Non Executive and Non Independent Director
Mr. Karan Adani holds a degree in economics from Purdue University, USA.
Non Executive and Non Independent Director
Dr. Vinay Prakash, Ph.D. in Mining, is the one of the most recognized leaders in the areas of Energy, Infrastructure, Metal & Minerals.
Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Ajay Kapur is the Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer of ACC Limited.
Non Executive and Independent Director
Mr Singhi is Science Graduate and Law Graduate by qualification and is Senior Partner of Singhi & Co., Advocates & Notary, Ahmedabad.
Non Executive and Independent Director
Mr. Nitin Shukla has done B.E. (Mechanical). His career spans over four decades and nearly half as CEO-MD with JVs of MNCs in India.
Non Executive and Independent Director
Mr. Rajeev Agarwal, an Engineering graduate from I.I.T, Roorkee, belongs to1983 batch of Indian Revenue Service.
Non Executive and Non Independent Director
Investment Officer, managed Investment portfolio of LIC of India.
Non-Exceutive and Independent Director
Ms. Ameera Shah is the Promoter & Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.
Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer
(DIN: 03096416)
Mr. Ajay Kapur is the CEO and Whole Time Director of ACC Limited.He has over 30 years of expertise in the cement, construction, power and heavy metals sector. Mr. Kapur joined Ambuja Cements in 1993 and has spent more than 25 years in various strategic roles. Between 2014 and 2019, he held the position of the Company's CEO and Managing Director (MD). Mr. Kapur previously held the positions of CEO of Aluminium & Power and MD of Commercial at Vedanta Ltd. before joining the Adani Group in June 2022. He most recently worked for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. as CEO of Special Projects. He has been extensively involved in several business forums, such as CII, FICCI, and ASSOCHAM. He holds an MBA from the K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management and a degree in economics. He is also an alumnus of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Non Executive and Non Independent Director
(DIN: 00077715)
Mr Martin Kriegner is an Austrian national born in 1961, Mr Kriegner was appointed as Head of Asia Pacific andmember of the Group Executive Committee of Holcim in August 2016. Since 2019 he has also been responsible for theHolcim Group Cement Excellence team.
Mr Martin Kriegner joined the Group in 1990 and became the CEO of Lafarge Perlmooser AG, Austria in 1998. Hemoved to India as the CEO of Lafarge’s cement operations in 2002 and later served as Regional President Cement for Asia, based in Kuala Lumpur. In 2012, he was appointed CEO of Lafarge India for the Cement, RMX and Aggregates business. In July 2015, he became Area Manager Central Europe and was appointed Head of India effective March 1, 2016.
Non Executive and Non Independent Director
(DIN:01680305)
Mr Christof Hassig heads the Corporate Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions function in LafargeHolcim, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Before joining the former Holcim Limited in 1999, Mr Christof Hassig worked for twenty five years at UBS in many different functions, including as Global Relationship Manager and Investment Banker for multinational corporates in Switzerland and other countries.
Within the former Holcim Limited, he was reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer with many direct links to all other Executive Directors including Chief Executive Officer. For the past fifteen years, he has built and led the department of Corporate Financing & Treasury. This function spans across all the geographic regions and includes matrix organizations with the finance department of the operating companies in various countries.
In December 2012 he took over additional responsibilities as head of the newly created Mergers & Acquisitions function at Group level. In March 2013, the Group’s Insurance Department was moved and integrated into the Corporate Finance & Treasury Department. He started his career with a three year apprenticeship in Banking followed by a Masters in Banking and Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 2006.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:00003633)
Falguni Nayar is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nykaa. Within a span of 9 years, Falguni has built one of India’s leading lifestyle focused consumer technology platforms right from scratch. As the leader of a rapidly expanding group of businesses, Falguni closely oversees each of them, while building synergies to best leverage the group’s strengths and interdependencies.
