Dr. Sultan Pradhan, MS. FRCS. FACS. FCPS.
Chairman
Dr. Pradhan, one of India's most respected surgical Oncologists, treats cancer patients at Mumbai's Prince Aly Khan Hospital , P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Breach Candy Hospital. He has also been the Chief of Head and Neck Service and the Head of Department of Surgery at the Tata Memorial Hospital.
Dr Pradhan's concern about the alarmingly high rate of increase in oral cancer amongst the youth in India led him to lay the foundation for the Surgical Oncology Outreach program at the Prince Aly Khan Hospital in 1994.
His vision is to make children the focal point of anti-tobacco activity and he believes that by educating children today, we can protect future generations from the harmful effects of tobacco.
Ms Padmini Somani, M Sc Financial Economics
Director
Ms Somani is the vision and force behind Salaam Bombay Foundation that started in 2002. Her commitment to the cause of Tobacco Control had her pro actively involved in the Oncology Outreach Programme of Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai.
Ms Somani strongly believes in the inherent capabilities of children to form correct attitudes and be agents of change in shaping the future of India. Children will aid each other in eliminating the threat of tobacco from overtaking their lives.
Ms Somani’s holistic approach to life has been decisive in her move to spearhead the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation that supports several causes in the area of health, education and employment generation. The Foundation works towards creating excellence both at institutional and individual levels by supporting new and ongoing initiatives to enhance health care projects across India.
Ms Somani also co-founded Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health – an institute for epidemiologic and public health research working under the stewardship of Dr P C Gupta.
Mr. Vispy Doctor
Director
A marketing consultant by profession, Mr Vispy Doctor has brought in a pragmatic approach to the Foundation. He is the founder and head of Ormax India, the country's most prestigious qualitative research agency.
Mr Aditya Vikram Somani, MBA, University of Pittsburgh , USA
Director
Mr Somani an MBA from University of Pittsburgh, a Post Graduate in Business Management from S P Jain Institute of Management and Research and Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics has twelve years of industrial and business management experience in sectors like construction, IT and textiles. He is actively involved in his business ventures.
Mr Somani’s concerns regarding quality of education got him involved in various social service and educational activities. He is a committee member of Mahesh Shikshan Sansthan, Jodhpur, Rotary Club of Bombay, Praja, which works with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to create more transparency and accountability in governance and Inner Courtyard, which promotes performing arts.
Mr B K Agarwal, Indian Administrative Services
Director
Mr Agarwal, a former member of the 1967 Indian Administrative Services batch served as Secretary- Home Ministry and went on to become the Managing Director for State Undertakings. As the MD he was completely responsible for the working of Maharashtra State Financial Corporation and Maharashtra State Cotton Growers Federation.
Mr Agarwal was also the Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration. He was instrumental in banning the sale of tobacco within 100 meters of educational institutions and prosecuted many Gutkha manufacturers for the poisonous content in Gutkha in 2003.
Mr Suhail Nathani, MA in Law from Cambridge University, LLM from Duke University, USA
Director
Mr Nathani is a Founder Partner of Economic Laws Practice, a law firm with Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Pune.
Mr Nathani is admitted to practice in India and is a member of the New York State Bar and the US Court of International Trade.
Mr Nathani is a Cambridge Commonwealth Scholar.
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