Veeramani Shankar is the chief executive officer of Rallis India since June 1, 2007. Shankar joined Rallis India in 2005 as the chief operating officer, and moved on to become its executive director. He was earlier the chief operating officer, phosphates business, at Tata Chemicals (TCL).

Shankar began his career in 1979 with Indian Aluminium Company. In 1986 he joined Hindustan Unilever Limited (formerly Hindustan Lever Limited), for an 18-year stint during which he served in various positions including Unilever corporate audit and business head for agribusiness, and later for fertilisers, for which he served as a director in Hind Lever Chemicals. After the merger of Hind Lever Chemicals with TCL in 2004, he joined the Tata Group.

Shankar is the ex-chairman, eastern region, Fertiliser Association of India. Presently, he is on the association boards of Crop Life India and Crop Care Federation of India.

Shankar is a qualified chartered accountant (CA), cost accountant, and company secretary, and also holds a graduate degree in law. Qualifying with distinctions at the all-India level in both intermediate and final CA examinations, Shankar has a varied experience of over 27 years in the industry.