade of Special Secretary to the Government of India.
He is a science graduate with Master’s Degree in Physics and has various other degrees and qualifications which include PG Diploma (Public Administration), PG Diploma in Software Technology (PGDST), PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law, Diploma in Cyber Laws, Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Certificate course on Arbitration.
He is currently on the panel of arbitrators of the Indian Council of Arbitration and the International Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution, New Delhi and has also been a sole or joint arbitrator in fifteen matters and ‘adjudicator’ in two cases with Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation.
He has won the national award for ‘Excellence in Science Communication’ by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has also been an author for over 900 articles in print in different publications.
Mr. Ashwini Kumar, joined the Company on 2nd November, 2009 as the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for the business operations of the Company. He was elevated to Board as Executive Director and Chief Operating officer effective April 19, 2012. Most recently, prior to joining Nitesh Estates Limited, he was the Managing Director of Lineage Power India Pvt. Ltd. a leading US based MNC in the area of Power Electronics and responsible for their business in India and South East Asia. Prior to this he worked as Director with Tyco Electronics and Lucent Technologies and was responsible for their telecom power electronics business in India. In all he has an experience of 29 years starting with functional roles, in sales, project management, manufacturing, performance improvement and culminating in business leadership roles. He is a Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Rourkela (1981) and post graduate in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur (1983).
Mr. L S Vaidyanathan holds a degree of Bachelor of Science from Madras University. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Before joining the Company in the year 2005, Mr. L S Vaidyanathan was a practicing Chartered Accountant. Mr. L S Vaidyanathan has been associated with the real estate industry for the last 22 years in various capacities. Overall he has over 27 years of experience in auditing, consulting, and in the real estate industry. As a Director of the Company, Mr. L S Vaidyanathan is responsible for all strategic initiatives relating to business including business development, transaction strategy, resources mobilization and Taxation (Direct).
Mr. Pradeep Narayan is a Mechanical Engineer, and an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. He has about 27 years of experience in Sales, Marketing, Retailing, Dealer & Channel Management, and Operations with additional exposure to Key Account Selling, Rural Marketing, and Business Development.
He heads the Business Operations here, and is responsible for driving the brand, devising sales strategies, and customer service.
Earlier, he has worked at MNCs like Essilor India, Tata Teleservices Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Tata Motors Ltd., and Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., to name a few.
