About Swastik Group
Building sustainable businesses across multiple industries in East Africa
About Swastik Group
Swastik Group of Companies is a multi-sector business group engaged in mining, precious minerals trading, agricultural commodities, hospitality, power, and pharmaceuticals. Since its establishment, the group has focused on building scalable businesses that create sustainable value and support economic growth.
With operations centered in East Africa and expanding global trade relationships, Swastik Group combines sector expertise, strategic partnerships, and disciplined management to deliver consistent performance across industries.
The group's philosophy is grounded in long-term sustainability, stakeholder engagement, and responsible expansion into emerging opportunities.
Vision
To establish a diversified global business group recognized for operational excellence, sustainable growth, and delivering consistent value across multiple sectors.
Mission
To operate efficiently across industries, foster responsible business practices, and create lasting value for stakeholders and the communities in which we operate.
Our Team
Our Founders
Mr. Sanjay M. Shah
Group Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. Sanjay M. Shah is a seasoned business leader with over 28 years of experience across international trade, mining, commodities, hospitality, and energy sectors. He leads the Swastik Group's diversified operations with deep expertise in bullion trading and cross-border markets, steering the organization with a clear strategic vision for global expansion, sectoral diversification, and long-term value creation.
Our Team
CA Pravin S. Toshniwal
Group Chief Finance Officer
CA Pravin S. Toshniwal is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with over 26 years of experience in corporate finance, auditing, and strategic funding across diversified sectors. He brings strong expertise in financial structuring, project funding, taxation, and business planning, contributing significantly to the Group's financial strength and long-term sustainability.
Jayant Mukherjee
Vice President - Finance
A highly accomplished Corporate Accounting, Finance, and Tax professional with over 35 years of extensive experience across a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, trading, and services, well-versed in managing multi-entity financial operations. He brings deep domain expertise in financial management, regulatory compliance, and strategic planning, making him a critical asset to the organization's leadership team.
Sandip Misra
Chief Operations Officer - Gold Mining
Seasoned mining executive with over 18 years of progressive experience leading large-scale surface and underground mining operations (>5,000 TPD), delivering sustained improvements in production, cost efficiency and operational performance. Demonstrates strong expertise in integrated mine planning, life-of-mine strategy, and full P&L accountability, with a consistent focus on optimizing resource utilization and maximizing asset value.
Angelo Motega
Vice President - Operations - CIL Plant
A Metallurgical young professional with over 5 years of specialized experience in extractive metallurgy, with a strong focus on gold processing through Carbon-in-Leach (CIL) operations. Demonstrates in-depth expertise in cyanide leaching kinetics, carbon adsorption–desorption (ADR) circuits, and process optimization to consistently improve gold recovery and plant throughput. Proven track record in monitoring and enhancing plant performance through data-driven process control, reagent optimization, and operational troubleshooting.
George Tarimo
Vice President – Operations – Graphite Plant
Results-driven professional leader with over 10 years of experience in mineral processing and industrial chemical plant operations, specializing in graphite processing and value-added product manufacturing. Demonstrates strong technical expertise in flotation circuits, milling, drying, micronizing, and advanced graphitization processes, including LWG furnace operations, delivering consistent improvements in product quality and end-to-end plant efficiency/performance.
Isaac Peter
Chief Architect
Dynamic technology leader with over 15 years of experience in enterprise architecture, specializing in cloud transformation, scalable system design and digital modernization initiatives. Proven track record in driving large-scale cloud migration programs, modernizing legacy systems, and significantly reducing technical debt while accelerating delivery velocity and improving system performance. Adept at implementing architecture governance frameworks, best practices, and DevOps-driven methodologies to enhance efficiency and reliability.
Bhusan Mathkar
Vice President – Operations – Hospitality
Seasoned hospitality executive with over 20 years of experience in managing and optimizing end-to-end hotel operations, encompassing both front-of-house and back-of-house functions. Demonstrates strong expertise in driving operational excellence, enhancing guest experience and delivering sustained revenue growth in competitive hospitality environments.
Elezabeth Budodi
Legal Counsel
Commercially astute young legal professional with over 10 years of progressive experience in providing strategic legal counsel to high-profile clients across diverse jurisdictions. Possesses a strong foundation in commercial law and business administration, with a multidisciplinary background spanning legal advisory, regulatory compliance and human resources management. Experienced in managing end-to-end legal and compliance functions, advising senior leadership on risk mitigation and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and corporate policies.
Steven Ng'wandu
Manager Marketing Pharma Division
Results-oriented pharmaceutical marketing professional with over 5 years of experience in developing and executing high-impact brand and portfolio strategies across competitive therapeutic segments. Demonstrates strong capability in driving product adoption, enhancing market penetration and delivering sustained market share growth. Well-versed in regulatory frameworks and industry standards, including FDA guidelines, medical-legal review processes and promotional material compliance, ensuring all marketing initiatives adhere to applicable regulations and ethical practices.
Jaqueline Ndanshau
Manager Liasoning
Results-driven liaison professional with over 5 years of experience in managing complex stakeholder relationships and facilitating effective coordination between internal teams, external partners, and regulatory authorities. Demonstrates strong capability in bridging communication gaps to enhance operational efficiency and ensure seamless execution of organizational initiatives.
D Chandrasekar
Chief Operating Officer – Commodities
A seasoned commodities professional with over 25 years of extensive experience across trading, supply chain, operations, and marketing in both domestic and international markets. The COO brings deep domain expertise in commodities sourcing, procurement, logistics, commercial strategy, and market development, serving as a key driver of operational excellence and revenue growth within the organization.
Swastik Group at a Glance
Key highlights of our business presence and operations
Established in 2019
Operations in East Africa
Global trade links with India and international partners
Diversified across 5 core industries
Export-driven mineral and commodity operations
Our Companies
Diversified portfolio across multiple industries