Before founding Nykaa, Falguni spent nearly two decades as one of India’s leading investment bankers with the Kotak Mahindra group. During that time, Falguni guided founders of several Indian companies through roadshows in Europe and the U.S. as they made their way to stock market debuts. Last year, she expertly led her own to a stellar debut on the stock exchanges after Nykaa’s IPO received an overwhelming response, having been oversubscribed 82 times. Today, Falguni is one of India’s richest self-made female billionaires.
Falguni is the recipient of prominent awards and accolades for the crucial role she plays in transforming India’s lifestyle, retail and consumer technology sectors. Forbes India featured Falguni in the World's 100 Most Powerful Women for the third year in a row in 2021 and she made her presence felt in the prestigious list of The Bloomberg 50 2021.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:00008933)
Born in 1959, Vinayak Chatterjee graduated in Economics (Hons) from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University (1976-1979) and did his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1979 – 1981). He co-founded Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd. in 1990 and served as its Chairman from 1990 to 2021. Since stepping down from active management, he now devotes his time and energy to Infrastructure Policy and Advocacy; as well as to nurturing educational institutions.
He has often been called upon to play a strategic advisory role to leading domestic and international corporates, the Government of India, various Ministries dealing with infrastructure, as well as multilateral and bilateral institutions in the areas of infrastructure policy, planning and implementation. He is one of the leading proponents of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for developing India’s infrastructure. One of his more recent engagements with the Government of India related to being a Member of the Committee on Setting up a DFI (Development Finance Institution).
In 1998, the World Economic Forum at Davos recognized him as one of the 100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow. In 2011, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad conferred on him the “Distinguished Alumnus Award”.
He is currently the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) “Mission on Infrastructure, Investment and Trade”; and has chaired various Infrastructure and Economic Committees at the national level of CII since 2001.
He is on the Board of Directors of ACC Limited, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited and KEC International Limited; and is a member of the Advisory Board of JCB India.
He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad, and on the Boards of Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur and the National Rail and Transportation Institute, Vadodara.
He is a well-read columnist and writes a monthly column on infrastructure for Business Standard called ‘INFRATALK’. He has authored a book titled “Getting it Right – India’s Unfolding Infrastructure Agenda” published in 2011.
He lives in Gurugram, in the National Capital Region of India.
Non Executive and Non Independent Director
(DIN:02449088)
Mr Vijay Kumar Sharma was the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India until he attained superannuation from the Corporation with effect from January 01 2019. LIC has confirmed that Mr Sharma will continue to be their representative on the Company’s Board after his superannuation. Prior to his taking over the position as Chairman of LIC in December 2016, he served as Chairman (in-charge) from September 16, 2016 and Managing Director, LIC from November 2013. From December 2010 to November 2013, he served as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, LIC Housing Finance Limited (LICHFL), a premier housing finance company in the country.
Mr Vijay Kumar Sharma, is a post-graduate from Patna University. He joined LIC as Direct Recruit Officer in 1981 and has grown with the Corporation since then. He has handled various challenging assignments pan India and in all operational streams including in-charge positions at different levels. Working across the length and breadth of the country, he has added immensely to his experience and honed his understanding of demographics of the country, socio-economic needs of different regions and multicultural challenges in implementation of Corporate objectives.
As MD & CEO of LICHFL, he stabilised the operations of the company under most challenging circumstances of negative media glare, intense scrutiny by Regulator & others and turned it around to be the best Housing Finance Company in 2011.
Mr Sharma has been an inspirational leader who utilises negotiation skills gained over thirty seven years of extensive experience in insurance and financial sectors and strongly connects to the grass-root levels, believes in bottom-up approach and has the ability to see the ‘Big Picture’ and translates it in to reality. Mr Sharma is known as a Growth Leader, leading the Organisation to surge ahead on a turnaround growth path in all the segments of performance.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:00065343)
Mr Sunil Mehta has over thirty-eight years of proven leadership experience in banking, financial services, insurance and investments with leading global and domestic financial institutions namely Citibank, AIG, SBI, PNB and YES Bank amongst others. In 2013, he left AIG where he was the Country Head & CEO for AIG India since 2000. Subsequently, he started SPM Capital Advisers Pvt. Ltd. Mr Mehta is the Chairman and Managing Director of SPM Capital Advisers Pvt. Ltd., a leading boutique business advisory and consulting firm in India.
