Souvik Ghosh

Group Head Human Resources @Hemraj Group

Kolkata, IN

Hemraj Group, established in 1958, is a leading agro-processing company based in Eastern India, specializing in rice and related products. The company operates two rice processing plants, two solvent extraction units, an edible oil refining unit, and a 2MW captive power plant. Their product portfolio includes parboiled rice, physically refined rice bran oil, crude rice bran oil, and de-oiled rice bran extraction. The group has been recognized as the highest exporter of de-oiled rice bran extraction from India for over a decade, controlling more than 35% of the country\'s export market share in this segment. Their wholly-owned subsidiary, Radhashyam Industries Pvt. Ltd, has also been awarded as the second-highest exporter in this category. Expanding its global footprint, Hemraj Group has established an integrated 500 TPD solvent extraction unit and a 100 TPD refinery unit in Vietnam, operating commercially since the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2021-22. Additionally, the company has constructed two greenfield rice processing units in Nigeria, with a production capacity of 24 tons per hour, which began operations in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022-23. Hemraj Group holds several certifications, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO ISO 45001:2018, HACCP, GMP, FSSAI, APEDA, FIEO, and is recognized as a Three Star Export House. In Nigeria, the group operates under the brand \"Costus Rice,\" managed by its subsidiary, Rice Field Agri Industries Limited. This venture focuses on producing and exporting non-basmati parboiled rice, non-basmati raw rice, rice bran oil, de-oiled rice bran for cattle feed, rice DDGS, etc.

St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata

Bachelor's degree, Finacial Management

ITM Group of Institutions

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resource Management