Mr. Sunil Duggal
Whole-Time Director & Group Chief Executive
Officer
Mr. Sunil Duggal was appointed as the Interim CEO of
Vedanta Limited, effective 6 April 2020, and subsequently
CEO, effective 1 August 2020, and Whole-Time Director from
25 April 2021. Prior to this, he was the CEO & Whole-Time
Director of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), a subsidiary of
the Company from 2015 to July 2020. He had been associated
with HZL since 2010 as Executive Director and thereafter,
became the Chief Operating Officer in the year 2012 and
Deputy CEO in 2014. He is a result- oriented professional
with over 37 years of experience in leading
high‐performance teams and more than 20+ years in
leadership positions.
Sonal Shrivastava was appointed as Chief Financial Officer
at Vedanta effective June 2023. Sonal brings more than 26
years of financial leadership across sectors as the
Company continues its next phase of growth. Sonal joins
Vedanta from Holcim Group where she worked as the CFO for
Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa operations. In her role
as CFO, Sonal will spearhead the Group's financial
strategy and be responsible for accounting, tax, treasury,
investor relations, financial planning and analytics,
while driving digitalisation and profitability. She will
work with all internal and external stakeholders to
develop and deliver business goals. Sonal holds a
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from BIT, Sindri
and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
Ms. Madhu SrivastavaChief Human Resources Officer
(CHRO)
Ms. Madhu Srivastava was appointed as the CHRO of Vedanta
in December 2018. She has been associated with Vedanta
since 2012 including as CHRO of Cairn – Oil & Gas business
and leading Talent Acquisition and Diversity and Inclusion
functions for Vedanta. She is a strategic leader and an
outcome-driven professional, known for taking and
implementing tough decisions with grace.
Ms. Srivastava has over 23 years of rich and diverse
experiences across human resources (HR), sales, marketing
and operations spanning industries like FMCG, Telecom,
Banking and Natural Resources. She started her career in
1999 with Godrej, handling sales for Gujarat and
Maharashtra and later moved to Corporate Sales and
Marketing.
She then worked with GE Capital and Reliance in Operations
and Marketing. She started her HR journey in 2006 as
Assistant Vice President, Talent Acquisition at Genpact and
then led recruitments for Citibank India operations as Vice
President, Human Resources. She has been bestowed with ‘Top
HR Thought Leader’ and ‘Great Manager Awards’ by Economic
Times, and ‘Top HR Leader Award’ by HRD Congress. She led
the organisation to win HR accolades like ‘Kincentric Best
Employer’ and ‘Great Place to Work’ for progressive talent
management, employee engagement and performance management
frameworks. Ms. Srivastava is an alumna of IIM Ahmedabad
with a postgraduate Diploma in Marketing and Sales.
Mr. Arun Misra
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zinc Business
(HZL)
Arun Misra has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer,
HZL effective 01 August 2020 and was elevated to the role
of Chief Executive Officer, Zinc Business in June 2022.
Prior to this, he held the position of Deputy Chief
Executive Officer, HZL since joining the Company on 20
November 2019. In his previous role, he was associated
with TATA Steel Limited as Vice President of Mining
Division. He has 34 years of rich and diverse experience
in leading various strategic positions within TATA Steel.
Arun Misra has a bachelor’s degree in electrical
engineering from IIT Kharagpur, a diploma in mining and
beneficiation from University of New South Wales, Sydney
and a diploma in general management from CEDEP, France.
Arun Misra has been elected as Chairman of International
Zinc Association in January 2022, first ever Indian and
Asian to be elected to this position.
Mr. Rahul Sharma
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Aluminium
Business
Rahul Sharma is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of
Vedanta’s Aluminium Business since 24 November 2020. Prior
to his current role, he was the Chief Executive Officer of
the Alumina Business from April 2019 and Director —
Corporate Strategy (Aluminium and Power). Mr. Rahul Sharma
has diverse experience of over 25 years, and he has been
with the Group since 1998. During this tenure he has held
key leadership positions at Vedanta Limited and Sterlite
Technologies Ltd. where he was Chief Marketing Officer
(Domestic and International) and Business Head of System
Integration Business. Mr. Sharma is also the office bearer
of various eminent industry associations, including the
current President of Aluminium Association of India (AAI),
Chairman of Indian Captive Power Producers Association
(ICPPA), and Co-Chair of FICCI’s Non-Ferrous Metal
Committee.
