Leadership Team
In terms of the Articles, our Company is required to have not less than three Directors and not more than fifteen Directors. As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, our Board comprises of eight (8) Directors, of which three (3) are Executive Directors, one (1) is a Government Nominee Director and four (4) are Non-Official Part-time (Independent) Directors. In terms of our Articles of Association, the President of India is entitled to appoint as well as remove any of the Directors. The Board of Directors is required to have at least one (1) woman director in order to be compliant with Regulation 17(1) of Chapter IV of the SEBI LODR Regulations. Our Company, vide a letter dated September 23, 2022, has sought for an exemption from SEBI in respect of this corporate governance requirement.
Rajni Kant Agrawal
Rajni Kant Agrawal, aged fifty-four (54) years, is the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of our Company with effect from October 4, 2021. He has been associated with our Company since June 28, 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from BITS Pilani, Rajasthan and also holds a master’s degree in water resources engineering from IIT Delhi. He also has a master’s degree in business administration from Sikkim Manipal University (formerly known as Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences). He has more than thirty-three (33) years of experience in the field of planning, design and implementation of water resources, power and infrastructure development projects in India and overseas. He also holds rich experience and 178 expertise in project planning, contract management, construction supervision and project implementation and actively involved in business development activities of our Company. He is also the Chairman cum Managing Director (Additional Charge) and Director (Engineering) (Additional Charge) of our Subsidiary and a Director in GPCL Consulting Services Limited.
Pankaj Kapoor aged fifty-two (52) years is the Director (Finance), Whole Time Director and CFO of our Company since September 29, 2015. He has been associated with our Company since March 9, 1994. He also holds the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (Honours Course) from University of Delhi. He is also a qualified cost accountant holding a degree from the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India. He has twenty-eight (28) years of experience of experience handling various matters concerning corporate finance, working capital management, cost & budgetary control, institutional finance, accounts, taxation, audit, overseas projects etc. He is also on the board of director as the Director (Finance) (Additional Charge) and a CFO of our Subsidiary.
Pankaj Kapoor
Anand Mohan
Anand Mohan aged fifty-two (52) years is the Government Nominee (Part- time) Director of our Company since August 10, 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Ranchi University. He is an is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1996 batch of Rajasthan Cadre. He has over twenty-six (26) years of experience as an IFS Officer. He has also worked in various capacities in various departments of Government of Rajasthan, Ministry of Urban Development, Department of Consumer Affairs, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy. He has undergone various training programmes in India as well as in foreign countries namely Singapore, United States of America and South Korea. Presently, he has also been appointed as Joint Secretary in Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti and posted in National River Conservation Directorate. He is also on the board of directors of our Subsidiary Company as a Government Nominee Director.
Shri Abhishek Singh aged forty-seven (47) years is Government Nominee (Part-Time) Director of our Company since August 23, 2023. He assumed charge as Joint Secretary, MEA on 17 July 2023. Prior to this, Shri Singh was the Ambassador of India to Venezuela during August, 2020 - July, 2023. Shri Singh was Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Kabul in 2018-20. He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy of India, Berlin in 2016-17. He served as Director (East & Southern Africa), MEA in 20l7-18. Before coming to Berlin, Shri Singh was Counsellor/Political Officer at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN New York (2013-16) covering political issues related to neighbouring countries of India, P-5 countries, UN Security Council matters, Peacekeeping issues, NAM, Counter-Terrorism, Disarmament &. First Committee issues, Humanitarian issues, Commonwealth etc. He has attended the UNGA as a delegate in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Shri Singh joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2003. After the initial training for two years at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi and External Publicity Division (XP), MEA, he served 5 years in Embassy of India, Beijing from 2005-10. Thereafter, he moved to the Ministry of External Affairs in 2010, first as Desk Officer covering India's bilateral and political relations with Pakistan. He was then selected to be the Officer on Special Duty in the Office of the Minister of State for External Affairs between 2011-2013. Shri Abhishek Singh schooled from the Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, New Delhi. He graduated with top honors in political science from Hindu College, University of Delhi where he stood overall second in the Delhi University. He also holds a PGDM (Human Resources) and has successfully completed an eighteen month course in Mandarin language from the China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing.
Shri Abhishek Singh
Anil Kumar Trigunayat
Anil Kumar Trigunayat aged sixty six (66) years, is a Non-Official Part-time Independent Director of our Company since January 12, 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Science from Agra University and a post graduate degree in physics from Kumaon University. He also holds a certificate in diplomatic studies from the University of Oxford. He has over thirty five (35) years of experience as a professional Indian diplomat during which he has served from Asia to Africa to Europe to America
Jasbir Singh Thakur aged forty-eight (48) years, is a Non-Official Part-time (Independent) Director of our Company since January 12, 2022. He has done Bachelor of Laws and also holds a diploma in yoga studies both from Himachal Pradesh University. He has over twenty three (23) years of experience as an Advocate. He was enrolled in the bar council of Himachal Pradesh on March 23, 1999. He has been practicing as an advocate in sub divisional Bar Association, Barsar Distt. Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.
