Our Team

Leadership and team driving vision, strategy, operations, and governance for farmer empowerment and sustainable agriculture.

Sandip S. Jawale

Sandip S. Jawale

Chairman

Associated with SFPCL since its incorporation on October 7, 2014, leading strategy, partnerships, and market expansion. Brings 15+ years of experience in agri-business, supply chain, FPO development, and value-chain operations, along with four years of hands-on farming in Nashik. Serves as Director, Whole-Time Director, and CEO, with a Bachelor's in Agriculture and a postgraduate degree in Agri Business Management, and deep expertise in procurement, logistics, exports, governance, and farmer engagement.

Prakash Mondhe

Prakash Mondhe

Chief Operating Officer

Associated since October 7, 2014. Key role in managing company operations and agri-business growth. Oversees agricultural services and agri-commodity trade in India and overseas markets. Experienced in international quality standards and supplying agricultural produce. Managed large-scale production of high-quality tomatoes, focusing on consistency, grading, and value realization.

Pritam Dinesh Pandya

Pritam Dinesh Pandya

Corporate Strategy & Fund Management

20 years of experience in venture capital, venture debt, and investment strategies. Works include financial engineering, insolvency solutions, business insurance, and strategic management consulting.

Govinda Mahajan

Govinda Mahajan

Director (Technology)

Govinda brings extensive experience in automation, industrial systems, and structured business scaling, ensuring that innovation directly translates into higher farmer income, operational efficiency, and sustainable long-term growth.

Prashant Apsunde

Prashant Apsunde

Director (Procurement)

Leads the company's procurement operations as Procurement Head. Manages sourcing of key crops including grapes, strawberry, onion, and tomato from the Nashik region. Works closely with farmers to ensure quality procurement, transparent pricing, and efficient supply coordination, strengthening SFPCL's farm-to-market value chain.

Akshay Chandrakant Kothawade

Akshay Chandrakant Kothawade

Director (Processing)

Food technocrat with an M.Tech in Food Plant Operations and Management (NIFTEM Kundli) and a B.Tech in Food Technology (MIT Pune), with extensive experience in fruit and vegetable processing. Has 15+ years in onion farming and 10 years in onion trading, with strong expertise in cost management, production optimization, and supply chain operations. Leads Sales and Marketing at SFPCL, with key strengths in lean manufacturing, operations management, new product development, inventory management, and end-to-end supply chain management.

Gaurav Mondhe

Gaurav Mondhe

Director

Strong experience in growing tomatoes and onions and managing domestic sales. Handles FnV marketing activities, ensuring steady demand, better pricing, and reliable customer reach.

Ishwardayal Harinkhede

Ishwardayal Harinkhede

Director

Miss. Suvarna Khade

Miss. Suvarna Khade

Stewardship - Legal Advisor

Ms. Suvarna Khade is a legal professional, strategist, legal consultant, and social entrepreneur with a multidisciplinary background in Civil Engineering and Law, currently pursuing LL.M. Experienced in institutional governance, legal structuring, and strategic policy design. Involved in developing governance frameworks, contract drafting, and regulatory compliance processes. Brings exposure to risk management, transparency systems, and institutional structuring. Advises on aligning legal frameworks with organizational strategy and long-term sustainability. Experience spans healthcare, education, rural development, and corporate governance sectors. As K-6 Legal & Institutional Governance Officer and Policy Owner, she is the designer and architect of the Saptashrungi Institutional Governance Model (SIGM). "Governance is not control -- it is the silent architecture that shapes trust, strengthens structure, and defines legacy."

Vaishali Phalak

Vaishali Phalak

Director

Mamta Chaudhari

Mamta Chaudhari

Director

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Director

Mansoor Ali Adatani

Mansoor Ali Adatani

Director (Charity)

Ravi Soni

Ravi Soni

Regularity & Compliance

Chetan S. Patil & Co.

Chetan S. Patil & Co.

Chartered Accountancy Firm

Chetan S Patil & Co. is a Chartered Accountancy firm based in Nashik, Maharashtra, engaged in a wide spectrum of statutory and advisory services to corporates, partnerships, proprietorships and other entities. The firm has been in practice since January 2023, with 2 registered offices in Nashik, and is registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) under the active membership of CA Chetan Sanjay Patil, who is an Associate Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in corporate taxation, company law, internal audit, GST, and financial reporting. The firm provides comprehensive services including statutory audits, income-tax and GST compliance, tax planning and advisory, internal audit, corporate secretarial support, and financial-statement review. Over the years, the firm has served clients across diverse sectors such as manufacturing, services, trading, and special-purpose entities, helping them maintain regulatory compliance and strengthen internal financial controls.

AKDN

AKDN

organisation, sustainability, market linkages and training