Shivanand V Salgaocar is the Chairman and Managing Director of VIMSON Group, an Indian conglomerate with successful business ventures in mining, trading, finance, real estate, healthcare and sports.
Under the VIMSON Group, V.M. Salgaocar & Brother Pvt Ltd, V.M. Salgaocar & Bro. (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, Goa Minerals Pvt Ltd and Tumkur Minerals Pvt Ltd are engaged in mining, processing, transportation, export and domestic sales of iron-ore. Other Group companies include Pyramid Finance Ltd and Shivranjani Securities Co. Pvt Ltd, both offering varied financial services, and Altura Spaces, engaged in real estate development. The Group’s philanthropic activities include the running of Salgaocar Medical Research Centre’s V.M. Salgaocar Hospital and the Salgaocar Football Club.
Mr. Salgaocar is a Director on the Board of Grindwell Norton Ltd, a member of Executive Committee of Goa Mineral Ore Exporters’ Association (GMOEA) and a Trustee on the Board of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT)
He is a member of the Executive Council of Goa University,Founding member and a member of the Governing Board of Goa Institute of Management, member of World Presidents’ Organisation (WPO) and member of Western Regional Council, Confederation of Indian Industry.
In the past, he has held the following positions:
Chairman of Automobile Corporation of India Ltd (ACGL), President of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)(Western Region), President of Goa Mineral Ore Exporters’ Association (GMOEA), President of Mineral Foundation of Goa (MFG), Chairman, of Society for Industrial & Technical Education of Goa, Treasurer of the All India Football Federation and the President of Goa Football Association, member of the National Council of CII, member of Executive Committee, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), member on the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, member of the Goa State Pollution Control Board.
He holds a B.Sc. (Geology) from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and an M.B.A. from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Sciences, Mumbai.