Management
The EBTI executive has assembled a world class Board of Scientific Advisors, along with a group of established technology and process engineering companies that have entered into strategic partnerships for the design, development, operation and under-writing of a range of technologies identified to support the production of biofuels and processing of high value by-products developed from the biomass and other wastes.
EBTI’s directors include senior executives from scientific, commercial, financial sectors of the Oil and Gas industry, international development policy organizations, high profile academic communities, government steering committees and world banking organizations.
Our Management Team
Board Of Directors
| PHOTO | NAME | QUALIFICATION | DESIGNATION | SPECIALIZATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANAPATHY SORNAM | DIRECTOR | FOUNDER | Overall Management of all group of Ganapathy group of Company | |
| GANAPATHY ARUMUGAM | Ph.D (Biotechnology) | FOUNDER MANAGING DIRECTOR & GROUP SCIENCE DIRECTOR | Genetics - Cyto Genetics, Bio technology , Expert in Plant Tissue Culture Phycology, Bio energy , Biofuel , Sustainable Agriculture , Project Funding | |
| A.RAMALAKSHMI | Bsc Life Science | FOUNDER DIRECTOR | Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology | |
| ER.ARAVINTH MUTHUSAMY | B.E (EEE) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Business strategy, Business development, Business management and Exploration of new business ventures in the fore said field | |
| Er.G. SANKARASUBRAMANIAN | BE Civil Engg | DIRECTOR | Specialist in temple works, construction & Farm Structure Chief Engineer Public Relations & Commercial Operations – Projects (EBTI) | |
| Er.P,RAJAKUMARAN | BE Civil Engg | DIRECTOR | Specialist in temple works, construction & Farm Structure Chief Engineer Public Relations & Commercial Operations – Projects (EBTI) | |
| Dr.A.SORNAMUKI | BDS | DIRECTOR | Speaker regarding bio fuels and managing all other activities. | |
| Er. A. VIGNESHWARI GOWRI | Mechatronics (Robotics ) | DIRECTOR | Helps in innovative agriculture by introducing robotics in agriculture field. | |
| Ag G.S.SANTHOSH GANAPATHY | BSc Agri | DIRECTOR | Specialized in Tissue culture, bio fuel, Polybionic technology (Vertical farming) and managing all other activities | |
| Er. M.SIVA GANAPATHY KUMAR | BE Civil Engg | DIRECTOR | Specialist in temple works and Civil Engineering & Farm Structure Chief Engineer Public Relations & Commercial Operations – Projects (EBTI) | |
| Ag. G.S GAYATHRI VISALI | BSc Horticuture | DIRECTOR | Specialized in tissue culture and flori culture and maintaining company and gardens | |
| DR. G.SAKKARAI | Phd in Agronomy | DIRECTOR | Commercial Operation - Projects and Govt coordination | |
| S. SUBBIAH ER | BE . CIivil Engg | DIRECTOR | Helps in construction farm structure public relation and commercial operations | |
| KRISHAN KUMAR ER | BE . IT | DIRECTOR | Helps in overall all office management and collection of database and networking |
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
| PHOTO | NAME | QUALIFICATION | DESIGNATION | SPECIALIZATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. JAYAPRAGASAM | PhD (Biochemistry & Biotechnology) | Director- Research | Distinguished Scientist (Biotechnology and Biochemistry) Former Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | |
| JOEL L CUELLO | PhD (Phycology) | Non-Executive Director- EBTI | Associate Professor – Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, The University of Arizona | |
| JAG SHANKAR | PhD (Nano-Technology) | Non-Executive Director- EBTI | Professor North Carolina State A & T University and White House millennium Researcher, Greensboro, USA | |
| V. MURUGAPPAN | PhD (Soil Science) | Director- Crop Production | Former Professor and Director, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | |
SCIENCE ADVISORS & SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
| PHOTO | NAME | QUALIFICATION | DESIGNATION | SPECIALIZATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. JEYARAJAN | Ph.D (Plant pathology) | Project Coordinator & Science Advisor – Plant Pathology & Microbiology | Distinguished Scientist, Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. | |
| C. SURENDRAN | Ph.D (Plant breeding & Genetics) | Distinguished Professor - Plant breeding and Genetics | Principal Scientist, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Distinguished Scientist, Former Dean, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. | |
| A. GOPALAN | Ph.D (Plant breeding & Genetics) | Distinguished Professor - Plant breeding and Genetics | Principal Scientist, Plant Breeding and Genetics,Distinguished Professor, Former Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. | |
| R. AYYASAMY | Ph.D (Statistics) | Distinguished Professor – Statistical Analysis of Data | Statistical Analysis of Agricultural Research | |
