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Chaudhary Birender Singh

Hon'ble Union Minister of Steel

Chaudhary Birender Singh (born 25 March 1946) is a senior Indian political leader. He is currently serving as the Union Minister of Steel. He previously served as Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking Water in the Narendra Modi led NDA Government in India.
Birender Singh is the grandson of great peasant leader Sir Chhotu Ram. His father Ch. Neki Ram was a politician in joint Punjab. After being associated with the Indian National Congress for over 42 long years, Ch. Birender Singh declared joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on 16 August 2014 in a political rally organised in Jind, Haryana in the presence of President of the BJP, Amit Shah.
Birender Singh joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 29 August 2014, after tendering his resignation from the membership of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India on 28 August 2014.
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Dr. Aruna Sharma, IAS

Hon'ble Steel Secretary

Senior IAS officer Aruna Sharma has been appointed as Steel Secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected today by the government.
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Syedain Abbasi, IAS

Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Steel

Mr. Syedain Abbasi, IAS serves as a Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Steel, New Delhi. Mr. Abbasi has been a Government Nominee Director at NMDC Limited since October 18, 2012. He has been a part time government Director of MECON Limited since October 19, 2012.
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Mr. Sunil Barthwal, IAS

Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Steel

Shri Sunil Barthwal, aged 49 years, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar Cadre, is a Post Graduate in Economics. He did his B.A.(Hons) Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and his M.A. Economics from J.N.U, Delhi. He has a PG Diploma in Economics of Competition Law from King’s College, London.
During his rich and varied experience as an IAS officer, he has held various administrative positions in the areas of Revenue Management, Rural Development, District Administration, Energy & Power, Finance, Home Affairs, Transport, etc. in the State Government and in the Ministries of Labour and Mines in the Central Government. Prior to joining as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel, he was Resident Commissioner, Government of Bihar in Delhi.
He has widely published articles in Economic Times, Financial Express and other publications.
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Mr. Sajjan Jindal

Chairman & MD, JSW Steel

A mechanical engineer by training, Mr. Sajjan Jindal has been instrumental in transforming the functioning of the Indian steel industry with his progressive engagement of all stakeholders in the development process at JSW Steel. Under his leadership, JSW Group over the years has expanded in other core sectors of the economy such as power generation, infrastructure building and cement manufacturing.
His dedication to the cause of a self-reliant India is reflected in the technological innovations that define and set apart each JSW company. Today, under his leadership, the JSW Group runs some of the most energy efficient and eco-friendly manufacturing facilities in the country. Mr Jindal is leading the JSW Group into a new era of technological advancement.
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Mr. Prashant S. Ruia

Director, Essar Steel

Prashant Ruia is Member of Board, Essar Capital Ltd. He is part of the second generation of the Ruia family which founded Essar and are the sole investors in Essar Global Fund Limited ("EGFL"). EGFL was founded 41 years ago by his father, Shashi Ruia and uncle Ravi Ruia.
EGFL is a diversified global private equity fund exclusively managed by its investment manager, Essar Capital Limited. The Fund is a global investor, controlling a number of world-class assets diversified across the core sectors of Energy, Metals & Mining, Infrastructure (comprising ports and EPC businesses) and Services.
Essar Capital currently manages funds in excess of US$ 12 billion and the aggregated revenues of the Fund’s portfolio companies are approximately US$35 billion. The Fund’s portfolio comprises some 60 assets, employ over 60,000 people across 29 countries and have adopted international standards of health, safety, environmental protection and corporate governance.
Prashant has been an integral part of EGFL's operations and management since 1985 and has been a key driver of the Fund’s growth story, diversification and value creation both within India and internationally. He is respected for his project execution skills, financial expertise and people management capabilities.
Prashant holds several key positions on various regulatory and professional boards. He is married to Vasudha and has two children, daughter Ashna and son Arvan.
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Mr. Sushim Banerjee

