Nellaiappan Thiruambalam

Director/Board Member at VST INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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Consumer Non-Durables

Producer Manufacturing

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Nellaiappan Thiruambalam is currently an Independent Director at VST Industries Ltd. since 2025 and an Operating Partner at MOPE Investment Advisors Pvt Ltd. since 2015.
Former roles include Director, CEO-Personal Care & Foods Division at CavinKare Pvt Ltd., Chairman & Managing Director at Heinz India Pvt Ltd., and Principal at both GE Lighting Solutions LLC and GSK, Inc. Education includes an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, conferred in 1983, and an undergraduate degree from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, conferred in 1980.

Nellaiappan Thiruambalam active positions

Companies	Position	Start
VST INDUSTRIES LIMITED	Director/Board Member	24/04/2025
MOPE Investment Advisors Pvt Ltd. MOPE Investment Advisors Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance MOPE invests in middle market private and public companies located in India. The firm focuses on sectors such as consumer, financial services, life sciences and niche manufacturing. It participates in growth stage capital transactions and it acquires minority stake.	Private Equity Investor	31/12/2014

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Former positions of Nellaiappan Thiruambalam

Companies	Position	End
Heinz India Pvt Ltd. Heinz India Pvt Ltd. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Offers ketchup, energy drink and dairy based beverage mixes for child's growth and development	Chief Executive Officer	-
GSK, Inc. GSK, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides systems engineering, business and financial management, and administrative services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
GE Lighting Solutions LLC GE Lighting Solutions LLC Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Manufactures lighting products for commercial and residential purposes	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
CavinKare Pvt Ltd. CavinKare Pvt Ltd. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Manufactures and distributes personal care and food products	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	8
VST Industries Ltd. VST Industries Ltd. TobaccoConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures, distributes and markets cigarettes and tobacco products	Consumer Non-Durables
GE Lighting Solutions LLC GE Lighting Solutions LLC Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Manufactures lighting products for commercial and residential purposes	Producer Manufacturing
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
CavinKare Pvt Ltd. CavinKare Pvt Ltd. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Manufactures and distributes personal care and food products	Consumer Services
MOPE Investment Advisors Pvt Ltd. MOPE Investment Advisors Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance MOPE invests in middle market private and public companies located in India. The firm focuses on sectors such as consumer, financial services, life sciences and niche manufacturing. It participates in growth stage capital transactions and it acquires minority stake.	Finance
Heinz India Pvt Ltd. Heinz India Pvt Ltd. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Offers ketchup, energy drink and dairy based beverage mixes for child's growth and development	Consumer Non-Durables
GSK, Inc. GSK, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides systems engineering, business and financial management, and administrative services	Technology Services
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services