For his exemplary leadership, he has been conferred with
various awards and accolades including ‘The Extraordinaire –
Business Leader 2020-21’ at the Brand Vision Summit 2022,
‘People's CEO of the year award 2020' by People First
Limited and ‘Business Leader of the year award' at
International Conference on Non-Ferrous Metals-2017 for his
contribution to India’s Metal and Mining industry. Mr. Rahul
Sharma is an alumnus of IIM–Ahmedabad Executive General
Management program, has an MBA in Marketing and a B.E. in
Electronics and Communication.
Mr. Steve Moore
Deputy CEO Cairn Oil & Gas
Steve Moore was appointed as Deputy CEO, Cairn Oil & Gas
in July 2023. He is steering Cairn’s growth strategy
towards producing 50% of India’s domestic Oil & Gas and
adding Reserves and Resources to achieve Energy
Aatmanirbharta, whilst maintaining the highest level of
Safety, Sustainability and Governance standards. He has
over 35 years of rich global experience in technical and
leadership roles across UK, Middle East, and Southeast &
Central Asia in global majors like Shell, Maersk Oil,
Energean and Mubadala Oil. Steve holds a PhD in Chemical
Engineering from Newcastle University
Mr. Sanjeev Gemawat General Counsel
Dr. Sanjeev Gemawat was appointed as the General Counsel
of Vedanta in June 2022. He brings with him three decades
of rich experience in wide ranging industries like
manufacturing, automobile, real estate and hospitality.
Dr. Gemawat has been recognised among the Top General
Counsels of India in various prestigious General Counsel
lists. He is one of the founders of the GCAI and has been
inducted in to the 'Global Hall of Fame' for his
contribution to the legal eco system in India and the
world. Dr. Gemawat is a postgraduate and doctorate in law,
a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Cost Accountant, and a
Chartered Secretary from India & the UK.
Ms. Ritu Jhingon
Director, Corporate Communications and Corporate
Social
Responsibility
Ritu Jhingon is the Director - Corporate Communications
and CEO of Vedanta’s flagship CSR project “Nand Ghar”,
which aims to transform the lives of 7 crore children and
2 crore women across 13.7 lakh anganwadis in India.
Joining Cairn Oil & Gas in 2010, a Vedanta Group company,
Ritu has worked extensively in Corporate Communications
and CSR, focussing on strategising Vedanta Group’s
positioning, defining narratives, and driving brand
communications while anchoring Group’s marquee social
impact initiatives. As part of the management at Vedanta,
she has been furthering an environment fostering
entrepreneurial thinking and actively positioning the
Company through brand initiatives and driving impact
communications at national and international fora. With an
experience spanning 3 decades, Ritu has previously worked
with Hindustan Times Media Ltd., New Delhi and Ogilvy &
Mather (Sri Lanka, Mumbai and Delhi).
Ms. Jhingon holds an MBA in Marketing and B.Com (Hons.) from
Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. A national
level swimmer, Ritu is also an avid photographer and her
works have been part of many national exhibitions. Ms.
Jhingon has featured in ‘Top 100 Global Influencers’ list by
Provoke Media and is also a member of CII National Council
on CSR.
Mr. Shrikant Saboo
Director – Group Commercial and Marketing
Shrikant Saboo was appointed as Director - Commercial,
Marketing & Risk in August 2022. His key priorities
include designing and driving the Commercial, Marketing,
E-Commerce & Hedging strategies across the business
portfolios, in line with global best practices and peer
benchmarking, to unlock value for the organisation. His
focus is on building strong Commercial & Marketing teams
in the businesses and at the Group level along with
driving strategic business partner relationships to
achieve growth and profitability. He is a Chartered
Accountant and MBA from Emory University, Goizueta
Business School, USA. He brings 30 years of rich and
diverse multicultural experience across Procurement &
Supply Chain, Finance, Treasury, Commodity & Forex risk
management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Strategy &
Development and Project Management. He held global
leadership roles and has worked with Hindalco Industries
Ltd in India and with Novelis Inc in the US. Prior to
joining Vedanta, he was with Indorama Ventures PCL in
Thailand as a Senior Vice President where he was leading
the global procurement of key raw materials & supply chain
Asia, and had also supervised the global Aromatics finance
team, and strategised the sales of specialty products.
