About Us

Nitish Bajaj joined as Group Managing Director w.e.f. 25th November 2024 in Agro Tech Foods Limited. Nitish holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; and a Degree in Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU).

Nitish has more than 28 years of extensive experience in business and marketing strategy, process restructuring, alternate channel development, innovation, digitization, and merger & acquisition in the Consumer Healthcare, FMCG and Automotive space. Prior to joining Agro Tech, Nitish was the CEO of Consumer Products Division, Piramal Pharma Limited, where he was instrumental in scaling the business and building a portfolio of strong Powerbands through robust consumer communication, channel expansion and innovation pipeline. Nitish had worked with organizations such as Piramal, CEAT Tyres, Reckitt Benckiser (India) Limited, Ranbaxy Global Consumer Healthcare and Heinz India Private Limited.

Asheesh Kumar Sharma is a graduate in Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University and holds an MMS from S P Jain Institute of Management and Research. Asheesh joined ATFL in July 2007 as General Manager – Marketing, and in July 2013, he assumed the role of Vice President-Marketing. Effective April 25, 2024, Asheesh is appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of the Company. His contributions have been instrumental in shaping ATFL’s marketing strategies and fostering business growth.

Prior to joining ATFL, Asheesh served as Marketing Manager – Fabric & Home Care, Health Care, and Baby Care at Procter & Gamble. Before that, he worked at Gillette, where he held positions as General Sales Manager and Regional Business Manager in Personal Care. Preceding his tenure at Gillette, Asheesh was associated with Marico, where he held roles as Area Sales Manager and Regional Manager in the West region. He began his career as a Management Trainee at Berger Paints, where he served for four years in the capacity of an Area Sales Manager.

Padma joined Agro Tech Foods in 1990 at the ITC Agro Tech Mantralayam factory where she gained tremendous knowledge of factory working. After spending 10 years at the plant Padma moved to Hyderabad to handle multiple corporate functions including Recruitment and became an important pillar of the HR function. In 2014, with the increasing importance and scale of the Jhagadia plant, the Company requested Padma to take over the HR function at Jhagadia and she was an integral part of the scaling up of the plant including the staffing and management of an increasingly large team before taking over her current position as General Manager – Human Resources.

Shrey is a graduate in Oil Technology from H.B.T.I, Kanpur in 2011. Shrey joined Agro Tech Foods Limited in year 2014 and during the last 10 years has held key positions with increasing responsibility in the Company’s Research Quality and Innovation Department, prior to taking over as the Head of Research, Quality and Innovation in September 2023. Prior to joining Agro Tech Foods, Shrey worked with Krishnapatnam Oils And Fats Pvt Limited for a period of 3 yrs. Shrey has been a key contributor to the transitioning of ATFL from a largely Edible Oils company into a diversified Food Company with his strong knowledge of Food Safety Standards, Regulatory norms, Vendor and 3P management and consistently demonstrating strong Leadership Skills and People management.

A post graduate in Technology in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from IIT Kharagpur and MBA from IIT Delhi, Dharmesh Srivastava has a relevant experience of about 19 years, out of which he was with Gillette and P&G for 16 years. He has taken up various roles in Supply Chain in India, UK and Dubai. Before joining ATFL, he was with P&G based at Singapore handling physical distribution (supply chain) for Australasia, ASEAN India region as "Group Manager – Customer Services & Logistics".

Hitesh Yadav has completed his Master of Business Administration in Marketing & Finance from Guru Jambeswar University, Haryana in addition to a Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management. Hitesh joined Agro Tech Foods in 2014 prior to which he had been working in various positions in the Commercial, Procurement, Supply Chain & Inventory Management areas of Britania Industries Limited with a total of 8 years’ experience before joining Agro Tech Foods Limited . Hitesh has been a key contributor to the transitioning of ATFL from a largely Edible Oils company into a diversified Foods Company with his strong knowledge of Procurement enabling the development of a strong Vendor base which has enabled a powerful innovation program. At the same time this has also led to continued cost reduction with increasing scale of individual businesses supporting the diversification of the vendor network. Hitesh’s strong collaboration and leadership skills enables him to be a powerful contributor to the ATFL leadership team.

Sanjay Srivastava is 1991 batch B. Tech. in Chemical Technology from HBTU (Formerly known as Harcourt Butler Technological Institute), Kanpur, a graduate in Science from Kanpur University and holds PGDOM also. He is having over 25 years of work experience in edible oil and foods industry. Sanjay joined ATFL in the year 2000 and during the last 16 years held various key roles in the areas of Manufacturing, Oil Buying and Projects. Sanjay joined as Unit Manager - Ghaziabad and quickly expanded the role to manage the 3 P manufacturing operations in North. During this stint, he has not only managed the existing 3 P manufacturing but also expanded the operations by inducting more 3 P operators. Sanjay demonstrates excellent commercial acumen and cost focus and throughout his tenure as Unit Manager and later as Production Controller. He has single handedly established the import supply chain from Sri Lanka for Rath imports. After successful tenure at Oil manufacturing, Sanjay w as shifted to food manufacturing at Kothur where he played a key role in streamlining the operations. He was given additional responsibility of Oil buying besides his manufacturing co-ordiantion which has effectively managed. Sanjay was shifted to Corporate Office, Gurgaon in 2010 to manage the position of Production Controller with an additional responsibility of Projects. He has demonstrated leadership skills in all roles he handled and now heads the manufacturing function.

Rikesh has done his Civil Engineering from MS University, Vadodara and he is a 2008 batch MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai. He joined Agrotech Foods in 2012 and has worked in different roles in the Sales function. He started as a Key Account Manager and moved on to become Head of Modern Trade in 2014. During this time, he successfully started the ecommerce operations for ATFL as well. In 2017, he moved to become Regional Sales Manager for West Region and led the team to strong performance. Prior to joining Agro Tech, Rikesh worked with Wipro Consumer Care as Area Manager (Key Accounts) in Bengaluru and before that with Dabur India Ltd as Product Manager Skin Care, based in Dubai.

K P N Srinivas is a Chartered Accountant and Post Graduate of Commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He is an experience of 11 years in finance, fund management, budgeting and reporting, accounts, audit and commercial operations. He joined Agro Tech in May 2008 as Industrial Trainee and worked across divisions and ranks in the finance operation.

Gaurav Gupta joined ATFL as Head of Marketing in July 2024, bringing with him 20 years of rich corporate experience with a particular focus on sales and marketing. Over the course of his career, Gaurav has made significant contributions in both the FMCG and Telecom industries, where he has held key leadership roles in emerging and multinational organizations.

Gaurav earned his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University in 2001, followed by a PGDM from MDI Gurgaon in 2004. He began his career with ATFL as a Management Trainee in June 2004, rapidly progressing through various positions in Marketing & Sales. His exceptional performance led to his appointment as General Manager - Sales (West), where he played a pivotal role in driving the company’s growth in that region. In November 2017, Gaurav took on a new challenge at Atria Convergence Technologies Limited (ACT), starting as Business Head – Delhi and later advancing to Vice President - Sales (Hyderabad). His return to ATFL marks a significant milestone, as he now leads the company’s marketing efforts, leveraging his extensive experience to foster growth and drive success.