Shri Chandrakant Salunkhe, has commerce background with intensive experience in Business Management. He is the Founder and Chairman & Managing Director of Macro Group of Companies in 1991 at Mumbai. The group is involved in Manufacturing of Packaging Machinery, Equipment and Industrial products. The Group is also involved in Exports, Marketing, Distributorship and Franchising as well as importing Capital Goods, New Technology, Innovative and Industrial Products.

Macro Group of companies
• Salunkhe Packaging Pvt. Ltd.
• Geoptech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
• Salunkhe Exports Pvt. Ltd
• Macro Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd.
• Macro Engineering Corporation
• Bricks Marketing and Promotion Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Salunkhe has also founded the following organisations to integrate Small and Medium entrepreneurs from manufacturing and service sectors. The objectives of these organisations are to support and assist entrepreneurs from various fields for business growth and expansion. He constantly puts efforts to resolve the issues and problems of the Industry and SME Sector.

He is Founder and Chairman & Managing Director of Macro Group of Companies
• SME Chamber of India
• India International Trade Centre (Trade and Investment Promotion Organisation)
• World SME Trade Centre
• Packaging Industry Association of India (PIAI)
• Maharashtra Industrial and Economic Development Association (MIEDA)
• India – Japan SME Business Council
• SME Business Management Institute
• SME Export Promotion Council
• SME Business Club
• NRI Business Support Centre
• Women Entrepreneurs Development Council
• SME Technology Development Council
• SME Connect - Portal and Magazine

Under his leadership, the above organisations have been organising various national and international level activities for the promotion of Industries and SMEs, Investment, International Cooperation and providing interactive and networking platform for identifying new business opportunities as well as imparting knowledge and education.

Mr. Salunkhe has been speaker at various international Conferences and Seminars namely, G-20 Conference on SME, SME Assembly by European Commission, SME and Industry Conference by Malaysian Government, Government of Turkey, CCPIT-China, UK, Canadian and USA Organisations and presented papers on SME Sector, Manufacturing, Finance, International Trade, Packaging Industry and Young Entrepreneurs / Start-ups.

Mr. Salunkhe has also initiated various Bi-lateral Trade Promotion Divisions for enhancing connectivity between Indian and overseas entrepreneurs and SMEs, investors, Government Agencies, Multinational companies and other industries from UK, USA, Europe, Canada, China, South Korea, Japan, Gulf Countries, Turkey and African Countries.

Mr. Salunkhe frequently travels to USA, Canada, UK, Israel, various European Countries, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Singapore, Bahrain, UAE, South Africa, Oman, Mauritius, Qatar, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia for development of business, connectivity with heads of Organisations, Government Agencies and to address and attend various conferences as well as to participate in Exhibitions and Trade Fairs.

Mr. Salunkhe has represented various Government Committees, Study Groups, Sub-Committees and Panels to give inputs on Industry, Finance and SME Sector.

Representations:
• Governor’s Pre-Monetary Policy Review Committee of Reserve Bank of India
• Industry and Task Force, Maharashtra, under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister
• Member, RBI Empowered Committee for SMEs and State Level Inter-Institutional Committee (SLIC)
• Member of National Advisory Board of MSME (2011-2013)
• Director on the Board of Bharat Heavy Plates and Vessels Ltd. (2002 – 2004)

Shri T. C. A. Ranganathan M.A. (Economics) from University of Delhi. As former CMD of Exim Bank, furthered the mandate of the Bank of financing, facilitating and promoting India’s international trade. The Bank crossed significant milestones in business promotion as well as other initiatives as the premier export finance institution of the country.
Other affiliations include Chairman, Global Procurement Consultants Ltd., Mumbai
Exim Bank joint venture with 10 leading private and public sector companies to provide procurement advisory and auditing services for international projects. Director on the Boards of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai, Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd., Mumbai, Small Farmers’ Agri Business Consortium, New Delhi.

Participated as Keynote Speaker/Panelist at various business conferences all over the world.

In a career spanning 35 years, held diverse assignments in international banking, corporate finance, corporate consultancy, and retail banking.

Shri Satish Jamdar is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from IIT Bombay with additional qualifications in Systems Management from NIIT, and Management Studies from UK and USA. He has over four decades of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, general management and IT projects, having worked for Siemens Ltd, BPL-Sanyo Ltd and Alstom Ltd, before joining Blue Star in 1996.

Satish has spearheaded the establishment of Blue Star’s modern manufacturing facilities in Dadra, Himachal, Wada and Ahmedabad. He was also responsible for the Service business, International Operations, Corporate Finance and Human Resources. Satish was promoted as Executive Director in 2003, and as Deputy Managing Director in 2007, before taking over as the Managing Director of the Company in 2009. He oversees all the operations and support services of the Company.