Director General, INSDAG

Shri Sushim Banerjee is a Post Graduate in Economics (Gold Medallist) from Presidency College and Kolkata University. He had obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from All India Management Association, New Delhi. Has also undergone training for Industrial Research at Fordham University, New York - May-July, 1988.
As Executive Director (Commercial), SAIL, New Delhi, Shri Banerjee was associated with working out strategies and policies of the Marketing Organisation of the Company. He was also the Chief Risk Officer of SAIL and instituted the Enterprise Risk Management in plants and other units in SAIL.
Worked as Executive Director (Human Resource Development) of Management Training Institute, SAIL at Ranchi. Presented case studies at 9th Corporate University Week at Orlando, Florida, USA during Nov’07 and was awarded the First Runner Up Prize in the competition contested by 25 Corporate Universities.
Worked as Regional Manager (Long Products), Northern Region, New Delhi and was involved in marketing of Long Products and formulating of marketing strategies in Northern Region comprising of 6 States.
Also Worked on Demand Forecasting, sector wise analysis, international price comparison and industrial growth with special reference to Steel Industry as Deputy General Manager (Market Research) in Steel Authority of India Limited.
Has published reports and presented papers on steel demand, linkages of economic growth with various industrial segments, globalisation, international trade, Anti-Dumping, WTO issues relating to steel in national and international seminars.
Shri Banerjee is the Member of National Committee on Steel of Both CII and FICCI.
Presently working as Director General, Institute for Steel Development & Growth (INSDAG) at Kolkata, an Institute set up by Ministry of Steel and all major Steel Producers like SAIL, TATA, RINL, JSW, ESSAR Steel, Ispat Industries to promote steel consumption in the country by making innovative and cost effective steel based structural designs.
Shri Banerjee is also the Hony CEO of Indian Iron & Steel Sector Skill Council (IISSSC) jointly promoted by INSDAG and Bengal Chamber of Commerce to impart training assessment and certificate of the people to meet the skill gap in Iron and Steel Sector in the country under the mandate of National Skill Development Corporation.
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Mr. Vikram Amin

Exe. Director-Strategy & BD, Essar Steel

Mr. Vikram Amin is the Executive Director-Strategy and Business Development, at Essar Steel Limited, a leading steel maker with a global presence. Mr. Amin has a Masters in Business Administration from Syracuse University, USA. He joined the Essar Group in 1987 and has held several leadership positions within Essar’s steel businesses including Executive Director- Sales & Marketing- Essar Steel India, and President Director- PT Essar Indonesia.
Under his leadership, Essar Steel has emerged as one of the largest and finest producers in India. Mr. Amin has played a defining role in establishing a pan India retail network of Hypermarts, and developing a steel processing and distribution business, spread over 6 locations in India and 1 each in the UAE and Indonesia.
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Prof Mahesh Tandon

Managing Director, Tandon Consultants Pvt Ltd

Prof Mahesh Tandon is an international expert in the field of Structural Engineering. Many of the structures designed by Prof Tandon and his firm Tandon Consultants Pvt Ltd have been widely acclaimed and have received recognition in India as well as internationally. He was appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technologies at Kanpur and Roorkee by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
He is a Fellow of INAE and was the Chairman of the National Information Center for Earthquake Engineering at IIT Kanpur and the past President of Indian Concrete Institute. He has spearheaded the development of many codes of practice on Concrete and on Bridge Structures in India.
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Mr. Sumit Issar

