People


 


Mr.K.J.M Shetty

Mr. K.J.M.Shetty has served the Indian Government and State Government in various capacities. He was the Joint Secretary for the Ministry of steel, The Financial Advisor, to the Minsitry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Vigilance Commissioner to the Government of TamilNadu.

 
 


Mr.Prem Kishan Gupta
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

Prem Kishan Gupta is the Chairman & MD of Gateway Rail, and Deputy Chairman & MD of Gateway Distriparks Ltd. He also runs his newsprint business - Newsprint Trading & Sales Corporation since 1978 and represents internationally reputed newsprint manufacturers from USA, Canada and Europe with strong tie ups in South-East Asia in India. He controls his investments through the NBFC Prism International Ltd. He is also a member of the Parents Leadership Council of Boston University.

 
 


Brig.Kirpa Ram Vij
Vice Chairman and Managing Director

Brig. Vij completed his term of years as CEO of GDL in February 2001. He now continues as as Non-Executive Director of GDL. He has served in the Singapore Administrative serve Defense staff of the Singapore Armed forces. He has worked as an Ambassador of Singapore to Egypt and Yugoslavia. Subsequently, he has worked with Neptune Orient Lines, a leading container shipping worked. He has also worked as Chairman of Orient Container and Warehousing Services Pte Ltd (Singapore) where he oversaw one of the largest Container Depots with warehousing and container repair facilities.

 
 



Mr.Arun Agarwal

Mr. Arun Agarwal, is a Science graduate and is a Mechanical Engineer. He has more than 28 years of experience in business.

 
 


Mr.Gopinath Pillai
Chairman

Mr.Pillai is the Executive Chairman of Savant Infocomm Pte Ltd, the holding Company of WIL. He has extensive experience in areas of Finance, Industry and Trading. Having worked as the Chairman of the largest supermarket chain in Singapore for a period of 10yrs, as General Manager of a Singapore Government Trading Company, Intraco Limited and as Chairman of its Warehousing Subsidary, he currently serves as a Non-Resident Ambassador of Singapore to Iran.

 


Mr.Sat Pal Khattar
Chairman

Mr. Khattar serves as senior partner in the firm of solicitors, Khattar, Wong and Partners, Singapore and is now consultant to the firm. He is a director of a number of public companies in Singapore, Hong Kong and U.K. He has substantial business interests in India and is on the Board of several leading companies. His investments in India include real estate, commercial development, I.T and I.T education.

 
 



Mr.M.P.Pinto

Mr.Pinto has held several eminent posts in career including the post of Chairman of Jawaharlal Nehru port Trust and secretary to Ministry of Shipping , Government of India. During his tenure as Chairman of JNP,he played stellar role in opening the port sector to private investment and in popularising the concept of the landlord port. He is the only Indian to be elected as the Vice-Chairman to the Council of International Maritime Organisation.

 
 





Mr.Saroosh Dinshaw

Mr. Dinshaw, a commerce and law graduate, has a Master's degree in Business Administration. He has 13 years of experience in similar business as the Company. Mr. Dinshaw is an Independent Director and a member of the Audit Committee as well as the Investor Relations Committee of the Company.




 


Mr.Shabbir Hassanbhai

Mr. Shabbir Hassanbhai is a member of Association of Certified & Corporate Accountants, UK. He has a business experience of more than 35 years in international trade. He has been the immediate past President of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Treasurer of the Singapore Indian Development Association. He has worked at senior level positions and was the Managing Director with Veneer Products Limited, Oregon, USA.