Mr. Sunil Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, Vedanta Limited,
Jharsuguda
Sunil Gupta was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer
of Jharsuguda, effective from 31 January 2022. In this
role, Mr. Gupta has the critical responsibility of
providing leadership to the Aluminium business at
Jharsuguda, with a strong focus on HSE, ESG, volume, cost,
organisation, talent, and technology, and implementing
best-in-class practices. He brings over 27 years of rich
experience from the cement industry, where he worked
extensively in operations, project implementation,
strategic planning, logistics, commercial & marketing
transformation, and the execution of various critical
projects for ACC and KJS Cements. He holds a B. Tech
degree in Electrical Engineering from the Government
Engineering College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Mr. Rajesh Kumar
Chief Executive Officer & WTD, BALCO
Rajesh Kumar is the CEO of Bharat Aluminium Company
Limited (BALCO) and has been a valued member of Vedanta
since 2023. With 36 years of experience in operations,
maintenance, project implementation, and productivity
improvement in Tata Steel's Indian and Thai units, he
brings a wealth of expertise to his role at BALCO. As CEO,
he is responsible for a wide range of functions across
Mines, Aluminium Smelters, and Power plants. His key areas
of focus include driving volume, managing costs, ensuring
adherence to environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
practices, spearheading growth projects, managing business
partnerships, driving digitisation and innovation,
leveraging technology, nurturing employee development, and
benchmarking against industry best practices.
He has made significant contributions to the implementation
of large projects, mergers, and acquisitions and extended
his visionary leadership in achieving world- class
production, productivity, and quality benchmarks in multiple
manufacturing units highlighting his capabilities. Mr. Kumar
holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (B.
Tech) from Banaras Hindu University (IIT BHU) and a Master's
in Business Administration (MBA) with a gold medal in
finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Mr. Navin Jaju
Chief Executive Officer, Sesa Goa Iron Ore
Navin Kumar Jaju was elevated to the role of Chief
Executive Officer, Sesa Goa on December 2022. In his
current role, Navin Jaju is responsible for overall
Business performance, growth & expansion of Vedanta’s Sesa
Goa Business, which has footprints across 5 states across
India and overseas operations at Liberia - West Africa.
Prior to this, he was handling the critical role of Chief
Financial Officer - Iron and Steel Sector as appointed on
September 2021, after taking up the position of Chief
Financial Officer - Iron Ore Business in April 2020. He
joined Vedanta Group in March 2005, and prior to joining
the Iron Ore Business of Vedanta, Navin Jaju has worked in
Vedanta’s Group Companies such as HZL, BALCO and Corporate
Office. Navin Jaju is a well-seasoned executive with
extensive diversified experience of over 18 years in
Metals & Mining sector.
He brings demonstrated leadership experience in multiple
business verticals ranging from financial planning &
analysis, Risk management to M&As and achieving business
growth vision with utmost focus on strategic directions,
exceptional P & L results, sustainable business, and people
best practices. Navin Jaju is a B. Com graduate from St.
Xavier’s College and a Chartered Accountant from the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Mr. Ashish Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, ESL Steel
Ashish Gupta was appointed as the CEO, ESL Steel on
September 2022. Prior to this, he was the Managing
Director in Texmaco Rail and Engineering Limited from
November 2020 to September 2022. He was also the Managing
Director of TMILL (Tata Steel JV), from June 2017 to
November 2020 and was the Chairman of TKM India and ISL,
Dubai which are subsidiaries of TMILL. He was also a Board
Member of Tata NYK, Singapore. He has a total of 29 years
of experience. Mr. Gupta completed his General Management
Program-CEDEP from INSEAD France in 2018. He is also an
alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur, 1998, and IIT Roorkee, 1993,
where he did his B.E in Electrical Engineering.
Mr. Vibhav Agarwal
Chief Executive Officer, Talwandi Sabo Power Limited
(TSPL)
Vibhav Agarwal was appointed the CEO - Power in June 2022.
He is a seasoned professional with over 22 years’
experience in Power and Infrastructure Sector with core
competence in Strategy, Regulatory Affairs, Policy
Advocacy, Financing, M&A, Legal, Commercial, Operations,
Project Management & Execution, Corporate Affairs and
Talent Management. With strong cross-functional leadership
skills, and ability to drive decision-making, Vibhav has
risen through the ranks and acquired top leadership
positions in a short span of time in the biggest
corporates in India. Prior to his current role, Vibhav was
Managing Director of Rattan India Power Limited, and has
spent 17 years in Reliance Group at various leadership
position. He is a B.Tech. from NIT Warangal, MBA from
NITIE Mumbai and holds a certificate from ISB Hyderabad in
Leadership & General Management.
