Parag Milk Foods Ltd. announced the appointment of two distinguished professionals, Mr. Amitabha Mukhopadhyay and Mr. Milind Patil, as Independent Directors on its Board. Their inclusion underscores the company's continued commitment to strong corporate governance, strategic foresight, and operational excellence. Mr. Amitabh Mukhopadhyay brings over 35 years of diverse experience in leadership roles across the Tata Group, Thermax, and other reputed organizations.
A Chartered Accountant and Law graduate, he has served as the President and Group CFO of Tata AutoComp Systems, as Business Head and Group CFO of Thermax Limited, and as Managing Director & CEO of IFB Agro Industries. Currently serving on the boards of Quick Heal Technologies, Foseco India, Heubach Colorants ndia, and Sanghvi Movers, Mr. Mukhopadhyay is a well-respected voice in corporate finance, M&A, strategy, and governance. His advisory firm focuses on global M&A, post-merger integra- ion, and strategic transformation.
He is also actively involved in the start-up ecosystem and serves on the Advisory Board of Biofuel Circle. Mr. Milind Patil, a veteran in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, retired in 2024 as Regional Finance Lead - Emerging Asia and CFO & Executive Director (India) at Pfizer. Over a career spanning nearly four decades, he has held leadership positions in companies such as Siemens, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Parke-Davis/Warner Lambert, and Ciba-Geigy.
An FCA and alumnus of executive programs from Harvard Business School and Tuck School of Business, Mr. Patil is renowned for his expertise in business transformation, risk and compli- ance, M&A, and financial strategy. He has been recognized with numerous accolades, including the FE CFO of the Year (2022) and the CA CFO Healthcare Sector Award (2015). Mr. Patil currently serves as an Independent Director at Rubicon Research and Advagen Pharma and advises Themis Medicare Ltd.
Parag Milk Foods Limited is an India-based dairy fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company. The Company is engaged in the business of procurement of cow milk mainly in western and southern region, undertakes processing of milk and manufacture of various value-added products namely cheese, butter, ghee, milk powder, flavored milk, lassi, curd, and others. Its brands include Gowardhan, under which it offers ghee, milk, paneer, dahi, curd, butter, dairy whitener and gulab jamun mix; Go, under which it offers products, such as fresh cream, UHT milk, go colo power, buttermilk and go lassi, cheese, milkshakes, and badam milk; Pride of Cows, under which premium quality milk is sold and Topp Up, which is a flavored milk with extra proteins that is available in six Indian flavors, namely elaichi, mango, rose, strawberry, pista, and butterscotch. Its manufacturing facilities are located at Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Haryana. Its subsidiary is Bhagyalaxmi Dairy Farms Private Limited.
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