Team

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. 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 eight 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. 

Mr. Shailesh Kumar Mishra

Non-Executive Director (Professional)

Mr. S K Mishra is a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from NIT, Bhopal. He has more than 38 years of experience at different levels and areas in Power Sector and has been associated with POWERGRID as Executive Director and SECI as Director (Power System).  

Mr. James Raymond Trout

Non-Executive Director (Professional)

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical & Materials Engineering from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. He has combined an innate understanding of Data Center investments, real estate, technology and team building to create uniquely profitable enterprises. In the data center industry, he was a leader in developing the practices of modularization, campus scale and integration of power assets, and ultra-efficient application of green power technologies and controls. James founded and serves as the CEO of Clean Arc Data Centers, bridging clean energy with the commissioning of best in class Hyper scale data centers throughout North America. He has also founded and served as Founder, CEO, and CTO of Vantage Data Centers, a Silver Lake Partners company from its inception.

Mr. Arun Duggal

Independent Director

He is a Mechanical Engineer from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (recipient of Distinguished Alumni Service Award), Mr. Duggal holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award). He has more than 26 years of experience as an international Banker and has advised companies and financial institutions on Financial Strategy, M & A and Capital Raising. 

Mr. Duggal is the Founder of ‘Arun Duggal Centre of Excellence for Research in Climate Change and Air Pollution at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India. He is also the Co-Founder of Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI) at IIT Delhi. He is the Founder of Centre of ESG Research Centre (CESGR) at IIM, Ahmedabad. Mr. Duggal is a Trustee of Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI). CMI is a Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Research in Mathematical sciences.


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. Kadenja Krishna Rai

Independent Director - Chairman

Mr. Samarendra Nath Roy

Independent Director - Member

Mr. Ankit Saraiya

Executive, Whole-time Director – Member

Mr. Anjan Dasgupta

Independent 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. Anjan Dasgupta

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 - Chairperson

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 - Chairperson

Mr. Ramesh Chandra Agrawal

Executive Director Mechanical - Member

Mr. Ajay Khajuria

Assistant Vice President & CHRO - Member

Ms. Moumita Som

DY. Manager (HR) - 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. Sujoy Ray

Group President

Mr. Sheikh Anoar Ali

President Business Development

Mr. Rajiv Agarwal

Executive Director Commercial

Mr. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal

Executive Director Mechanical

Mr. Raj Kumar Raina

Executive Director Projects

Mr. Ajay Khajuria

Vice President & CHRO