Jasbir Singh Thakur
Lakhan Lal Sahu
Lakhan Lal Sahu aged fifty-one (51) years, is a Non-Official Part-time (Independent) Director of our Company since February 2, 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts and a masters degree in Hindi literature from D.P. Vipra College, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. He also hold an LL.B degree from D.P. Vipra College, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. He served as Secretary Bar Association of District Mungeli. He was a Member of Parliament from 179 Bilaspur Lok Sabha C.G. from 2014 to 2019. During his tenure as Lok Sabha Member, he was a member of many committees like Standing Committee on Railway Ministry, Member of Consultative Committee in Ministry of Coal, MPLADS and Member in the Hindi Committee in the Ministry of Textiles wherein he actively participated and played dynamic role in these committees.
Partha Sarathi Ghosh aged forty-nine (49) years, is a Non-Official Part-time (Independent) Director of our Company since February 23, 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from North Bengal University. He has eighteen (18) years of experience in the Hotel business. Further, he is a member of Aurobinda Park Saraswati Shishu Mandir, an institution in the field of education.
Partha Sarathi Ghosh
In addition to our Chairman cum Managing Director, Director (Finance)/Whole time Director and CFO and Director (Commercial & HRD)/Whole time Director, the details of other Key Managerial Personnel of our Company are as follows:
Praveen Kumar, Chief Executive Director (Projects)
Praveen Kumar is the Chief Executive Director (Projects) of our Company with effect from May 20, 2022. He has been associated with our Company since July 23, 1990. He has done his Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from the IIT, Delhi. He has also done Master of Business Administration from Sikkim Manipal University. He has over thirty-two (32) years of experience of being associated in different capacities in our Company having experience in Geographical Information Systems based analysis, Water Supply & Sewerage Network design, Flood modelling, Irrigation & drainage systems, Technical Software Development, Database development, also having knowledge of Satellite Remote Sensing Analysis, AI & Optimization etc.
Shambu Azad is the Chief Executive Director (Water Resource Development) of our Company with effect from September 30, 2018. He has been associated with our Company since June 18, 1990. He holds a degree of Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from IIT, Kanpur. Further, he holds a degree of Master of Technology in Water Resources Engineering and was awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy both from IIT, Delhi. He has more than thirty-two (32) years of experience in different capacities in our Company having experience primarily in projects related to various aspects of the water resource sector.
Shambu Azad, Chief Executive Director (Water Resource Development)
Dr. Aman Sharma, Chief Executive Director (Environment Construction Management and Administration)
Aman Sharma is the Chief Executive Director (Environment Construction Management and Administration) of our Company with effect from September 20, 2018. He has been associated with our Company since September 3, 1990. He holds a bachelor’s degree and master's degree in Civil Engineering both from University of Delhi. He was awarded Doctor of Philosophy from IIT, Delhi. He has more than thirty-two (32) years of experience of being associated in different capacities with our Company in conducting environmental studies for hydropower, irrigation, ports & harbour, mines and construction projects, design of sewage treatment plants, sewerage networks, effluent treatment plants, solid waste management, etc.
R. P. Dubey is the Chief Executive Director (Ports, Harbours & Inland Waterways) of our Company with effect from September 30, 2020. He has been associated with our Company since July 30, 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Gorakhpur. He was awarded Doctorate of Marine Science from California South University. He also holds a diploma in Port Development and Management from the Institute of Rail Transport, India. He has also done bachelor of Laws from University of Lucknow. He was also awarded Doctorate in Civil Engineering from KIIT University. He is a fellow member of professional body of ASCE and IMarEST. He has also done Master of Business Administration and also holds a post graduate diploma in Finance Management both from Sikkim Manipal University. He has also been inducted into the leading professionals of the world -2012 in the arena of Ocean Engineering by the Officers of the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. He has thirty-two (32) years of experience of being associated in different capacities with our Company in the fields of port planning, harbour engineering, water resources, roads, water supply and drainage etc. comprising, pre-investment reports, feasibility reports, detailed engineering, tender documents, design, supervision and execution of civil works and management of multi-disciplinary projects.
Dr. R. P. Dubey, Chief Executive Director (Ports, Harbours & Inland Waterways)
Shri Shailendra Vishwakarma
Shailendra Vishwakarma is Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of our Company with effect from June 20, 2023. He is a commerce graduate from University of Allahabad and an Associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He has over 8.5 years of experience in Power Sector, Capital Market, Trusteeship Industry and NBFC specifically in the area of Statutory Compliance, Liaoning, Legal Matters and Investor Grievance redressal. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with NTPC Limited, Catalyst Trusteeship Limited and Kwality Limited.