Board Members

Mr. Challa Rajendra Prasad is an Engineer-Technocrat-Entrepreneur having more than 25 years of industrial experience and more than 20 years of experience in International Coffee Industry. CCL Products (formerly known as M/s. Continental Coffee Ltd.) was promoted by Mr. Prasad in 1995.

Mr. Prasad is reckoned as a Pioneer and First Entrepreneur in India to have placed Indian Soluble Coffee in the hard currency world markets.

Mr. Prasad was the Promoter Managing Director of Asian Coffee Ltd., set up in 1989, which was the first Indian non-multi-national owned company engaged in the business of producing instant coffee. He was instrumental in Asian Coffee Ltd. achieving the distinction of being the first recipient of assistance in India from the Commonwealth Development Corporation, United Kingdom.

Mr. Prasad has been, in the past, also closely associated with two other coffee projects, one in Singapore and the other in Dunstable, UK.

In recognition of his eminence in the Coffee Industry, Mr. Prasad was appointed as a Member the Coffee Board of India by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India for three consecutive terms from 1990 to 1999. He was also appointed as the Special Invitee to the Coffee Board of India in the year 2004. Mr. Prasad is currently a member of the Coffee Board of India, having being appointed for a three year term in 2009.

Mr. Prasad also holds Directorship in several companies, engaged in diverse businesses.

Mr. C. Srishant is a lawyer by education, having graduated in Law from the National Academy of Legal Studies And Research (NALSAR), University of Law, Hyderabad. He also holds a Diploma in Information Technology Laws from the Asian School of Cyber Laws.

He was awarded a gold medal in Corporate Law at the NALSAR, University of Law and was also Andhra Pradesh State topper and gold medalist in Mathematics prior to that.

Mr. C. Srishant has more than 7 years experience in the coffee industry alone and he also holds Directorships in several national and international companies across the world, engaged in diverse businesses ranging from manufacturing to construction to Information Technology.

Mr. Jonathan T. Feuer is a businessman by profession and is the President of a privately held firm, LMZ Soluble Coffee Incorporated, a New York, an importer and manufacturer's representative specializing exclusively in the trade of soluble coffee. Mr. Feuer joined the firm in 1977, and has held the position of President and CEO since 1990.

Mr. Feuer holds over 3 decades experience and expertise in the industry, and has held membership in the Green Coffee Association of New York, the Pacific Coast Coffee Association, the Tea and Coffee Association of Canada and the National Coffee Association of the USA. He has served in various roles in all of these trade associations. Most notably, Mr. Feuer has served as a Director of the National Coffee Association of the USA for the past 15 years, during which time, he has served as Treasurer and Chairman from 2008-2010. The NCA is the foremost trade association serving all sectors of the coffee industry in North America, and represents the industry and government in all international forums such as International Coffee Organization (ICO).

A former director of Asian Coffee Ltd. (presently Tata Coffee Ltd.), Mr. Feuer has been on the Board of CCL Products (India) Ltd. since 1994. Mr. Feuer is one of the Foreign Collaborators of the Company. In addition, Mr. Feuer has served as Director of various charitable organizations.

Mr. Feuer travels extensively to South America, Southeast Asia, Europe and India in connection with the soluble coffee business.