Managing Director, Mahindra Intertrade

Sumit started his career as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in 1995 with M&M (Intertrade Division). He has been associated with various roles including Steel Service Centre sales and operations, product development, sourcing, supply chain management and business development. In addition to heading a Strategic Business Unit in 2005, he was responsible for the Sharjah Operations at Mahindra Middle East Electrical Steel during the period 2009 -12.
In 2012-13, Sumit played a critical role in Joint Venture discussions with potential global partners.
This successfully culminated with the signing of a JV with China Steel Global Trading Corporation, Taiwan and Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., Singapore to establish Mahindra Auto Steel Pvt Ltd.
Sumit has been a key member of the leadership team and has played a pivotal role in transforming Intertrade to a multi-vertical steel solutions company leading to his position as Managing Director of Mahindra Intertrade Ltd and Mahindra Steel Service Centre Ltd in October 2015.
Sumit is a Mechanical Engineer (Hons) from Birla Institute of Technology and a post-graduation in Marketing with over 21 years of experience in the steel domain.He was awarded CEO with HR orientation award at Malaysia Best Employer Brand Awards 2016 and Next Generation Leader Award 2016 at Manufacturing Today Awards 2016.
In his free time, he likes to watch movies and is an avid fan of cricket. Sumit lives in Mumbai with hiswife, Rashi and their two daughters.
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Mr. VK Saraswat

Member, Niti Aayog

Vijay Kumar Saraswat is an Indian scientist who formerly served as the Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Indian Minister of Defence. He retired on 31 May 2013. and presently Member of NITI Aayog i.e. Planning Commission of India.
Saraswat is the key scientist in the development of the Prithvi missile and its induction in the Indian armed forces. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri from the Government of India.
Dr Saraswat is fellow of National Academy of Engineering, Aeronautical Society of India, Astronautical Society of India, and Institution of Engineers. He is a member of governing council of SAMEER and member of Board of Research of AICTE, CSIR labs, and board of studies of Osmania University. He is Chairman, Combustion Institute (Indian Section), and Aeronautical Society of India (Hyderabad Branch). Dr. Saraswat is a forerunner in the development of number of critical missile technologies that were under denial due to the Missile Technology Control Regime, thus making India self-reliant in Missile Technologies. He has headed various committees of national importance.
Dr Saraswat is the recipient of DRDO Scientist of the Year Award - 1987, National Aeronautical Prize - 1993, DRDO Technology Transfer Award - 1996 and Performance Excellence Award - 1999. For his outstanding contributions to the Nation, he has been conferred with Padma Shri in 1998.He was also conferred with Padma Bhusan by the Govt. of India in 2013. In January 2010 & December 2012 he was awarded with honorary doctorate from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat & SRM University chennai respectively.
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Mr. RK Goyal

Managing Director, Kalyani Steel

Mr. R. K. Goyal, an Engineering Graduate from BITS, Pilani and M.B.A., is currently working as Managing Director of Kalyani Steels Ltd., Pune and is Director on the Boards of Kalyani Carpenter Special Steels Ltd. and Kalyani Investment Co. Ltd., Pune. He is responsible for Steel Business of Kalyani Group managing Kalyani Steels Ltd. and Kalyani Carpenter Special Steels Ltd. Before joining Kalyani Steels Ltd., he was working as Director -Strategy and Corporate Affairs with JSL Stainless Ltd. During 32 years of his professional career, he is associated with Steel industry, including stainless steel, for more than 28 years. He has extensively traveled to over 60 countries and presented several papers in Global Conferences & Seminars.
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Mr. KK Pahuja

President, ISSDA

A former Executive Director of state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), Pahuja was part of key strategic groups responsible for growth plans, product development and operating efficiencies. With over 40 years of experience in steel industry, he has worked in operations, supply chain, coal management and policy formulation. Pahuja has also been associated with both the industry as well as the government including Bhilai Steel Plant, SAIL Corporate office and Ministry of Steel, ISSDA said.
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Ms. Rita singh

