Board of Directors

Mr. Padam Prakash Gupta
Managing Director

Mr. Gupta holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a master’s degree in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. He was a management consultant at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) and worked in the merchant banking division of the erstwhile ANZ Grindlays Bank, Kolkata. He also served as Vice President of the Indian Electricals and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA). Mr. Gupta continues to guide the Company with over 40 years of experience in the domain.

Mr. Ankit Saraiya
Whole-time Director

Mr. Saraiya holds a bachelor’s degree in Science (Corporate Finance and Accounting) with a minor in Computer Information Systems (CIS) from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, US. He has sound financial and commercial knowledge, along with an experience of over nine years in the related field.

Mr. Krishna Murari Poddar
Independent Director

Mr. Poddar is a Commerce graduate. He is a renowned industrialist and has more than 49 years of experience.

Mr. Kotivenkatesan Vasudevan
Independent Director

Mr. Vasudevan is an Electrical Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers and the Institute of Standard Engineers with more than 45 years of experience. He is the Chairman of Green Business Centre for Southern India. He is a member of the National Committee on Power, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and is a former President of IEEMA.

Mr. Kadenja Krishna Rai
Independent Director

Mr. Rai holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts and is a member of the Certified Associates of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). He is a retired banking professional with 44 years of experience and has held several important portfolios. He was the Executive Director of Allahabad Bank from 2001 to 2004.

Mr. Samarendra Nath Roy
Independent Director

Mr. Roy holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of  Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. He started his career with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) as a management trainee and thereafter joined BHEL in 1978. He retired as the Executive Director of BHEL in 2003.

Ms. Avantika Gupta
Director

Ms. Gupta is a Science graduate (Economics and Finance) with a minor in Accountancy and Creative Writing from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, US. She is equipped with strong financial and commercial knowledge and has an experience of over four years.

Ms. Dipali Khanna
Independent Woman Director

Ms. Dipali Khanna has completed the Leadership Program from Harvard Business School and also obtained Masters Degree in Science (National Security) from National Defence College and Masters Degree in History from Delhi University. She has also obtained the Certificate Course from Cost & Management accountancy ICWA, Delhi. She had Forty years of varied work experience in renowned Government organizations, with an emphasis on assisting Ministries in sourcing capital from the Government and developing policies and regulations to enable enhanced participation of the private sector in government initiatives. Ms. Khanna is independent Board Member in some reputed companies. She was also a Member of Kelkar Committee, Ministry of Defence for Public-Private Partnership in Defence production process.

Mr. Anjan Dasgupta
Independent Director

Mr. Dasgupta is a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Odisha. He has more than 45 years of experience at different levels and areas in Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) in National and International operations and retired as Executive Director (Corporate Systems and Information Technology). He is in an independent director of WPIL Ltd. 

Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Mr. Krishna Murari Poddar
Independent Director – Chairman
Mr. Samarendra Nath Roy
Independent Director – Member
Ms. Avantika Gupta
Non-Executive Director – Member
Ms. Dipali Khanna
Independent Director - Member

Risk Management Committee

Mr. Padam Prakash Gupta
Managing Director – Chairman
Mr. Samarendra Nath Roy
Independent Director – Member
Mr. Ankit Saraiya
Executive, Whole-time Director – Member

Audit Committee

Mr. Kotivenkatesan Vasudevan
Independent Director - Chairman
Mr. Samarendra Nath Roy
Independent Director - Member
Mr. Kadenja Krishna Rai
Independent Director - Member
Mr. Ankit Saraiya
Executive, Whole-time Director – Member

Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Mr. Samarendra Nath Roy
Independent Director – Chairman
Mr. Krishna Murari Poddar
Independent Director – Member
Ms. Avantika Gupta
Non-Executive Director – Member

Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Mr. Kotivenkatesan Vasudevan
Independent Director - Chairman
Ms. Avantika Gupta
Non-Executive Director – Member
Mr. Ankit Saraiya
Executive, Whole-time Director – Member

Share Transfer and Transmission Committee

Mr. Ankit Saraiya
Executive, Whole-time Director – Chairman
Mr. Samarendra Nath Roy
Independent Director - Member
Ms. Avantika Gupta
Non-Executive Director - Member

ESG Committee

Ms. Avantika Gupta
Non-Executive Director - Chairman
Mr. Ankit Saraiya
Executive, Whole-time Director – Member
Mr. Niranjan Brahma
CS & Compliance Officer - Member
Mr. Mihir Mohapatra
General Manager (Q & A) - Member

POSH Committee

Ms. Avantika Gupta
Non-Executive Director - Chairman
Mr. Ramesh Chandra Agrawal
Executive Director Mechanical - Member
Mr. Ajay Khajuria
Assistant Vice President & CHRO Human Resources - Member
Ms. Moumita Som
DY. Manager (HR) - Member
Mr. Mukesh Dave
Member
Ms. Syeda Shahida Hussain
External Member (Familiar with the issue of Sexual Harassment)

Management Team

Mr. Padam Prakash Gupta
Managing Director

Mr. Ankit Saraiya
Whole Time Director

Mr. Pradeep Kumar Lohia
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Niranjan Brahma
CS & Compliance Officer

Ms. Avantika Gupta
Director

Mr. Sheikh Anoar Ali
President Business Development

Mr. Sujoy Ray
Group President

Mr. Rajiv Agarwal
Executive Director Commercial

Mr. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal
Executive Director Mechanical

Mr. Raj Kumar Raina
Executive Director Projects

Mr. Ajay Khajuria
Assistant Vice President & CHRO Human Resources