Siraj Chaudhry is an industry expert, thought leader and innovator in the agriculture and food industry. He is a key voice on issues concerning agriculture, food safety and nutrition and has worked extensively with industry, the social sector and the Government on related projects.
Siraj has over 31 years of experience in building, turning around, acquiring, divesting businesses. Prior to his current role as MD & CEO, NCML- an Agri supply chain and solutions company, Siraj was the Chairman of Cargill India, the Indian arm of Cargill Inc, where he pioneered edible oil fortification as a practice, recognised by Fortune Magazine as a Change The World activity.
Siraj also serves as an Independent Director on the boards of Tata Global Beverages Ltd and Tata Coffee Ltd.
He has been the past Chair of the National Committee on Food Processing at FICCI and the National Alliance for Edible Oil Fortification, a joint initiative by CII and GAIN to address malnutrition through food fortification.
He has also been past President of the Food Industry Skill Council under the NSDC. He has chaired the Agriculture and Food committee at American Chambers of Commerce and as also the Agriculture and Food Committee of USIBC in India.
He has been actively engaged with World Economic Forum on their Agriculture agenda in India.
He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and is a Graduate of SRCC, University of Delhi.
