Our Leadership

MR. PRAVEEN KUMAR JAIN

Praveen Kumar Jain is the Founder and Chairman of Valency International. He has played a pivotal role in transforming Valency from a small commodity trading company to a global integrated supply chain management organization with footprint across 18 countries. With over 30 years of proven and successful experience in trading and management, Mr Jain brings invaluable knowledge and insights to the table.

Praveen Kumar Jain is the Founder and Chairman of Valency International. He has played a pivotal role in transforming Valency from a small commodity trading company to a global integrated supply chain management organization with footprint across 18 countries. With over 30 years of proven and successful experience in trading and management, Mr Jain brings invaluable knowledge and insights to the table.

In recognition of his achievements as a visionary entrepreneur and industry figure Mr Jain has been honoured with prestigious awards, notably the Asian Entrepreneur Award in 2011.

Valency Internationals achievements under his leadership include recognition from platforms like the E50 Awards, SME 100 Awards, and Singapore 1000, underscoring the company's stellar performance in the industry.

Mr Jain is passionate about running a global business with sustainable business practices that are fair to people and planet, with a particular focus on the communities that Valency works with globally. He had been leading Marwari community in Singapore as President to serve communities and Nation.

MR. BASBA NAND BALODI

Basba Nand Balodi is the Co-Founder and Senior Executive Director at Valency International Pte Ltd. and one of the. shareholders.

As Co-Founder he has played leadership roles in Valency and has over 35 years of entrepreneurial and professional experience in Agri commodities Across Asia and Africa

At Valency he has spearheaded several businesses including Beans, Pulses and Cashew. As head of the Cashew business he transformed Valency’s RCN trading line from small base to be among the top 5 player in the industry in just over 15 years.

Prior to co-founding Valency Mr Balodi held senior leadership positions at Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte Ltd.

Mr Balodi holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University.

MR. PRADEEP MAHESHWARI

Pradeep Maheshwari is Co-Founder and Senior Executive director at Valency International.

As Co-Founder he has been associated with the group since 2007 and has more than 27 years of experience in the Agri commodity sector across Asia and Africa.

As a member of the senior Executive Team at Valency International, Mr Maheshwari heads the Insurance and Internal Audit function as Assurance Head.

Prior to co-founding Valency, Mr Maheshwari held senior leadership positions at Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte Ltd.

Mr Maheshwari holds a Chartered Account degree from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

MR. SUMIT JAIN

Sumit Jain was appointed CEO of Valency International in 2021. Prior to serving as Chief Executive, he served as COO and Executive Director and has been associated with the group since 2018. In his various capacities he has developed a strategic roadmap for Valency and significantly expanded company presence across products and geographies.

Prior to joining Valency, Mr Jain served as COO and CFO at Wacot (TGI Group) in Nigeria. He started his career with Olam International as Financial Controller role based out of Nigeria and went on to become the CFO for Grains, Oil seeds and Chartering Business based in Singapore.

Mr Sumit believes that decarbonizing agricultural supply chains is a key component of humanities solution for the climate crisis and is aligning Valency globally to address this challenge.

He holds a Chartered Account degree from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

MR. AJAIB HARIDASS

Ajaib Haridass is a Non-Executive Director at Valency International since 2007.

Mr Haridass has an illustrious legal career spanning over four decades as senior Advocate and Solicitor since he was admitted to the High Court of Singapore in 1976 and specialises in admiralty matters, both litigious and non-litigious in nature.

Mr Haridass is a Principal Mediator of the Singapore Mediation Centre, Singapore Academy of Law. He is currently associated with Haridass Ho and Partners as a consultant and is a Board Member of several Singapore listed companies.

Mr Haridass has been recognised as a world leader in admiralty and shipping disputes by Euromoney. Chambers Global – The World’s Leader Lawyers, as well as the Asia Pacific Legal 500, have identified Mr Haridass and his firm as leaders in dispute resolution and shipping litigation.

Mr Haridass holds a LLB (Hons) degree from University of London and Barrister-at-Law at the Honourable Society of the Middle temple.

MR. JAGDISH PARIHAR

Jagdish Parihar was appointed as Non-Executive Director at Valency International Ltd.  in 2021. He Chairs the Board Risk Committee plays a vital role in oversight of company wide risks and regulatory requirements 

Jagdish has over three decades of experience in creating Global Agri Commodity Businesses out of emerging markets with a focus on M&A , Agri Processing , Trading and Risk Management . He was one of the founding team members in Olam International Ltd during the early start up period in UK .  Olam  is today  a leading global agribusiness spanning over 65 countries, with an integrated value chain in food and agricultural raw materials . In his last role he served as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and was Chair of the Executive  Risk Committee . He played a significant role in scaling up of Olam’s cotton business through acquisition of Queensland Cotton leading the company to become a major global player . He was also Director of International Cotton Association and Olam Insurance Ltd.

Jagdish is now a Corporate Advisor and is engaged at Board Level with the Private Equity firms, Agri Commodity companies and start-ups in US & Europe  . He is involved in business transformation areas like Risk , Customer Loyalty and Leadership 

Mr Parihar holds a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from Birla Institute of Technology & Science  Pilani
 

MS. SWETA JAIN

Sweta Jain serves as Business Head for Cashew at Valency International Pte Ltd. Ms Jain has been associated with the Valency since 2017. Apart from leading the Cashew business she has additional responsibility for Global Bulk Marketing, Retail Marketing, Factory Productivity and Digital Productivity.

She has established a superfood consumer brand “with love, Gretel” and is committed to making packaged food products with enhanced nutrition accessible to the masses.

Ms Jain is a Bachelor in Business Management from Singapore Management University.