Mr. Rajinder Singh Ahuja
Head – Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and
Sustainability
Rajinder Singh Ahuja was appointed as Head – HSE &
Sustainability, for Vedanta on 20 July 2021. He was Deputy
CEO, TSPL prior to being elevated to this role and brings
25 years of rich and diverse leadership experience across
Metal & Mining, Cement and Power industry. He has worked
with Hindustan Zinc and Aditya Birla group in the past. In
his current role, he is currently leading a
transformational journey to establish Vedanta as ESG
leader in metal and mining space and implement globally
best practices in the field of health, safety, ESG and
governance through Technology, Automation, Digitisation
across function. He works closely with Leadership,
Business CEOs, IR/Communications teams and internal and
external stakeholders to drive the implementation of ESG
across Vedanta. Rajinder has been associated with Vedanta
since 2003 and has been instrumental in establishing
benchmark practices in HSE & Sustainability as HSES head
of our Zinc business.
Rajinder holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
from Maulana Azad College of Technology (NIT Bhopal) and has
been part of our Leadership development program by AON
Hewitt and had been professionally trained on Safety by
Dupont.
Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sharma
Chief Executive Officer, FACOR
Pankaj Kumar Sharma currently holds the position of Chief
Executive Officer in FACOR since June 2023, one of India’s
leading producers and exporters of Ferro Chrome, with 150
KTPA Ferro chrome production capacity along with 6 Captive
Chrome Ore Mines and a 100 MW Power Plant. A valued member
of the Vedanta team since 2018, he has made notable
contributions to the field of metal operations and
functions, focussing on advancements that have
significantly enhanced the industry. In his current role,
he provides strategic direction and overall leadership to
ensure exceptional business performance at FACOR. His
responsibilities encompass driving multifold growth across
Mines, Charge Chrome Plant, and Power Plant, with a strong
focus on Volume, Cost, ESG, Growth Projects, Business
Partner Management, Digitisation, Innovation and
Technology, People Development, and Benchmarking with Best
Practices.
Before joining FACOR business, he held significant
leadership roles at HZL and BALCO, where he made substantial
contributions. With an impressive professional journey
spanning 24 years, he has garnered experience across
esteemed companies such as JSW Cement, Century Textile
Industry Limited, Lafarge Holcim, and ACC Ltd. He holds a
degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a certified Total
Quality Management (TQM) professional from AOTS Japan.
Mr. Puneet Khurana
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Copper
Operations
Puneet Khurana was appointed as the Deputy CEO of our
Copper Operations (Fujairah and Silvassa) on 6 August
2021. In his role he is responsible for an overall US$125
million bottom line. He has been associated with Vedanta
since 2006, and has been instrumental in driving an
increase in Market share, Net sales realisation, Margin,
Free cash flow, and reducing gross working capital and
cost, through various roles in Vedanta Group companies
such as Sterlite Industries, Cairn Oil and Gas, and
Fujairah Gold where he has held different profiles in
Sales & marketing and Supply Chain Management. Puneet has
a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from ICFAI
Business School Hyderabad, and a Bachelors of Technology
(B.Tech) in Computer Science and Engineering from AKG
Engineering College, Ghaziabad.
Mr. Rohit Agarwal
Director – Management Assurance Services
(MAS)
Rohit Agarwal was appointed as Director – MAS in December
2022. He leads the overall Assurance vertical as the
custodian of ethics and integrity, thus ensuring zero
leakages across the organisation with specific focus on
right people, right partners, right material and right
practices. His priorities are to unlock value through
business partnering, use of latest technology & data
analytics and enhance internal controls, compliance &
governance framework. Rohit is a qualified Chartered
Accountant and has been with the Group for over 18 years
with a brief stint outside the Group. He joined as a
Management Trainee in 2005, worked in various businesses
across Group including overseas (Armenia and Australia) in
various capacities and rose to the ranks of CFO of TSPL in
2018 through various internal Act-up programs/ Chairman
Growth workshops. He has been part of various key
transformational projects in finance domain over the years
and has contributed immensely in the growth journey of
Vedanta.