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Managing Director, Apeejay Tea Group

Ashok Kumar Bhargava heads Tea Business of Apeejay Surrendra Group as the Managing Director of the Company and is a member of the Apeejay Surrendra Group’s General Management Committee . He is presently the Vice Chairman of Indian Tea Association and Chairman of Agriculture Committee of Tea Research Association. From probationary planter, he has served through the ranks in the Apeejay tea gardens for 16 years and subsequently at the Corporate Management level in Kolkata for the last 19 years. A London Business School alumni, Ashok spirit as displayed in the 35 years with the Group is fed by vision, passion and innovative approach to achieve business goals. He has enabled an environment of integrity, discipline, commitment through partnership approach with all stakeholders in the tea business he leads. From the junior most in the gardens to the leaders of the tea industry, the strength of the relationships that he established with people has resulted in him delivering outstanding value to customers, to the business and to all people connected to and their dependents.


Principal & Administrator, Apeejay Schools

Responsible for school ethos, Rita Chatterjee , Principal and Administrator of Apeejay Schools is an educationist with over 30 years of experience. A member of the Central Advisory Board for Education, Ministry of HRD for implementation of RTE, RTI Act and transparency and quality in the field of education India over, the she is a certified Master trainer under CBSE for Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation and has been awarded Mentor Award 2012. The Principle is member of National consultation of School Leadership an initiative of Ministry of HRD and a master trainer for “Education for Sustainable Development” an initiative of Govt. of India and World Wide Fund for Nature .




Ashok Kumar Bhargava

Joined 1977
Joining Designation:
Trainee Assistant Manager, Empire Plantations, Assam
Promoted: 2010 as Managing Director, Apeejay Tea
Retired: 2017

Rita Chatterjee

Joined 1981
Joining Designation: LKG Teacher
Promoted: 1992 as Principal & Administrator
Retired: 2020