Paritosh Agarwal is the Managing Director at Suryalakshmi Cotton. With three state-of-the-art manufacturing plants, robust global and domestic sales and marketing set up, Mr. Agarwal leads a workforce of over 5,000 people. Under his leadership, Suryalakshmi Cotton has become a leader in the premium yarn category and diversified into denim manufacturing and garmenting to cover the entire textile value chain. The company has strengthened its exports by venturing into new geographies, supplying fabrics to over 29 countries across the globe.

After graduating from the University of Nagpur in 1994, Mr. Agarwal joined Suryalakshmi Cotton as a Management Trainee to learn the ropes of the textile industry. Under the guidance and mentorship of the Chairman and founder of the company Mr. L. N. Agarwal, Mr. Agarwal handled various functions of the company including international marketing, domestic sales, production and engineering. With a keen eye on operational efficiency, his strategic insights led the company to set up a coal-based captive power plant in 2012-13 that helped reduce the cost of power and dependence on energy from external sources.

Over the past decade, Mr. Agarwal along with his professional team have worked relentlessly to position Suryalakshmi Cotton as a premium and niche yarn and denim manufacturer for the world’s leading fashion brands. He has travelled extensively to experience front-end design and fashion and customer trends in Europe, Asia and America and understand backend manufacturing best practices.

R. L. Narayana is the Vice President at Suryalakshmi Cotton. He heads the operations of the company’s yarn division at Amanagallu in Telangana and is responsible for developing the business strategy in line with the evolving needs of the industry. His technological acumen in spinning along with a deep understanding of the regional nuances and global best-practices give the company a competitive edge. His client-centric approach and ability to forge and maintain excellent relations with customers has earned Suryalakshmi Cotton a formidable reputation among clients.

Mr. Narayana joined Suryalakshmi Cotton in 1993, bringing with him over 13 years of industry experience. He was earlier associated with various leading textile mills including Sarvaraya Textiles, Dawanagere Textiles, Kothari Mills and Vijaya SPG Mills. With a cumulative experience of over 35 years in the cotton spinning industry, Mr. Narayana brings unparalleled expertise to the organization.

He has completed a diploma in Textiles Technology from MBTS (Maddineni Bala Triura Sundari Government Polytechnic), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

E.V.S.V. Sarma is the Company Secretary at Suryalakshmi Cotton. He ensures the company is compliant with all regulatory requirements and adheres to gold standards of corporate governance. He plays an important role in enabling the organization to abide with its ethos of integrity, transparency and fairness. Besides his primary responsibility of regulatory compliance, Mr. Sarma lends his expertise to strategic decision-making at the organization. He contributes his expertise in developing various functions of risk management, business development and expansion projects, management of employee benefit schemes, etc.

Mr. Sarma has been with Suryalakshmi Cotton since 1995. He brings 30 years of unequalled experience in company secretarial and other related matters. Before joining Suryalakshmi Cotton, he was associated with leading organizations like Raymonds, Merind Ltd.

Mr. Sarma is a science graduate from the University of Madras and has completed his post-graduation in Law from the University of Gujarat. He is an associated member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Kolkata and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi chapter since 1978.

P.S. Subramanyam is Vice President (Finance) at Suryalakshmi Cotton. He lends his financial acumen and business expertise towards the overall development of the organization. As the head of finance, he is responsible for activities pertaining to capital structuring, business review functions and strategic and corporate financing. An important aspect of his responsibilities entails raising funds for the company. Further, he plays a critical role in business operations, mergers & acquisitions, capex and new project investments.

Mr. Subramanyam has been with Suryalakshmi Cotton since 1992 and has over 25 years of experience in finance and accounts. Before joining Suryalakshmi Cotton, he worked with Andhra Cements Ltd. earlier, he was a practising chartered accountant.

An associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), he completed his graduation in science from the Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada.

Mr.Siddhant Sharma, aged 56 years, B.Tech (Textiles) as Chief Executive Officer (Denim Division).

Mr.Siddhant Sharma has about 31 years of experience in denim manufacturing operations in several leading companies like Raymond, Arvind, ETCO denim, etc.

Mr. Abhijit Naresh Chandra Sen, aged 52 years, Post Graduation in Textile Technology is Vice-President of Amravati Unit. Mr.Sen has about 30 years of experience and has a very vast knowledge on project execution and successful running the spinning units through his last three assignments. The administrative capability of Mr. Sen is the core strength. His vision for highest production with respective customer required quality has improved the financial health of the Amravati unit.