Mr. M. Y. Noorani, is the founder of ZODIAC and the founding father of the Clothing Industry in India. With his dynamism, he has led the organisation to the heights that it enjoys and in its continuous quest for excellence. He is on the Managing Committee of several trade organizations, including the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce, E.U. Chamber of Commerce, special invitee of the Managing Committee of Bombay Chamber of Commerce and is also the past President of Council of E.U. Chamber of Commerce. He is also the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from both CMAI & CIAE.

Dr. S. Abid Hussain is a retired I.A.S. officer and the former Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Commerce. He was also a member of the Planning Commission and the Ambassador of India to the United States of America. He is currently a director of DCM Group, G.V.K. Industries Ltd., G.V.K. America, Wockhardt Ltd., Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, American Studies Research Centre, Financial Trustee of Morgan Stanley Asset Managements (I.) Ltd., Havels India & TTL Ltd. and the Chairman of HBC Flextech Ltd., Deccan Remedies Ltd., Pennar Refineries Ltd., Nagarjuna Oil Corp. Ltd., Delhi ENT Hospital and Research Centre.

Mr. M. L. Apte, former Sheriff of Bombay was also the former President of Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Bombay Chamber of Commerce, Cricket Club of India, Indian Sugar Mills Association, Member of the Indian Cotton Mills Federation and former Chairman of the Textiles Committee. He is currently the Chairman of the Apte Group of Companies and a Director of Lintas India Ltd., Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., Grasim Industries Ltd. and Tata Asset Management Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. S. M. Datta is the former Chairman of Hindustan Lever Ltd. and is currently Chairman of Philips India Ltd., Castrol India Ltd. and IL &FS Venture Corporation Ltd. He is currently a Director of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd., E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd., Peerless Gen. Fin. and Inv. Co. Ltd., Dabur India Ltd., Credit Analysis & Research Ltd. and is the former President of Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mr. Bernhard Steinrucke is the Managing Partner on the Board of ABC Bank GmbH, Berlin, and representative of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, Berlin, Germany. After acquiring an Honours degree in law from the University of Heidelberg, he became the Assistant Judge at the Supreme Court of Hamburg. He later on joined the Deutsche Bank AG and rose to become its Joint Chief Executive Officer, India.

Mr. Deepak Parekh is the Chairman of H.D.F.C. Ltd., Glaxo India Ltd. and Burroughs Wellcome (India) Ltd., and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales. He has been a member of various Committees setup by the Government of India, especially in the field of Finance and Capital Market. He is currently a Director of Hindustan Lever Ltd., Castrol India Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., ICI India Ltd., The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. and Hindustan Oil Exploration Corporation Ltd.

Mr. Y. P. Trivedi is the former President of Indian Merchants Chamber, the Chamber of Income Tax Consultants, Indo-African Chamber of Commerce. He is currently the Chairman of Telstar Travels Pvt. Ltd. and Trivedi Consultants Pvt. Ltd. and also a Director on the Board of Reliance Industries Ltd., Zandu, Metro Exporters, Siltap Chemicals Ltd., Sai Service Station Ltd., Birla Kennametal Ltd., Keswani Synthetics Industries Ltd. Mr. Trivedi has also served as Chairman/Director of Central Bank of India, Central Bank Executors and Trustee Company Ltd.

Mr. S. R. Iyer is the Chairman of the Credit Information Bureau. He is currently a Director on the Board of Dhara Veg. Oil & Indian Dairy Industry Co. and is the Former Managing Director of State Bank of India & State Bank of Mysore. He has vast knowledge & experience in the Banking industry.

Dr. H-D. Dieckmann is the Former German Ambassador to India & Japan. He was the Head of the Economic Dept. for German Mission, United Nations and is presently the Director General, Economic Affairs & European in the German Foreign Office. He holds tremendous knowledge in international economic affairs.

Mr. A. Y. Noorani joined the House of ZODIAC in 1969 and became the Managing Director of the organisation in 1980. He has successfully built up a dynamic team of dedicated professionals and developed its huge export business while scaling up overall operations. He oversees the management of ZCCL, it’s Corporate Affairs & Finance. He has completed the Advance Management Programme at Harvard University, Boston and oversees the management of ZCCL, it’s Corporate Affairs & Finance. He is the Chairman of Bi-National Indo Spanish Business Committee, Bombay Chamber of Commerce, Managing Committee member of Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and Honorary Adviser of CIAE. He is also a Director on the Advisory Board of Lufthansa (India) and a governing Board member of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), BCCI & Committee of Ministry of Textiles – Clothing & Market Access.

Mr. S. Y. Noorani joined ZODIAC in 1982. He was instrumental in upgrading the manufacturing base and international operations and after being trained in the Clothing business, is now the Jt. Managing Director. He is responsible for running the Export Division and manufacturing plants of the company, Marketing & Retail functions of ZCCL for both brands ZODIAC & ZOD! as well as activities connected with product design, sourcing of raw materials and upgradation of the various facilities of the company. He is also a Managing Committee member of Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce, Co Chairman Indo-Spanish Business Committee – BCCI and a Member CII Steering Committee On Indo – EU Trade & Investment in Textiles.