Mr. Ashok Sawhny is the Founder and President of Global Monarch and its sister company Monarch International. A true pioneer of the industry, Mr. Sawhny first started the trading company Monarch International in 1978. During the 1980s, Mr. Sawhny and Monarch International were given the agency of Australian mining major BHP in the Indian market as exclusive representatives in the country. In the 1980s and 1990s, Mr. Sawhny represented Brazilian refractories major Magnesita Refratarios in India, an association that continues till this day with the refractories major RHI Magnesita. In a career spanning more than five decades, Mr. Sawhny has revolutionised international trading by successfully developing just about every heavy-manufacturing industry – from refractories and steel to textiles, chemicals and even aviation.
A stalwart of the refractories industry, Mr. Sawhny has been a speaker at major International Refractory Conferences such as the ALAFAR on several occasions and is also closely associated with the apex body for commerce and trade in India, FICCI, having represented the organisation at various international forums.