To promote the widest possible participation, NCCF adopts a “bottom-up” approach to governance. It builds on national members whose local expertise is complemented by the experiences of internationally active organizations.
Mr. Vijai Sharma, IAS (retd)
Chairman Emeritus
Mr. Vijai Sharma is ex Chief Information Commissioner of India, ex
Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests
and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)and ex Hon’ble Member, National Green
Tribunal (NGT).
Co-Chairman
Vacant
Mr. A. K. Srivastava, IFS (retd)
Co-Chairman
Mr. A. K. Srivastava, a veteran professional forester, was a member of the Indian Forest Service. He has worked as Director-General of Forests and Special Secretary, Additional Director General of Forests (Forest Conservation), Chief Executive Officer, CAMPA and Director, Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. He had been ex-officio Chairman and Member, National Forest Advisory Committee, ex-officio Member, National Biodiversity Authority, and Animal Welfare Board of India. Presently, he is associated with the Ministry as an Expert Member of the ‘Monitoring Group’ of the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (National CAMPA).
Mr. Suneel Pandey
Secretary
Mr. Suneel Pandey, is presently Vice President in ITC, an Indian Conglomerate. Mr. Pandey is an engineer by education and a forester by profession. He has served in Indian Forest Service (IFS) from 1990 to 2008. During his tenure in IFS, he served as divisional forest officer as well as Mission Coordinator and Mission Director in the Technology Mission of National Mission on Bamboo Applications (NMBA) of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Science and Technology (2003-2008). He took VRS from IFS in 2008 and joined the private sector. Currently in ITC, he leads a multi-disciplinary team involved in agro forestry, wood procurement, supply chain, sustainability, certification and bio-diversity conservation. During his long career in Government and Private Sector, he has successfully dealt with projects relating to forest management and conservation, agro forestry, biodiversity, related business development, technology, enabling systems, policy and programme implementation. As a person, he can be described as open, curious, engaging and having a strong bias for team work and action
Mrs. Ritu Jain
Treasurer
Mr. Avani Kumar Varma, IFS (retd)
Member
A Member of Indian Forest Service (1974; Karnataka), Mr. Varma retired on superannuation as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force of Karnataka State Forest Department. He has also worked in various capacities including PCCF (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden Karnataka and has been actively involved in the field of Forest management certification and Chain of Custody Certification process as peer reviewer, observer, co-auditor and lead. He was also the Chairman of KBBABS committee and member Tech group of sub mission on Agroforestry. He is presently Member of the NCCF Governing Body and also chairing the Standard Development Group, FM Standard of NCCF.
Mr. Bhowmik Sanghvi
Member
Bhowmik Harendra Sanghvi has completed his post-graduation in management studies from S. P. Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai. His work experience spans over 20 years in International Business, Procurement, General Management, and R&D, and he is currently working on digital transformation. He is currently President of Hindustan Pencils.
Mr. S K Upadhayay (IFS retd)
Member
Mr. Sachin Raj Jain
Member
Mr. Sachin Jain is the Managing Director of Sara Abode Pvt Ltd. India’ s leading Prefabricated Wooden Houses manufacturer. Sara Abode is the exclusive distributor of Kontio, Finland for entire India and South Asia region. Kontio is the largest log manufacturing company in the world with over 45 years of expertise in the Scandinavian wood treatment technology. Sara Abode aims to provide most eco-friendly, luxurious, comfortable and healthy Scandinavian lifestyle leading to an extra ordinary high life satisfaction and value for investment with its modern Log Building Architecture made to last for generation to generation.
Mr. Jain also has experience in third-party monitoring and evaluation, environmental certification programs, etc. He is an internationally recognized expert in auditing FSC- Co C & FM Certification. He has contributed and directed various projects on sustainability, climate change, monitoring, evaluation and afforestation.
Himamshu Sharma
Member
Mr. Himamshu Sharma is a seasoned Commercial & Supply Chain professional with over 22 years of experience spanning diverse sectors, including Engineering Plastics, Energy Storage Solutions, Textiles, FMCG, Telecom, Pulp & Paper, F&B, and Mining. Throughout his career, he has consistently optimized cost drivers, contributing to both top and bottom-line growth.
Mr. Sharma has played a pivotal role in change management and project management, leading cross-functional teams to enhance financial and operational efficiencies. Currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Star Paper Mills in Saharanpur, he continues to drive synergies and impactful outcomes in the industry.
Govt Nominee Member
Joint-Secretary (NRM),
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Govt Nominee Member
Deputy Secretary, TPD, Ministry of Commerce and Industry