Satish is also a Director of Blue Star Electro-Mechanical Ltd. He is a past Chairman of the CII Maharashtra State Council, and is currently Chairman of the CII-Western Region Affirmative Action Committee, as well as a member of the CII National Manufacturing Council.

Dr. H.P. Kumar 1 Former Chairman-cum-Managing Director of “National Small Industries Corporation”, a Public Sector organization of Government of India. He, besides being a qualified Banker (Certificated Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers), is a Management Graduate (FCMA) and holds PhD in Rural Industrialisation. He has held senior positions of corporate head of finance & C.E.O. of public sector corporations. He also held foreign assignments with African countries. Dr. Kumar possesses long experience of dealing with promotion, development and financing of MSMEs, exports and other small & large projects. He has been a member of “The National Small Business Advisory Council of South Africa” appointed by the Government of South Africa. He has been a visiting faculty for Damelin School of Banking, South Africa and Botswana Institute of Bankers.

Dr. Kumar, has to his credit, scores of publications in the field of promotion and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and been member of various committees of the Govt. concerning issues of the MSME Sector.

He has wide international experience of dealing with a large number of countries for promoting international trade, investments, transfer of technologies and joint ventures etc.

Annurag Batra is an entrepreneur, journalist, Internet evangelist and media expert all rolled into one. He is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of exchange4media group which includes exchange4media.com – India’s leading media industry website, PITCH – India’s only Advertising, Marketing and Media Magazine, IMPACT – The Marketing Weekly, Franchisee Plus – India’s Business Opportunity Magazine, Realty Plus – India’s leading monthly real estate magazine and http://www.samachar4media.com/ – leading media industry website in Hindi. Anurag also serves as Joint Managing Director of India’s leading fortnightly magazine Governance Now. He is also an honorary advisor to India’s leading website on fashion, http://www.stylekandy.com/, and leading auto website www.wheelsunplugged.com, besides mentoring many budding entrepreneurs. He is active in the local community and a recognized member of several chambers of commerce and community organizations.

Samir Bhatia is having over 27 years experience in Banking and Financial Services, Extensive experience in both Wholesale and Retail Banking businesses and good entrepreneurial skills and having India's leading Banks & NBFCs for this venture.

Mr. Bhatia served Equifax Credit Information Services as the Managing Director, and dealt with Finalising the domestic shareholders and negotiating the Share-holders Agreement, Enabling financial closure and capitalizing the company within prescribed timelines, Setting up a de-novo organisation - People, Processes, Infrastructure, Products etc. and acquiring over 250+ customers and over 140mn of Data in a short span of time

He served Barclays Bank plc as Managing Director, India & Indian Ocean (Global Retail & Commercial Bank) and was managing the Bank’s business in India, Mauritius and Seychelles. He also worked in HDFC Bank Ltd. as Country Head, Corporate Banking and was one of the founder members and part of core team of senior managers who set up the Bank.

Served Citibank N.A. as Assistant Vice President, Corporate Banking and had excellent exposure to various aspects of banking. He spearheaded the implementation of financial and credit systems in various parts of the world and was involved in working in the Financial Control unit, Credit Administration, Risk Management & Corporate Banking.

Amadeus Advisors Pvt.Ltd. initiated SMEcorner.com’s mission is to develop an online platform that gives Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises more efficient access to financial solutions from banks and NBFCs while minimizing intermediary risk and maximizing transparency in the process.

Robin Banerjee - CEO and Managing Director of Caprihans India Limited, a subsidiary of Bilcare Ltd. since April 29, 2013.

Prior to this assignment, Shri Banerjee served as the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Managing Director of Bilcare Ltd., Chief Financial Officer of Suzlon Energy Limited. He has a rich international experience across a diverse range of businesses. He has held senior leadership positions with responsibilities across global strategy, M&A, Finance, Treasury, amongst others across various industries like FMCG, Steel, Auto Components and Travel.