| C. DHARMALINGAM | Ph.D (Seed Technology) | Distinguished Professor – Seed Technology | Principal Scientist, Seed Science and Seed Technology, Distinguished Scientist, Former Dean, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. | |
| A. REGUPATHY | Ph.D (Entomology) | Distinguished Professor – Plant protection | Principal Scientist Plant Protection – Entomology Distinguished Scientist, Former Dean, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | |
| A. K. GUPTA | Ph.D (Biofuel Processing) | Distinguished Scientist – Processing | Principal Scientist, Processing and Chemical Engineer, Distinguished Scientist, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehuradun, New Delhi | |
| V.SIVASUBRAMANIAN | Ph.D (Phycology) | Distinguished Professor – Phycology | Distinguished Scientist (Phycology), Director VIAT, Chennai | |
| GUERRY L. GRUNE | Ph.D (Processing) | Project Advisor – Phycology | P.A, Principal of CPS Biofuels, USA (Glycerin Etherification Technology) | |
| P. KUMARAVADIVELU | Ph.D (Entomology) | Science Advisor – Microbiology & Large Scale Plantations | Chief Operating Officer – Commercial Operations - Projects | |
| P. BALASUBRAMANIAN | BSc (Agri) | Chief Technical Officer – Commercial Operations - Plantation Management. | Agronomy & Crop Production | |
| R. ADAIKALAM | BSc (Agri) | Chief Technical Officer - Commercial Operations – Projects | Farm Management & Irrigation Management | |
SCIENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL (SAC)
| PHOTO | NAME | QUALIFICATION | DESIGNATION | SPECIALIZATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. SELWAMOORTHY | Ph.D (Animal Husbandry) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Chief Controller R & D, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Govt of India, Chairman EBTI /DRDO /Army Biofuels Programme | |
| PONNAIAH RETHINAM | Ph.D (Agri) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Assistant Director General (ICAR), Former Executive Director, Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC), Jakarta | |
| S. R. SREE RANGASAMY | Ph.D (Genetics & Plant Breeding) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Principal Scientist, Genetic Engineering, Gene mapping & Molecular Biology, Distinguished Scientist, Formerly Director, TNAU, Coimbatore. | |
| SANTHOS GUTRU | Ph.D (Molecular Biology) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Scientist (Biotechnology), ICRISAT | |
| T. N. BALASUBRAMANIAN | Ph.D (Agronomy) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Scientist (Irrigation & Microclimate Management) Former Professor Tamilnadu Agricultural University Coimbatore. | |
| NANTHI S. BOLAN | Ph.D (Soil Science & Plant Nutrition) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Scientist (Phytoremediation) Professor Massey University, New Zealand | |
| ILLANGOVAN KUPPUSWAMY | Ph.D (Nanotechnology) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Scientist (Nano-Technology) Mexico University | |
| L. KOTHANDAPANI | Ph.D (Agricultural Engineering) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Professor (Process Engineering) Former Professor Tamilnadu Agricultural University | |
| UDAYAKUMAR | Ph.D (Microbiology) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Scientist (Bioremediation) Professor Gandhigram Rural University. | |
| K. BALRAMAN | Ph.D (Virology) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Scientist (Plant Pathology) Former Scientist Indian Institute of Horticulture Researc | |
| R.K. SIVANAPPAN | DSc | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Scientist (Irrigation and Water Management), TNAU | |
| S.V. RAO | Ph.D (Genetics & Plant Breeding) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Distinguished Scientist (Crop Management & Genetics), Director, Jabalpur Agricultural University | |
| M. MUTHUSAMY | Ph.D (Engine Mechanics) | Member of the SAC, EBTI | Principal Scientist, Engine Performances on Biofuels, Distinguished Scientist, Former Registrar, Bharathiar University. |
Key Executives of the Company
The company has several senior retired experts from different institutes as consultants/ Advisors in the field of Plant Breeding, Soil Science, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Plant Biotechnology, Seed Technology, Processing and Phycology. All of them have more than 30 years of experience and are internationally acclaimed scientists in their field of specialization. Some of them are employed full time while others work part time based on the need. They regularly review/ monitor the research works going on in their field/ discipline and guide the other scientists of the company. There is a commercial team responsible for preparing the project reports and feasibility studies. There is a Science Advisory Board consisting of senior scientists and experts in biofuels which periodically review the progress made in research and give suggestions.