Management Team


Pitambar Chowdhury
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
pitambarc@cdslindia.com
Shri Pitambar Chowdhury is the Managing Director and CEO of CCRL since 1st of November 2019. He is a Business Manager with over 30 years of professional experience, of which 20 years have been in senior leadership positions. His prior responsibilities include leadership responsibilities in Tata Asset Management Ltd, Aviva Insurance Plc, SBI Funds Management Ltd and Unit Trust of India. He has also been an entrepreneur in the Fin-Tech space for about 3 years. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Science and a Management degree from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. He is also a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers.
Ajay Agarwal
HEAD – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ajaya@cdslindia.com
He is having more than 16 years of work experience in different domain of Agri Supply chain. Previously he has worked with NAFED, NCML and DSCL (Hariyali Kisan Bazar) across various territories of India like Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Maharashtra and Delhi. He is B.Sc (Horticulture) graduate and has done MBA in Agribusiness from Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune in 2007.
Amol Pandav
Head – Operations
amolp@cdslindia.com
Shri Amol Pandav is Head – Operations. He has over 18 years of experience in various Operational domains of different products, warehousing operations, commodity Exchange operations, logistics, supply chain management, electronic receipt, warehuose stock audit, Depository Participant (DP) audit and life insurance management. His past assignments included responsibilities at National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), National Commodities Management Services Limited (NCML) and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited. He joined CCRL in Apr-2017 since the inception of the Company. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mumbai University (Bhavans College) and a Master’s degree in Operations Managaement.
Aditi Shah
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
aditis@cdslindia.com
Mrs. Aditi Shah is Company Secretary and Compliance Officer – She has compliance and legal expertise with over 8 years in the Corporate environment. She has rich experience in handling various statutory and regulatory compliances under various Acts and Agreements and has previously worked in esteemed organizations like Thompson Reuters and Amarchand & Mangaldas. She has also worked in star-up organizations which require strong analytical and problem-solving skills. She is a qualified Company Secretary with B.Com. from Mumbai University (Mithibai College) and LLB from Mumbai University (Jitendra Chauhan College of Law).
Urvi Shah Gada
Chief Financial Officer
urvig@cdslindia.com
Ms. Urvi Shah Gada is the Chief Financial Officer with over 10 years of professional experience across multiple functions like Taxation, Audit and Accounts. Over her career, Urvi has worked in various leadership roles in Corporate Finance and Audit department. She has previously worked with organizations like Squaremeal Foods Pvt Ltd and KPMG. Urvi is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary and has done her B.Com. from Pune University.