Independent Directors

Mr. Susheel Bhandari

(Independent Director)

Susheel Bhandari is an Independent Director on the Board of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Pune. He is a member of Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has over 9 years of experience in the education sector. He has been associated with Expert Professional Academy Private Limited since 2015.

Mrs. Pooja Pawan Chandak

(Independent Director)

She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the Amravati University. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She has completed certificate course on forensic accounting and fraud detection conducted by Digital Accounting and Assurance Board and post qualification course in Information Systems Audit of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She has over 16 years of experience in the finance sector. She has been associated with PSBC and Associates as a partner since 2008

Mr. Subhash Vasant Ghaisas

(Independent Director)

Subhash Vasant Ghaisas is an Independent Director on the Board of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since 13th February, 2026. Professor Subhash V. Ghaisas is a nationally acclaimed physicist and renewable energy technologist with over four decades of leadership in solar energy, semiconductor physics, and advanced materials research. A Ph.D. in Experimental Physics from the University of Pune, he has significantly advanced national laboratory infrastructure, product performance validation, and innovation governance. He served as Director of the School of Energy Studies at Savitribai Phule Pune University, leading MNRE-supported renewable energy testing initiatives and establishing Asia’s first UNDP-GEF funded Solar Concentrator Testing Facility. He has authored over 100 international research papers, received the IBM Faculty Award, and guided major projects funded by DST, CSIR, ISRO, and DRDO.

Currently, he is a Visiting Professor at DIAT, Pune, and heads the Physics Panel at NCERT, providing independent technological oversight and strategic innovation leadership. Since Professor Subhash V. Ghaisas was appointed in Fiscal 2026.