Chairperson & Managing Director, Mesco Steel

Rita Singh has become a shining example of woman entrepreneurship in the country. She is running successfully Mesco, a leading industrial house in the country with estimated enterprise value of 4.0 billion US dollars. Under her leadership Mesco through its flagship steel company Mideast Integrated Steels Ltd (MISL) set up a steel plant of 1.20 million ton per annum capacity in Kalinga Nagar. Mesco also acquired Maithan Ispat Ltd, last year in a deal of $185 million.
After graduating from St. Francis De Sales and marrying JK Singh, who was then a pilot in Indian Air Force, she started her entrepreneurial journey. She started several businesses and ran them successfully in shoes, leather, tannery, real estate, airlines and pharmaceuticals in 1980s and 1990s.
For her outstanding success, she received the Recognition as the Best Woman Entrepreneur of the Decade, given by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry in 1990. She was the first woman entrepreneur to be nominated on the Board of Trade, the highest body for trade and commerce of the Government of India advising the Prime Minister in 1991. She was also the Chairperson of the Council of Leather Exports and Chairperson of FDDI under Ministry of Commerce. She is represented on various industry bodies.
She also started a very robust program of corporate social responsibility for the benefit of local community with a focus on improving health and sanitation, imparting education and training and building rural infrastructure.
A lover of animals, Rita Singh runs an NGO - Krishna Ashram for the welfare of stray dogs, and other animals. All facilities for veterinary services including trained doctors, technicians, medicines, laboratory, operation theatre, and even X-ray machine and ambulances for animals are provided.
A connoisseur of Indian art, Rita Singh herself is an exponent of Kathak classical dance. This reveals a multi-faceted personality.
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Mr.Jayant Acharya

Director, Commercial & Marketing JSW Steel Ltd

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Mr.Ashok Bharadwaj

Sr. VP Marketing, JSW Steel Ltd.

Professional and Engineer + MBA from reputed Institutions with over 30 years of work experience in the areas of Sales & Marketing, Business Development, Strategy formulation, Network Development, and Exports. Has lead various challenging assignments and postings all over India and also has traveled overseas extensively. Presently working as Senior VP (Marketing) in JSW Steel Ltd, taking care of Marketing functions. Has also worked earlier with reputed companies like Mercedez Benz, Fiat, & Tata Motors in the Automobile Sector. Hobbies include interests in sports (tennis & jogging), reading & traveling.
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Mr.Ashok Kumar Gupta

Director – Finance & Marketing
Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited

Mr. Ashok Gupta is an alumni of the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon and a Post Graduate from Delhi University. He has worked in leadership positions in various Steel Companies. Currently, he is Whole time Director of Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of APL Apollo Tubes. Mr. Gupta has been associated with reputed concerns in the past like Arcelor Mittal, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) amongst others.
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Mr.Manoj

Executive Director – Strategy & International Business Engineering & Projects (E&P) Division

Name: MANOJ
Educational Qualification: - B.E. (Metallurgy) from BIT, Sindri in 1986
- Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management from University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) in 1995 Professional Assignment: Working with Electrotherm (India) Limited since August 1995
Company: Electrotherm (India) Limited
Division: Engineering & Projects
Designation: Executive Director – Business Development
Company’s details: An ISO 9008 certified, public limited company established in 1983, having business in the field of - Machinery manufacturing for iron and steel making
plants, foundries and heat treatment shops; and integrated turnkey plant maker for iron & steelmaking up to 1 MTPA capacity through various alternative routes - Steel and ductile iron pipe making
- Electric vehicles
- Solar energy
- Education
Key responsibilities:  Development and execution of strategy for engineering division
 Business development for all product lines in both domestic and international markets
 Export business operations
 Making Engineering & Projects Division of Electrotherm (India) a Customer Centric Organization
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Mr. Satyajit Mohapatra

General Manager – Technical Marketing , ESSAR


With more than 21 years of experience, Mr. Satyajit Mohapatra is currently serving in ESSAR Steel as General Manager – Technical Marketing for Hot Rolled and Downstream products. Mr. Satyajit Mohapatra has worked in Various Integrated steel plant which includes Tata Steel and Ispat Industries which is part of JSW now.

Mr. Satyajit received his B.E in Metallurgical Engineering from MREC (now NIT) Jaipur and completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Steel Technology from IIT Kharagpur. He is a frequent speaker at various domestic and international conferences. Fields of his professional interest include:
a) Development and commercialization of steel for various applications.
b) Notable achievement is in the field of steel development especially in automotive segment.
c) Mr.Satyajit has been associated with the Development of steel for all major automotive industries in India for last 20 Years.

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