Shri T. C. A. Ranganathan with over 35 years of experience with State Bank of India (SBI), having held diverse assignments including, inter alia, branch operations, regional controller of branches, corporate finance, international banking and corporate consultancy services. Currently he is the Chairman and Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India and the Chairman of EXIM Bank promoted joint venture, Global Procurement Consultants Ltd., Mumbai (JV with 10 leading private sector and public sector companies for providing procurement advisory and auditing services for international projects). Shri Ranganathan serves on the Board of Directors of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai; Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd., Mumbai and Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium and also the member of the Board and various prestigious Forums and Chambers of Commerce. He was a member of the Technology Planning Group set up by SBI in early 2000 for introducing new technology and change management initiatives and was also the North India Head and Senior Vice President of SBI Capital Markets Ltd. Shri Ranganathan was the CEO, Shanghai Branch, SBI, in 2005. He opened the first branch of SBI in Shanghai, making SBI the first Indian bank to commence operations in China. He was appointed Head and Chief General Manager in-charge of bank's international offices in 32 countries during the sub-prime crisis period of 2007-08. In that capacity he was the board chair/member of the various SBI international subsidiaries. He was subsequently the Chief General Manager in-charge of bank's Gujarat operations during the period when State Bank of Saurashtra was getting integrated into the main bank during 2009, after the financial merger.

Shri T. C. A. Ranganathan with over 35 years of experience with State Bank of India (SBI), having held diverse assignments including, inter alia, branch operations, regional controller of branches, corporate finance, international banking and corporate consultancy services. Currently he is the Chairman and Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India and the Chairman of EXIM Bank promoted joint venture, Global Procurement Consultants Ltd., Mumbai (JV with 10 leading private sector and public sector companies for providing procurement advisory and auditing services for international projects). Shri Ranganathan serves on the Board of Directors of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai; Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd., Mumbai and Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium and also the member of the Board and various prestigious Forums and Chambers of Commerce. He was a member of the Technology Planning Group set up by SBI in early 2000 for introducing new technology and change management initiatives and was also the North India Head and Senior Vice President of SBI Capital Markets Ltd. Shri Ranganathan was the CEO, Shanghai Branch, SBI, in 2005. He opened the first branch of SBI in Shanghai, making SBI the first Indian bank to commence operations in China. He was appointed Head and Chief General Manager in-charge of bank's international offices in 32 countries during the sub-prime crisis period of 2007-08. In that capacity he was the board chair/member of the various SBI international subsidiaries. He was subsequently the Chief General Manager in-charge of bank's Gujarat operations during the period when State Bank of Saurashtra was getting integrated into the main bank during 2009, after the financial merger.

Shri T. C. A. Ranganathan with over 35 years of experience with State Bank of India (SBI), having held diverse assignments including, inter alia, branch operations, regional controller of branches, corporate finance, international banking and corporate consultancy services. Currently he is the Chairman and Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India and the Chairman of EXIM Bank promoted joint venture, Global Procurement Consultants Ltd., Mumbai (JV with 10 leading private sector and public sector companies for providing procurement advisory and auditing services for international projects). Shri Ranganathan serves on the Board of Directors of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai; Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd., Mumbai and Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium and also the member of the Board and various prestigious Forums and Chambers of Commerce. He was a member of the Technology Planning Group set up by SBI in early 2000 for introducing new technology and change management initiatives and was also the North India Head and Senior Vice President of SBI Capital Markets Ltd. Shri Ranganathan was the CEO, Shanghai Branch, SBI, in 2005. He opened the first branch of SBI in Shanghai, making SBI the first Indian bank to commence operations in China. He was appointed Head and Chief General Manager in-charge of bank's international offices in 32 countries during the sub-prime crisis period of 2007-08. In that capacity he was the board chair/member of the various SBI international subsidiaries. He was subsequently the Chief General Manager in-charge of bank's Gujarat operations during the period when State Bank of Saurashtra was getting integrated into the main bank during 2009, after the financial merger.

Shri T. C. A. Ranganathan with over 35 years of experience with State Bank of India (SBI), having held diverse assignments including, inter alia, branch operations, regional controller of branches, corporate finance, international banking and corporate consultancy services. Currently he is the Chairman and Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India and the Chairman of EXIM Bank promoted joint venture, Global Procurement Consultants Ltd., Mumbai (JV with 10 leading private sector and public sector companies for providing procurement advisory and auditing services for international projects). Shri Ranganathan serves on the Board of Directors of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai; Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd., Mumbai and Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium and also the member of the Board and various prestigious Forums and Chambers of Commerce. He was a member of the Technology Planning Group set up by SBI in early 2000 for introducing new technology and change management initiatives and was also the North India Head and Senior Vice President of SBI Capital Markets Ltd. Shri Ranganathan was the CEO, Shanghai Branch, SBI, in 2005. He opened the first branch of SBI in Shanghai, making SBI the first Indian bank to commence operations in China. He was appointed Head and Chief General Manager in-charge of bank's international offices in 32 countries during the sub-prime crisis period of 2007-08. In that capacity he was the board chair/member of the various SBI international subsidiaries. He was subsequently the Chief General Manager in-charge of bank's Gujarat operations during the period when State Bank of Saurashtra was getting integrated into the main bank during 2009, after the financial merger.