Directors
Yugandhar Meka
Chairman & Independent Director
Mr. Yugandhar Meka is a Commerce Graduate and Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He was a Founder of Karvy & Co. Chartered Accountants and has over 45 years of experience in the field of Financial Services. As a Chartered Accountant he was involved in Audits of Manufacturing Companies, Banks, Financial Services Companies, Partnership firms and other companies.
During his career in Financial Services Industries he has dealt with various Corporates and gained experience in Health Care, Registry Services, Finance and Manufacturing Companies. He helped many companies raise funds from the Capital Markets.
He was the Managing Director of Karvy Computershare Ltd. till 2018. He is currently an Independent Director of Pokarna Ltd. and Pokarna Engineered Stone Ltd. He was the Managing Trustee of Cure a Little Heart Foundation till 2023.
Venkat Akkineni
Managing Director
Mr. Venkat Akkineni’s journey with Alufluoride commenced in 1991 and he was appointed the Managing Director in 2008. He is deeply passionate about emerging technologies in the chemical process industry and focuses on product and brand innovation. Under his visionary leadership the company consolidated its position in global markets and achieved manufacturing excellence.
His vision is to take Alufluoride to the next level in organizational excellence and build a futuristic organization, with innovative HR Policies and a competent, world class workforce. The workforce strikes the right balance between mature and experienced leaders and exuberant youth.
Mr. Venkat is the chairman of Annapurna Studios which produces live action movies while providing cutting edge production and post production services.
He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, USA.
Aditya Akkineni
Whole-Time Director and CEO
Mr. Aditya Akkineni holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, with professional experience since 2012.
He began his career in 2012 for Cisco Systems, Inc., Austin, USA as a full-time Mechanical Engineering Co-Op while pursuing his Engineering Degree. After his graduation he worked at Luminex Corporation, Austin, USA as a Manufacturing Engineer for three years from 2013 to 2016.
Mr. Aditya returned to India in 2016 and joined Alufluoride as Operations Lead. He then joined Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. in January 2017 as Executive Assistant to the Vice Chairman/Managing Director (VCMD). His role focused on strategy and future projects of the Amara Raja Group under the purview of the VCMD.
Mr. Aditya joined Alufluoride full-time in 2018 as GM – Projects and was instrumental to the successful brownfield expansion of the Visakhapatnam Aluminium Fluoride facility from 8,000 MTPA to 12,500 MTPA which was commissioned in 2021. His leadership and on-ground guidance were critical to Alufluoride’s uninterrupted operations during the COVID affected years in 2020 and 2021. He has been instrumental in introducing the latest IT tools & technology that have modernised Alufluoride’s operations improving plant efficiency & employee productivity while recruiting & building the next generation team that will lead Alufluoride into the future.
Mr. Aditya is a Director on the Board of Annapurna Studios Pvt. Ltd. and on the Managing Committee of Youth Feed Foundation.
K. Purushotham Naidu
Director - Finance & Commercial
Mr. Purushotham Naidu has vast experience in administration, accounts, finance & banking. He has successfully guided the Expansion Project and has specialized skills in Budgeting, Fund Acquisition and Financial Closure. He has been a key team member of Alufluoride since its inception and has three decades of experience in his field of expertise.
He is a Postgraduate in Commerce and completed Bachelor of Law.
Jyothsana Akkineni
Executive Director
Mrs. Jyothsana Akkineni is one of the promoters of the company and has been a guide and support to the organisation for the last three decades with her rich organisational skills in various fields. She plays a pivotal role in the welfare policies of the Company. She keenly believes in serving the community and made a significant contribution in spheres of education, health and rural development.
She actively promotes a healthy work environment and work-life balance of the employees through various welfare measures.
Mrs. Jyothsana is a Gold Medallist from Andhra university.
Ashok Vemulapalli
Director
Mr. Ashok Vemulapalli is a Promoter Director of Alufluoride Ltd.
He completed his MBA in the United States of America and worked there for four years. After his return to India, he started a Software Company. He is the Managing Director of Trigeo Technologies Pvt. Ltd., employing close to 2000 software engineers.
Sohrab Chinoy
Independent Director
After completing his graduation in Mathematics and Post Graduation in Economics, Mr. Sohrab Chinoy began his professional career as a Probationary Officer in India’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI) in 1976. In the almost 25 years he was with SBI, he held prestigious assignments, mostly in Corporate banking, in India and abroad.
In 2001 he joined IDBI bank, at the time a leading Private sector bank, as VP (Corporate Banking) for the then Andhra Pradesh State and then on promotion to Regional Head, South India, for Corporate Banking. In 2007 he resigned from IDBI and became an Advisor to Corporates, helping with Partner Searches, Debt Syndication and Joint Ventures.
From 2015, in addition to being advisor to a couple of Groups, he started serving on the Boards of Companies and was the Chairman & Managing Director of an investment Company for 2 years. He is currently on the Boards of a few companies and also continues his advisory services.
Dr. Ravi Prasad Gorthy
Independent Director
Dr. Ravi Prasad Gorthy did his Doctorate in Agricultural Chemistry from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (Pusa), New Delhi. He also did his Management Development, Programme and Supply Chain Management Programme from IIM, Ahmedabad. He has completed Advanced Management Programme (AMP) from INSEAD, Paris.
Dr. Ravi Prasad was working with the World’s largest Cooperative, IFFCO as an advisor. During the last 41 years of engagement, Dr. Ravi Prasad worked with the best brands in India i.e. Coromandel International Limited, Godavari Fertilisers & Chemicals Limited, Zuari Industries Limited, Nagarjuna Fertilisers & Chemicals Limited, EID Parry & IFFCO, etc.
Dr. Ravi Prasad is credited with creation of proprietary grades of water solubles and is working extensively on micro nutrients, nutrition from oceans, secondary nutrients and nitrification/urease inhibitors. His interest in NEEM, from the time of his post-graduation has enabled him to contribute and develop standards for NEEM.
During the last 41 years Dr. Ravi Prasad developed, innovated and launched over 40 products & brands, out of which 35 brands are the delight of the Indian farmer. Dr. Ravi Prasad was totally instrumental in bringing potassium nitrate into FCO, the first joint venture in water solubles with SQM, was a success from day one. Compost brand GODAVARI GOLD, was created by him along with powerful brands of zinc EDTA i.e Chamatkar, Zeta , Carat, Mahazinc. For the first time the Government included low grade potash from molasses, as a source of organic potash.
Currently Dr. Ravi Prasad is engaged as a director with Agrifields and has successfully commissioned a moth balled phosphoric acid plant and has initiated supplies of phosphoric acid from Philippines to India. He is Managing Director of Farmfields Private Limited and has commissioned a water soluble fertilizer unit at Rajamahendravaram and is introducing conventional fertilisers under WAFADAR brand.