Who we are
the anthea group is a speciality chemicals manufacturer based in mumbai, india.
Anthea Group, an IndiaRF portfolio company, was founded in 1992 by Dr Vincent Paul. It has emerged as a global leader in the manufacturing of speciality aroma chemicals, flavours & fragrance ingredients, Agrochemicals and ingredients for Phramaceutical drugs.
About IndiaRF (India Resurgence Fund):
India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF) is a leading India-focused distressed and special situations investment platform, sponsored by Piramal Enterprises Limited and Bain Capital Credit. IndiaRF provides attractive, long-term, risk-adjusted returns to investors primarily by making distressed to control investments in Indian companies across various sectors.
reflecting the values of our founder,
Anthea is research-driven. Our R&I expertise, combined with a focus on sustainable manufacturing, enables us to develop, produce and supply products of the finest quality.
our management team
Satish Rao is an industry veteran with 33 years of corporate experience across India, China & USA. Trained at Harvard University, Satish holds a Master’s degree in Science along with an MBA in Marketing from Mumbai University. Prior to this role, Satish was Chairman & MD of Firmenich Aromatics India Ltd.
He has also served at senior management roles at McCormick & Co. Inc and Bayer India Ltd. He has also authored a best-selling book on leadership virtues titled, ‘CAN I FLY’.
Satish Rao
Managing Director & CEO
Dr Paul Vincent Menacherry
Executive Director, The Anthea Group
Dr Paul Vincent Menacherry received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Yale University in 1997 under the direction of Professor Gary Haller. Prior to joining Anthea, Dr Menacherry worked for 4 years at Precision Combustion Inc. in North Haven, Connecticut.
Dr Menacherry has played a pivotal role in the design and engineering of all our manufacturing units and closely monitors the Technology function, which includes new product selection, novel process development, scale-up to plant levels and commercial production.
He is the author/co-author of several technical publications.
Mr Mathew Vincent Menacherry has an MBA (Finance) from NMIMS, Mumbai University. He has been with Anthea since its inception.
He is responsible for Sales and Marketing, Purchase, Supply Chain and Strategy Development for the Group.
Mr Mathew Vincent Menacherry
Executive Director, The Anthea Group
board members
Mr Shitij Kale
Mr Mitesh Kothari
Mr Rajshankar Ray
Mr Satish Rao
Dr Paul Menacherry
Mr Mathew Menacherry
our chairman emeritus
Dr Vincent Paul received his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1963. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to pursue post-doctoral research at Columbia University (1963 to 1965, with Professor Gilbert Stork) and Johns Hopkins University (1965 to 1966, with Professor E.H. White). He returned to India in 1966 and joined Unilever’s Indian subsidiary, Hindustan Lever Limited.
He resigned in 1983 to set up a consultancy firm, Dr Paul & Associates and founded Anthea Aromatics in 1992. He is the author/co-author of many technical publications and has several patents in the field of F&F chemistry.
Dr Vincent Paul
Chairman Emeritus, The Anthea Group