Ashok M Advani is an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, an Electrical Engineer from MIT, USA and a BSc (Honours) from Mumbai University.

He joined Blue Star in 1969 and held a variety of senior positions in manufacturing and finance in the Company before he took over the Company's affairs as Chairman and Chief Executive in 1984. He was redesignated as Chairman & Managing Director in 2005. Ashok is also the Vice Chairman of Blue Star Infotech Limited and on the board of Alfa Laval (India) Limited.

Ashok has been a member of the Local Advisory Board of The Chase Manhattan Bank and a past President of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Suneel M Advani is a double graduate in Electrical Engineering and Economics from MIT, USA. He also holds a degree in Law from Mumbai University.

He joined Blue Star in 1969 as a Management Trainee and moved up steadily by holding responsible positions before he was elevated to the position of President & Vice Chairman in 1984. He was redesignated as Vice Chairman & Managing Director in 2005. Suneel is also the Chairman & Managing Director of Blue Star Infotech Limited, Chairman of Blue Star Design and Engineering Limited, Blue Star Infotech (UK) Limited and Blue Star Infotech America, Inc., apart from being on the board of Blue Star M & E Engineering (Sdn) Bhd.

Suneel has been the President of the Refrigeration and Airconditioning Manufacturers' Association (RAMA) and is actively involved in CII and other trade associations.

T. Gouri Sankar Babu is an Engineering Graduate from IIT, Madras and has done his MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. He has been working with Blue Star from 1977 in various positions, except for a four-year period when he worked with MRF Ltd as GM Sales.

Prior to his current appointment, T. Gouri Sankara Babu was Executive Director. He currently oversees the channel business activities of the Company including packaged airconditioning, room airconditioners and commercial refrigeration products and systems. Under his strong leadership, Blue Star's channel business has been performing extremely well.

T. Gouri Sankara Babu is the current President of RAMA and is actively involved in other trade associations.

Satish Jamdar is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from IIT Powai and also qualified in Systems Management from NIIT and Management Studies from UK and USA. He joined Blue Star in 1996 as Vice President - Manufacturing and has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing, material management and IT projects having worked for companies such as Siemens, BPL-Sanyo and Alstom.

Satish spearheaded the establishment of Blue Star's modern state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Dadra in 1997. Prior to his current appointment, Satish was Executive Director. Under his able and competent leadership, the productivity and product development capabilities of all four factories of Blue Star has substantially increased. Satish currently oversees manufacturing, international sales and material management apart from airconditioning and refrigeration service business.

Shailesh Haribhakti is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a Graduate Cost Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Financial Planner. He joined M/s. Haribhakti & Co, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai as Deputy Managing Partner in 1978 and is currently its Managing Partner.

Shailesh joined the Board of Blue Star in 2005. In addition to Blue Star, he is also on the board of several leading companies such as Ambuja Cement, IPCL, ACC, Pantaloon and BOBCARDS, amongst others. He has been associated with several institutions and trade associations such as Indian Merchants' Chamber, Institute of Internal Auditors, Bombay Management Association, ASSOCHAM, Western India Regional Council of ICA and NMIMS. In addition, he is empanelled as an Arbitrator by the Indian Council of Arbitration

Pradeep Mallick is a B.Tech from IIT, Madras and Diploma holder in Business Management from UK. He is also a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, London. Pradeep was the Managing Director of Wartsila India Limited from 1988 to 2003. Before joining Wartsila India Limited as its Managing Director, he worked with several leading companies such as Crompton Greaves, Tata Exports and Genelec, to name a few. He joined the Board of Blue Star in 2003.

Pradeep is also on the board of several other leading companies including Esab India, Beck India and Avaya Global Connect. In addition, he is associated with several industrial associations such as Confederation of Indian Industry, Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and social organizations like Population First.

Gurdeep Singh is a Chemical Engineering Graduate from IIT, Delhi. After his graduation, he joined Hindustan Lever Ltd as a Management Trainee. He held various responsible positions in the Company before he was expatriated to Brazil as Technical Director of Unilever Detergents business.

In 1998, Gurdeep returned to Hindustan Lever as the Director - Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. He retired as Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs in April 2006. He joined the Board of Blue Star in 2003.

Suresh Talwar is a Commerce and Law Graduate. He is a solicitor and was the Senior Partner of the Crawford Bayley & Company. He is currently the Special Advisor of the Firm and is also legal counsel to various Indian companies, multinational corporations and Indian and foreign banks.

He joined the Board of Blue Star in 1986. In addition to Blue Star, he is also on the board of several leading companies such as Merk, Cadbury India, Larsen and Toubro, Greaves Cotton, Sandvik Asea, Esab India, Johnson and Johnson, Uhde India and Wyeth amongst others.