Board of Directors
Mr. Peeyush Gupta
Chairman and Non Executive Director
Mr.Peeyush Gupta is Vice President, Supply Chain, Tata Steel and has been with Tata Steel for over 28 years. He has worked in various functional areas in Indian and South East Asian operations that include General Management,
Marketing & Sales, Strategy, Finance & Performance Improvement Program. Prior to taking over this responsibility, he was working as Vice President – Steel (Marketing & Sales) and handled revenue responsibility pertaining to Indian operations of Tata Steel. He has also served as President & CEO of Tata Steel (Thailand) Plc. An MBA from McGill University, Canada, he has done Mechanical Engineering from Rajasthan University. In addition, he is a Chevening Scholar from Leeds Business School and has completed a Senior Management Development program at CEDEP, France.
Mr. Pingali Venugopal
Independent Director
Pingali Venugopal has teaching, industry, consulting and research experience in the Marketing function for over 40 years. He has been a faculty at XLRI, Jamshedpur since 1994 and the Dean of the institute from 2004 to 2010.
He has also been a visiting faculty to leading institutes in India including the Indian Institutes of Management in Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kolkata, Ranchi, Kashipur, Visakhapatnam and Indore and international institutes including American University of Armenia and Educatis University Switzerland. He has also been inducted as a co-trainer for programmes done by Indo- US-Africa Trilateral co-operation on food security for functionaries from Kenya, Malawi and Liberia. Prior to joining academics, Venugopal worked in the marketing department of Coromandel Fertilisers and NagarjunaFertilisers and Chemicals ltd for a period of 10 years. He has published 8 books and several articles in leading international journals. European Scientific Research Journal recognized him with the prestigious Distinguished Scholar Award for 2021
Mr. Ravindra Pandey
Independent Director
Mr. Pandey is a career Banker who superannuated as Dy. Managing Director from State Bank of India (SBI).
He had a stellar career spanning 37 years with SBI with proven track record in top leadership roles in domestic and international assignments. He has extensive knowledge, varied and rich leadership experience, covering all the facets of banking viz. Digital Banking, Corporate Credit, Risk and Regulatory Compliance, International Banking, Agri credit & Financial inclusion and strategic steering of very large, cross-functional teams. He has also built core competencies in Digital transformation, Risk management, Strategic thinking, Business transformation etc. He also held position of Chief Digital officer of SBI. He was instrumental in unlocking the value of merchant acquiring business of SBI through creation of a JV. As a digital banking strategist, he led adoption of emerging, disruptive and innovative processes to enable transformation of SBI as a digital bank with focus on superior customer experience with improved wallet share and improving efficiency. He has extensive Board level experience in financial services, having served on the Boards of several large and highly reputed organizations viz Yes Bank Ltd, NPCI etc. In addition, he was also a permanent invitee to the Board and other Board level committees of the State Bank of India.
Dasho Wangchuk Dorji
Non Executive Director
Dasho Wangchuk Dorji is the Chairman and Managing Director of Tai Industries Limited, flaunts a vibrant professional profile as Director of twelve companies.
He is the Vice Chairman of Tashi Commercial Corporation which owns the Druk chain of hotels in Bhutan. Dasho`s phenomenal management and supervision skills have already earned him commendable repute.
Mr. Rohan Ghosh
Non Executive Director
Enlightened vision, supreme Marketing skills, an ability to combine the canon with strong, intuitive understanding and the enthusiasm of a sportsman - Rohan Ghosh, is all these and more rolled into one.
He has been long into the board of JAMIPOL since 2002. Variety is the spice of his life as he seeks pleasure in various sports and theatre.
Dasho Topgyal Dorji
Non Executive Director
Dasho Topgyal Dorji has graduated from New Hampshire College, New Hampshire, USA; Post Graduate in Metallurgy and Management from Norway. He has experience in Team leadership for concept, build and operate Coca Cola Plant, 70 Crore Ferro-silicon Plant and later expansion of the same involving equal amount. He has taken responsibility for bringing into the country PDI project for international standard deluxe five star hotel and partner in it.
He is the Chairman of, Bhutan Eco Ventures Private Limited on the one hand and Director of, Bhutan Fruit Products Private Limited on the other proving his spirits in distinctly diverse fields of work. He also holds the position of President of the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
Mr. Uttam Singh
Non Executive Director
Mr. Uttam Singh, a qualified Metallurgical Engineer from IIT BHU, joined Tata Steel in 1992 as a Graduate Trainee. He spent his initial years working in Blast Furnace area. He was a part of Blast Furnace Operation, Engineering & Design and Technology for 24 years. He was designated as Dy Manager in 1999. He took the role of Chief Blast Furnaces in 2016. He currently leads the Iron Making division at Tata Steel.
Mr. Singh has a rich experience in leadership roles across Iron Making including blast furnace operation, guiding the development of coke rate prediction model for blast furnace operation and the evolution of refractory design, leading the team for the improvement in slag granulation system design. He is also heading the Hisarna (new generation Iron making) Steering Committee. Currently, Mr. Singh is holding the position of Vice President – Iron Making at Tata Steel.
Ms. Samita Shah
Non Executive Director
Ms. Shah looks after the financing requirements of the Tata Steel Group and is responsible for raising capital from local and international banks and equity/debt capital markets. Ms. Shah is also the Chief Risk Officer for Tata Steel and has spearheaded the implementation of an enterprise-wise risk management practice across the Tata Steel Group.
Ms. Shah joined Tata Steel in 2012 after many years of experience in financial services. Ms. Shah has executed several transactions for Indian and multinational companies including IPOs, rights issues, bond and convertible bond issues, project financing, private equity and M&A. She has also advised Government of India on the privatization of public sector companies. Ms. Shah has done her graduation in BA (Economics) from Mumbai University and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. She lives in Mumbai with her family and is an avid reader, gardener and traveler.
Mr. Eric Wiklendt
Non Executive Director
Mr. Wiklendt is presently serving as Director with Speyside Equity (A Private Equity Firm). He currently serves as a Director in the Board of SKW. His professional career spans over 20 years where he has handled different roles including those of President & CEO, VP (Startegic Marketing), Divisional Head.
Some of the companies he has worked in his illustrious career are Anderson Worldwide, Deere & Co, Eaton Corporation, Kelix Heat Transformer System etc.
Mr. Wiklendt has done his graduation in Business Administration from University of Notre Dame (USA) and subsequently MBA from the The Wharton School.
Mr. John Howard Dietrich
Non Executive Director
Mr. Dietrich has over 30 years of experience in finance and business development roles. Currently he is engaged as Chief Executive Officer in Opta Group LLC.
Previously he was the Chief Financial Officer of SunOpta a public Company and Opta’s former parent company and was also associated with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chartered Accountants. Mr. Dietrich has completed his Bachelors of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and he is also a CPA and CFA.
Mr. P. K. Ghose
Managing Director
Mr. Ghose has been a leader with a proven track record and has significantly contributed to steel making expansion projects of Odisha, Raw Materials Projects and environment. He comes with over 30 years of rich and varied experience. He has more than 15 years of Senior Leadership and Management experience in Business Operations and Strategy and Large Capital Project Execution (Greenfield and Brownfield) in the
Mining and Metals Industry including P&L responsibilities. Mr. Ghose joined Tata Steel Limited in 1991 and has a wide experience and has worked in different capacities across functions of Manufacturing (Steel Making), Steel Expansion projects and Project Procurement. Prior to joining JAMIPOL, Mr. Ghose was serving as the CEO & MD of Tata Steel Minerals Canada Limited.Mr. Ghose is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT, BHU and joined Tata Steel in 1991.