As Country Head & CEO for AIG in India, Mr Mehta was responsible for all AIG businesses in India covering Insurance, Financial Services, Real Estate and Investments amongst other businesses. He set up AIG’s insurance JVs with Tatas and was also responsible for expanding AIG’s presence across ten businesses in India which included Life & Non-Life Insurance, Private Equity, Asset Management, Real Estate, Home Finance, Consumer Finance, Software Development, Mortgage Guaranty and Aircraft Leasing. He was on the Board of all AIG Companies in India and on the Board of IDFC Ltd. for several years.
Prior to joining AIG, Mr Mehta worked with Citibank for over 18 years where he held various senior positions covering operations, sales & risk process re-engineering, risk management, public sector business and corporate banking. His last assignment was Corporate Bank Head for Citibank India and Senior Credit Officer.
Mr Mehta has been appointed the Non-Executive Chairman of YES Bank Limited by a Government of India Notification dated March 13, 2020. Mr Mehta was Non-Executive Chairman of Punjab National Bank from March 2017 till February 2020. He was an Independent Director on the Board of State Bank of India from June 2014 to March 2017. He is presently a Board Member of ACC Ltd. (A subsidiary of LafargeHolcim Group), Sashakt India Asset Management Ltd., Welmo Fintech Pvt. Ltd. and Bodytronix Fitness Pvt. Ltd. Mr Mehta was on the Board of IL&FS group companies and a startup digital non-life insurance company - Acko General Insurance Ltd.
In addition, he is a Senior Advisor to notable international/domestic corporations amongst his other business responsibilities at SPM Capital Advisers Pvt. Ltd.
Mr Mehta was asked to Chair the Committee on Resolution of Stressed Assets by the Honorable Finance Minister of India. Other Members of the Committee included the Chairman of State Bank of India, Managing Director of Bank of Baroda and Deputy Managing Director of SBI. The Committee presented the Sashakt Report on Resolution of Stressed Assets to the Finance Minister on July 2, 2018. The report is under implementation and made significant progress with adoption of the Inter Creditor Agreement (ICA) by the Regulator and all major Banks/NBFCs in addition to other recommendations.
Mr Mehta is closely engaged with various Think Tanks and Chambers of Commerce. He is the founding Board Member of the Asia Society India Centre and a Past Chairman of American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM India). He is currently on the India Advisory Board of US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).
Mr Mehta has strong interests in building sustainable communities and is the immediate Past Chairman of Action for Ability Development and Inclusion (Formerly The Spastics Society of North India). He is actively engaged with The United Way and on the Boards of United Way India and Mumbai. He was the Chairman of both these organizations and also member of the Global Transition Board of United Way Worldwide.
Mr Mehta is a graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an Alumni of the Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:00016304)
Mr Sundaram's experience spans corporate finance, business performance, monitoring operations, governance, mergers & acquisitions, talent / people management and strategy.
Mr Sundaram joined Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), the Indian listed subsidiary of Unilever Plc, as a management trainee in June 1975 and served in various capacities including six years in Unilever, London as Commercial officer: Africa and Middle East (90-93) and as Sr. V.P for South Asia and Middle East (96-99). He was the Chief Finance Officer of HUL from April 99 to March 08 and as the Vice Chairman and CFO from April 08 to July 09. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious “CFO of the Year for FMCG Sector” award by CNBC TV18 (2006 and 2008). He was awarded as the 'Best Independent Director in 2019' by Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability in December 2020.
Mr Sundaram is currently the Vice Chairman (Non-executive, Non-independent) of TVS Capital Funds in managing a growth capital Private Equity Fund (TVS Shriram Growth Fund.) Sundaram is a post-graduate in Management Studies (MMS), Fellow of the Institute of Cost Accountants, and has done Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program (AMP). He currently serves as an independent director on the boards of listed companies Infosys Limited, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited and ACC Limited.
