Vinod Virji Mehta

Background

Mehta, Vinod Virji was born on May 10, 1939 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Son of Virji Jetha and Samrat Virji Mehta.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, Commercial University Ltd., New Delhi, 1972.

Career

Senior audit clerk, Government of Zanzibar, 1958-1963; vice president, Metal Product Ltd., Tanzania, 1969-1975; director marketing, Aluminum Africa Ltd., Tanzania, 1976-1987; president, Aluminum Africa Ltd., Tanzania, 1988-1994; president, Chief Executive Officer, Aluminum Africa Ltd., Tanzania, since 1995. Consultant National Development Corporation Group of Companies, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Uganda, 1984-1988.

Achievements

• Vinod Virji Mehta has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

City councillor Dar Es Salaam, 1985-1989. Treasurer Upanga Nursery School, 1991-1993. Fellow Shree Jain Sangh (general secretary 1993-1995, Outstanding award 1994), Administrative Accounting Institute, All India Commercial Association.

Member British Institute Management, National Board Accountants and Auditors, American Management Association, Lions (Best Secretary award, Outstanding Service award 1995).

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, jogging, stamp collecting, music, reading.

Connections

Married Saroj Vinod Mehta, November 2, 1968. Children: Bhavin, Nishit.

Father:

Virji Jetha

Mother:

Samrat Virji Mehta

Spouse:

Saroj Vinod Mehta

child:

Nishit Mehta

child:

Bhavin Mehta