Shri Shreekant Somany, 76 years, is an Industrialist with over 55 years of experience in managing and running manufacturing enterprises and is presently Chairman & Managing Director of Somany Ceramics Ltd . He did his training in SIMILOR SA, Geneva (Switzerland), in faucet manufacturing. He pioneered the revolutionary “High abrasion technology called VC SHIELD” for tiles and holds the honor of making SOMANY the first Indian ceramic tile company to have received a PATENT under Indian Patent Act.

Shri Somany is a recipient of the prestigious Corporate Technical Achievement award from the American Ceramic Society in the field of ceramics.

Shri Somany is associated with various industry bodies. He is the Founder & Past Chairman of Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS); Past Chairman of Indian Council for Ceramic Tiles and Sanitary ware (ICCTS); Past Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry Northern Region; President of the Indian Ceramic Society and a member of the CII National Council.

He joined the Board of Directors of the Company w.e.f. 16th March 2016 and brings with him rich commercial & marketing, business philosophy, risk management, human resource and industrial experience.