He is also on the Executive Council of KREA University.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:00309302)
Mr Roongta holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management - International Trade, from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. He is a Fellow of All India Management Association (AIMA) and Indian National Academy of Engineers (INAE). Mr Roongta has a wide and varied experience in public sector undertakings. He is presently Non Executive Chairman of Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) and Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL). Earlier, during his tenure as Chairman of SAIL from August 2006 to May 2010, the ranking of SAIL among World Class Steel Makers moved up to the second position from the seventeenth position, as per World Steel Dynamics, USA.
Mr Roongta headed a Panel of Experts on the Reforms in the Central PSEs, constituted by the Planning Commission. He has also been a Member of the Committee formed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, to formulate Policy Document on Corporate Governance.
He is associated with several academic institutions, and was the Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Bhubaneswar (2012-2015) and is presently on the Board of Management of J. K. Lakshmipat University. He is also a member of National Executive Committee of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Chairman of the National Expert Committee on Minerals & Metals of Indian Chambers of Commerce (ICC) and co-chairs Industry Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Mr Roongta is a recipient of several awards and accolades including SCOPE Award for excellence and outstanding contribution to the Public Sector Management - Individual Category and IIM – JRD Tata award for Excellence in Corporate Leadership in Metallurgical Industries - 2016.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:00007347)
A man who has worn many hats in the corporate world & raised standards of various organizations so high, that people consider him as a serial Innovator, Pioneer, Teacher, Speaker, Author, Analyst, Entrepreneur & Citizen of the World (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam). He is not only a Chartered & Cost Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Financial Planner, Fraud Examiner, but also a Board Chairman, Audit Committee Chairperson, and an Independent Director at some of the country's most pre-eminent organizations. He is a global thought leader in the area of Environment, Social & Governance, and has helped pioneer Impactful concepts like IR & Innovating path to Net Zero. He has been conferred with the Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D) by Competent Boards Inc.
He is also a well-known thought leader on the Indian Economy & Public Policies. He is an ExTech (Exponential Technologies), ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) & IR (Integrated Reporting) evangelist. He is also an author of 2 books namely "The Digital Professional" & "Audit Renaissance". Mr Haribhakti’s passion for learning, love for auditing & ability to think ahead of his time takes him to speak at various global forums. He truly believes in a bright & abundant future for all of humanity, driven by innovation and large-scale digital adoption. His chosen path is to lead the way in enmeshing the troika of ESG, Integrated Reporting and the UN SDG’s into all spheres of business and public policy, in an objective and measurable way, thus leading to better economic outcomes for all.
Mr Haribhakti, hospitable by nature, has been involved with various philanthropic initiatives as well. He is an advisory member of the steering committee on India Covid Response Fund (Give India). Also part of the advisory board of Global Parli, WOTR. Some of his current innovations are Digital Board Governance through the GOvEVA platform, Social Impact Investing, Data-led Lending, Diligence, Scoring and Rating, Digital Treasury and FEx management.
Chief Executive Officer & MD
Mr Badami is the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director (CEO&MD) of the Company. Mr Badami is a B.Tech from IIT Bombay and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. He has over twenty-five years experience in the Chemical Industry with leading multinational companies viz. ICI, Rohm and Haas India, Dow Chemical India and Celanese Chemicals India Private Limited.
Mr Badami was the President and Managing Director of Dow Chemical India during the period 2009-2011 and was the Managing Director of Celanese Chemicals India Private Limited prior to his joining ACC. In these roles, Mr Badami was responsible for developing integrated strategies for the local subsidiaries including implementation of robust business plans, building organizational capability and manufacturing footprint.
Mr Badami has been conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT Bombay, his alma mater.
Mr Badami is a Member of the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee, CSR Committee, Risk Management Committee, Capex Committee and Compliance Committee of the Board. As CEO&MD of ACC, Mr Badami is in overall control and responsible for the day-to-day working of the Company.
Non Executive and Non Independent Director
(DIN:08964078)
Investment Officer, managed Investment portfolio of LIC of India. He has rich experience of having worked in different senior positions including Marketing, HR, Finance, etc.
