Board Of Directors

R.P. Gupta has over 26 years of experience in the cement industry. Spearheading other businesses across verticals which include Turnkey contracts and Iron & Steel trading during the early part of his career. He is an active participant in various leading industry forums and associations. From being Vice-Chairman of OASME (Orissa Assembly of Small & Medium Enterprise) to being Vice President of All India Mini Cement Plant Association in Hyderabad and a member of Industrial Advisory Board at Govt. of Orissa. He is also a prolific writer, covering topics like the Indian economy with a motive to create awareness and how to serve the nation A philanthropist at heart, he is also associated with Lions Club and the Rotary Club. Being a devotee, he is also serving as the general secretary of Jai Hanuman Samiti Charitable Trust to further his social work. He believes in education for all and was also a member of governing boards of educational institutions.

Manoj Kumar has significantly contributed with his engineering prowess towards corporate strategy & planning, project management, and various strategic initiatives for cost reduction, operations improvement, and de-bottlenecking, in the Steel and Power sector. In his consulting stint, post his MBA, he was instrumental in setting up a metals & mining practice and led a high-end consulting assignment for a Steel major in Europe. During which he travelled extensively to Europe and worked on charting niche solutions in the metals & mining domain. He was an overseas business development manager evaluating business opportunities outside India, essentially for acquiring mining assets.He returned to India and joined the Steel Industry. Currently, he is leading M&A and Strategy along with new projects for major Cement players. He completed Mechanical Engineering from BITS, Pilani, and his MBA from ISB, Hyderabad.

Narinder Singh, a seasoned professional with 20 years of proven track record in financial accounting, auditing, central excise & custom laws, sales tax including VAT, direct taxes, FEMA, costing, budgeting & working capital management. He was associated with Haldia Petrochemicals, Bhushan Power & Steel Limited, MGM Group of Companies, K.C.T & Bros (C.S) Limited. He is a commerce graduate from Punjab University, Chandigarh, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi.

Sudeshna Banerjee has done her Executive MBA in entrepreneurship management from Indian Business School, Hyderabad, and has a post-graduate Diploma in Computer Applications from Vidyasagar Academy, Kolkata. She is the founder of DIGITECH-HR in 2007 and led the company as Head of Business Development from its inception and till date. Starting from May 2011, the company status has changed from proprietorship firm to private limited company and took on the role of Managing Director and the Head of Business Development. She has a keen eye for detail, is versatile and multifaceted.

Sanjay Sharma holds a B.E. Degree in Metallurgy from REC, Rourkela (NIT). He has nearly 4 decades of a successful career with diverse roles distinguished by commended performance in Plant Management, consultancy services in Steel Plant. He has contributed as Chairman of TPM (Total Predictive Maintenance), Head of the Jury for QIPs (Quality Improvement Projects like SMILE, KAIZEN). He has developed a unique blend of expertise like plant management, managerial & operational experience with advanced skills in strategic planning, international process implementations, commissioning, derivatives turnarounds, new set-ups, and resource allocation.

Mahendra Singh is a B.E (Electrical) graduate with a Master’s degree in Management over 36 years of experience in various business fields.

B.K. Mangaraj has over 28 years of experience in Limestone mining along with other minerals and over 11 years of experience in the operations of a Cement Plant. He was also awarded by the President of India for his contributions. He has also,formerly worked with TISCO, and BSL (a SAIL subsidiary)