Mr. J Khorakiwala

Chairman and MD, Biostadt Group of Companies

Mr. Juzar Khorakiwala is Chairman & Managing Director of Biostadt India Limited. He is also the Chairman & President of BASAI (Biological Agri-Solutions Association of India), an association which includes like-minded members from the industry with a common goal of making bio-pesticides and biostimulants a reality. Mr. Khorakiwala set up Biostadt Agri-sciences in 1987 which was later established as Biostadt India Limited in 2003. He is also Chairman of Akbarallys Men, a family-owned retail business in Mumbai, which was relaunched in 2015 as a high street shopping destination exclusively designed for the modern man.

Considered a true all-rounder, Mr. Khorakiwala has earned a reputation of trust and pioneering leadership. A multi-faceted trailblazer, his achievements are manifold. He has been honoured as an Influential Catalyst of Change at the prestigious Influential Leaders of India 2021 Award for his visionary leadership in the biostimulants industry. Mr. Khorakiwala is also the recipient of the ‘Triple A’ award for Management from AIM-Manila and The India SME Excellence Award for Entrepreneur of the Year by the SME Chamber of India in 2014. He featured in the Economic Times’ series of Emerging Small & Medium Enterprises in India in July 2017. Through the years, he has been honoured with multiple industry positions such as President of the IMC Chamber of Commerce & Industry for 2021-2022, President of the Indo-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club of Bombay Central and Vice-President of the Indo-Canadian Business Council, to name a few.

Mr. Khorakiwala was born in October 1950. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (B. Pharm) from L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad and a Master’s degree in Business Management (MBA) from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Manila, Philippines. He has also attended management programs at the Institute for Management Development (IMD), Wharton and Harvard University.

An avid tennis player for over 40 years, Mr. Khorakiwala enjoys keeping fit and swears by his daily regime of yoga and a good nutritious diet.