Mr. Rakesh Himatsingka currently serving as Chairman & Managing Director of India Carbon has been Managing Director of the Company since May 1996 and then took over as Chairman in 1999. He completed his Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. He is also Chairman of Assam Carbon Products Ltd and has over 34 years of industry experience. Furthermore, he has served as the National President of The Confederation of Export Units and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Modern Management, Kolkata. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Morganite Electrical Carbon Ltd., UK, a subsidiary of Morgan Crucible Company plc, UK, from 1992 to 2003. Deeply involved in social welfare, he is the Secretary-General of the National Diabetics Association of India and also an active member of various Public Trusts such as the India Carbon Charitable Trust, Manav Kalyan Trust, Raghumull Charity Trust, Ghanshyamdas Charitable Trust, Jan Seva Nidhi Trust, Shree Shyam Seva Nidhi Trust, and the Ramkrishna Vivekananda Mission. He holds 28.9% share of the company which is about 7,96,452 no. of shares.