Kapil Mehan is Executive Vice President, Plant Nutrition and Agri Business for the fertilisers business of Tata Chemicals (TCL). A member of the senior leadership team of the company, he holds a postgraduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, (IIM-A), 1981, after graduating in veterinary sciences from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Before joining Tata Chemicals, he worked with agricultural inputs company Rallis India for 15 years, holding various positions in sales and marketing at a number of locations.

He launched the one-stop Tata Kisan Sansar network in northern and eastern India, and was involved in the acquisition of the Rs 1,100-crore Hind Lever Chemicals, leading the integration team. Mr Mehan is a key board member of TCL's upcoming joint venture with 'Total Produce', Ireland, Khet-Se Agri Produce India Pvt Ltd, for purchase and distribution of fruits and vegetables through Tata Kisan Sansar outlets, and is the company's nominee on the board of IMACID (JV for phosphoric acid in Morocco).

He has been with Tata Chemicals for 10 years, during which he has managed sales and marketing functions at the corporate level, been head of sales and marketing in various segments like industrial chemicals, cement, and FMCG products (Tata Salt), and has extensively travelled in India and abroad. Mr Mehan is a member of the CII agri-business council and chairman of the marketing advisory committee of FAIU. He represents the fertilisers industry in various government policy-making groups.