Non Executive and Non Independent Director
(DIN: 03088095)
Mr. Karan Adani holds a degree in economics from Purdue University, USA. He is technologically savvy with a global outlook and believes in setting the highest benchmarks in all areas of business. He is responsible for the strategic development of the Adani Group and overlooks its day to day operations. He aims to build the Adani Group’s identity around an integrated business model, backed by his sound understanding of new processes, systems and macro-economic issues, coupled with his growing experience.
Deputy Chairman
Mr Eric Olsen is Deputy Chairman of the Company since February 11, 2016.
Mr Olsen was appointed to the Board of Directors w.e.f. July 17, 2015 as a Non-Executive and Non- Independent Director. He is a business graduate from the University of Colorado, Certified Public Accountant (Chicago, USA), and holds a Master of Business Administration from HEC International Business School in Paris.
Since July 2015, Mr Olsen is the Chief Executive Officer of LafargeHolcim Ltd. He was formerly Executive Vice President Operations of Lafarge and a member of its Executive Committee.
Prior to joining Lafarge Limited, Mr Olsen started his career in the field of M&A at Deloitte & Touche,Banque Paribas and was a partner of Trinity Associates.
He is also a Board Member of Cimpress N.V.
Mr Olsen is a Member on the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.
Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director
(DIN: 07419090)
Mr Neeraj Akhoury is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ambuja Cements Limited and the India CEO of LafargeHolcim. Since February 2020, he serves on the Board of ACC Limited as an Additional Director, Non-Executive, Non- Independent Director.
Mr. Akhoury brings with him over 25 years of rich experience in the steel and cement industries. He has worked in leadership roles in India and other emerging markets. He began his career with Tata Steel in 1993 and joined the LafargeHolcim Group in 1999. He was a member of the Executive Committee of Lafarge India, heading Corporate Affairs followed by Sales. In 2011, he moved to Nigeria as CEO & Managing Director of Lafarge AshakaCem PLC. Thereafter, he was appointed as Strategy & Business Development Director for Middle East &Africa at the Lafarge headquarters in Paris. He was also CEO of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited and Country representative of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh.
Mr Akhoury served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ACC Limited, India, from February 2017 to February 2020. During his tenure, the Company delivered strong business performance buoyed by new product development and premium products, as well as big strides in sustainable development.
Mr. Akhoury has a degree in Economics and an MBA from the University of Liverpool. He has also studied 1-year General Management at XLRI, Jamshedpur. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School (GMP).
Non Executive and Non Independent Director
(DIN:03634648)
Dr. Vinay Prakash, Ph.D. in Mining, is one of the most recognized leaders in the areas of Energy, Infrastructure, Metal & Minerals. He has nurtured the Natural Resources vertical of the Adani Group since inception and steered its diversification in India as well as overseas. The Natural Resources vertical comprises Integrated Coal Management, Iron Ore, Copper, Aluminium, Minerals, Bunkering, LPG, ATF, and Mining businesses. He is an energy enthusiast and sustainability champion.
His vision and leadership have led Adani Natural Resources (ANR) to the forefront of growth and excellence, earning several awards for commitment towards the environment, community engagement, sustainability, and safety, making ANR a Great Place to Work in India.
He held key positions in various industry bodies, leading committees of FIMI, ASSOCHAM, FICCI, and CII, where he championed ideas of responsible and sustainable mining. He has been honored at many prestigious platforms, such as the Global Business Excellence Award at the World PetroCoal Congress 2017.
Dr. Prakash holds a Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad. He is also a Mechanical Engineer with a PG Diploma in Operations/Material Management and an MBA (Finance).
Prior to joining the Adani Group in 2001, he worked with the Aditya Birla Group for eight years.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:00041433)
Mr. Nitin Shukla has done B.E. (Mechanical). His career spans over four decades and nearly half as CEO-MD with JVs of MNCs in India.
He successfully implemented as a key member two large green-field projects in energy & infrastructure sectors in Gujarat, India; and then successfully operated them.
