• Chairman: Mr. Amarnath Sengupta representing Daeshan Trading India Pvt. Ltd

Amarnath Sen Gupta has worked for more than a decade in various reputed entities specializing in Audit, Assurance and Consultancy Services as rendered to leading corporate before joining Daehsan Trading as its Finance Manager in 2001. He was soon promoted as the Country Manager of Daehsan in Aug'2002. Since then he actively involved with Sales and Marketing, Operations, Administration and Legal Affairs. He was instrumental in turning Daehsan into one of the leading Direct Sales Companies in India and its three fold growth during the past 7 years. Mr. Sen Gupta holds a Bachelors Degree in Physics from Delhi University and is a Chartered Accountant by profession.

  • Vice Chairman : Mr. P. Devadas representing K-Link Healthcare (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Mr.Devadas Payyakkal is the Director for K-LINK Healthcare India. He has led the Indian operation since the company's incorporation in India in the year 2002. He has 25 years of experience in management across various Industries like construction and trading . He had lived and worked in the south east Asia and Middle East for about 17 years in various capacities. He believes that a regulated direct selling industry would be a great opportunity to harness the vibrant entrepreneurial spirit of India and unlike other industries, the nature of direct selling business is such that, your core business can in itself be termed as your Corporate Social Responsibility.

  • Secretary General: Ms Chavi Hemanth, IDSA

Chavi Hemanth has over 15 years of cross functional experience in areas like sales and marketing, profit center management & policy lobbying with corporates and governments at suitable platforms. She started her career with DHL & TNT Express Worldwide and went on to serve at Ravissant. Later she moved to Minnesota, USA for setting up office and business for an IT startup. Before joining IDSA, Chavi worked with FICCI for around 7 years where she led important portfolios like Retail, Auto retail, FMCG & FICCI Young Leaders Forum. Enhancement of membership base, service to industry, intellectual output, branding and launching platforms such as footfalls, WISC, ARTF, stood out as her contribution besides an all-encompassing fiscal discipline.

At present she is the Secretary General of the Indian Direct Selling Association and her work revolves around promoting direct selling as a concept in India and activities related to efficient functioning of the Association.

  • Secretary: Mr. Harish Singhla representing Jafra Ruchi Cosmetics India Pvt. Ltd.

Harish Singla after graduating from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology as an Industrial Engineer pursued his Post Graduation in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad. He has pursued a 22 year long multifaceted career ranging from IT Consulting, Management Consulting, FMCG Marketing , Foods and Agro-Commodities Trading and Marketing to Direct Sales and Cosmetics. In his previous assignment at Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. he was looking after the Sales and Marketing function. Currently in addition to various Business Development assignments he represents the US$ 5 Billion Ruchi Soya Group on the Board of Directors as Jt. MD of JAFRA RUCHI COSMETICS INDIA PVT. LTD. (JV between Ruchi Group and JAFRA International, USA).

  • Treasurer: Mr. Ujjwal Mukhopadhyay representing Avon Beauty Products India Pvt. Ltd.

Ujjwal Mukhopadhyay is currently working as Managing Director of Avon in India. He has been associated with the Direct selling industry in various capacities for over a decade. He has worked in India extensively across geographies as well as in more than 10 countries in Asia including Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Vietnam, Nepal, Bangladesh, Key operating experience has been about developing markets to reach their potential in a structured and all rounded environment is what he specializes in. Geographic expansion of business has been his key strength.