He retired from Shell Group in September, 2016 as Managing Director & CEO of Hazira LNG Pvt. Ltd and Hazira Port Pvt. Ltd. He led this business since FID (Final Investment decision) taken by Shell in December, 2001. He successfully developed LNG business based on a novel spot cargo model and later based on combination of service provider coupled with spot cargoes/short term contracts. He played key role in development of non-LNG cargo port development of Hazira port through sub- concession route through international competitive bidding process.
Prior to his leadership role with Shell Group, Mr. Nitin Shukla was the Managing Director of Gujarat PowerGen Energy Corporation Limited (PowerGen, UK Group company) from July 1999 to February 2002. He served as an Executive Director, Gujarat Torrent Energy Corporation Ltd. (GTEC), for nearly last two years during his tenure from November, 1992 till July, 1999. He played a key role in developing world class 655 MW gas based dual fuel power plant within budget and on schedule during his tenure with GTEC. Prior to GTEC, he was responsible for early project activities of large Soda Ash and Linear Alkaline Benzene projects of Nirma Ltd. He has also worked on large and complex projects of Engineers India Ltd.
He had been associated as office bearer or Executive Committee member with various business and social organizations including CII, FICCI, AMA, GCCI.
He was Chairman of CII-Gujarat, and member of National Hydrocarbon Council of CII and FICCI, Member of Advisory Council of CSIR-NEERI (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Environment Engineering Research Institute).
He is an Independent Director on the Board of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. since October 14, 2014, and also on the Board of Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd, Gujarat Alkalis and Chemicals Ltd and Gujarat Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence (iCreate). He is founding Director of Anuvad Academy and Research Foundation. He has also served as Director on the Board of and Dahej SEZ Ltd.
He is currently associated with various not-for-profit organizations such as Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, Sabarmati Ashram Preservation & Maintenance Trust (Gandhi Ashram) as Trustee and also with Darshak Itihas Nidhi (Darshak Foundation for History) as senior office bearer.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:01211070)
Mr Singhi is Science Graduate and Law Graduate by qualification and is Senior Partner of Singhi & Co., Advocates & Notary, Ahmedabad. He has over 27 years of experience in legal field. He is enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Gujarat since 1989 and also as a member of the International Bar Association.
Non Executive and Independent Director
(DIN:07984221)
Mr. Rajeev Agarwal, an Engineering graduate from I.I.T, Roorkee, belongs to1983 batch of Indian Revenue Service and has got wide experience of Securities Markets, Commodity Markets and Taxation - Whole Time Member, SEBI, for 5 yrs ; Member, Forward Markets Commission, erstwhile regulator of Commodity futures markets, for 5 and a half years ; Indian Revenue Service - 28 yrs. During his tenure on the board of SEBI he supervised and handled the Policy of important departments dealing with markets in equity, bonds, currency and commodities, Mutual Funds, Foreign Investors, International Affairs, Corporate Governance, PEs, VCFs, Start Ups etc.
He was also responsible for revival package of the Mutual Fund Industry in 2012 when the industry was going through a major crisis after ‘Entry Load’ ban in 2010. Since then the MF Industry has grown more than 5 times. He supervised smooth merger of commodity Market regulator, Forward Markets Commission, with SEBI in 2015 which was a very rare event globally.
He has wide exposure of Global Markets and their regulation having interacted with Global peers and International bodies such as IOSCO and Pacific Pension Investment Institute, San Francisco, a body of Global Pension Funds whose member pension funds command a pool of more than 25 Trillion USD. He is attending their roundtables and has worked with their members on ESG strategy for member pension funds. Presently, he is running an Advisory in capital market advising Indian corporates / start-ups on regulatory issues and corporate governance. He is also on the panel of experts of five Global Consultancies and is advising their foreign clients on Indian Capital Markets.
He is Chairman and Independent Director on the board of AMC of Trust Mutual Fund and Independent Director on the boards of Star Health Insurance and UGRO Capital Ltd. He is also a Civil/Commercial Mediator on the panel of ADR ODR International U.K.
Independent Director
(DIN:)
Mr Shukla has done B.E. (Mechanical). His career spans over four decades and nearly half as CEO-MD with JVs of MNCs in India. He successfully implemented as a key member two large green-field projects in energy & infrastructure sectors in Gujarat, India; and then successfully operated them. He retired from Shell Group in September, 2016 as Managing Director & CEO of Hazira LNG Pvt. Ltd and Hazira Port Pvt. Ltd. He led this business since FID (Final Investment decision) taken by Shell in December, 2001. He successfully developed LNG business based on a novel spot cargo model and later based on combination of service provider coupled with spot cargoes/short term contracts. He played key role in development of non-LNG cargo port development of Hazira port through sub- concession route through international competitive bidding process. Prior to his leadership role with Shell Group, he was the Managing Director of Gujarat PowerGen Energy Corporation Limited (PowerGen, UK Group company) from July 1999 to February 2002. He served as an Executive Director, Gujarat Torrent Energy Corporation Ltd. (GTEC), for nearly last two years during his tenure from November, 1992 till July, 1999. He played a key role in developing world class 655 MW gas based dual fuel power plant within budget and on schedule during his tenure with GTEC. Prior to GTEC, he was responsible for early project activities of large Soda Ash and Linear Alkaline Benzene projects of Nirma Ltd. He has also worked on large and complex projects of Engineers India Ltd. He had been associated as office bearer or Executive Committee member with various business and social organizations including CIl, FICCI, AMA, GCCI. He was Chairman of Cll-Gujarat, and member of National Hydrocarbon Council of Cll and FICCI, Member of Advisory Council of CSIR-NEERI (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Environment Engineering Research Institute). He is an Independent Director on the Board of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. since 14.10.2014, and also on the Board of Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd, Gujarat Alkalis and Chemicals Ltd and Gujarat Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence (iCreate). He is founding Director of Anuvad Academy and Research Foundation. He has also served as Director on the Board of and Dahej SEZ Ltd. He is currently associated with various not-for profit organizations such as Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, Sabarmati Ashram Preservation & Maintenance Trust (Gandhi Ashram) as Trustee and also with Darshak Itihas Nidhi (Darshak Foundation for History) as senior office bearer.
Non-Exceutive and Independent Director
(DIN:00208095)
Ms. Ameera Shah is the Promoter & Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. For the last 20 years, Ms. Shah has focused on delivering sustained growth, built and led corporate functions, including finance, strategy, business process optimization, innovation, investor relations etc.
Named amongst ‘Asia’s Most Powerful Women in Business’ by Forbes Asia and ‘Fifty Most Powerful Women in Business’ by Fortune India, Ms. Shah is recognized as a global thought leader in the healthcare industry. She has also played an instrumental role in changing the pathology industry landscape in the country; from being a doctor led practice to a professional corporate group in an extremely unregulated, competitive and fragmented market.
Ms. Shah received a degree in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin and has also completed the prestigious Owner-President Management Program at Harvard Business School.
In addition to being a propagator of organizational empathy and gender sensitivity, Ms. Shah is also an active financial investor and a business mentor. Passionate about the women leadership and empowerment, she has committed to supporting budding women entrepreneurs. This led her to set up Empoweress, a not-for-profit platform for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship and microfunding. Launched in 2017, the platform incubates more than 50 women led businesses already.
An eminent industry spokesperson, she has been featured as a speaker in various National and International forums, industry events and conclaves organized by IIM, Harvard Business School, TedX, CII, FICCI, Twitter amongst others. She has also been elected the Secretary of the IAPL (Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories) and has served as the Chairperson of the ‘FICCI Health services Western Subgroup’ that drives policy decisions at the Center.
Ms. Shah has served as an Independent Director on the board of reputed Indian companies (Kaya, Shoppers Stop). She is an Independent Director on the board of Torrent Pharma and is also an advisor to Baylor College of Medicine. She is also on the global advisory board of AXA, a Paris headquartered company with 700 Billion $ under asset management.
