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Avinash Hiranandani has nearly 30 years of diverse work experience in industries such as packaging, energy and engineering. He is currently global chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD), RenewSys, the renewable energy arm […]
With an educational background in electrical engineering, a master’s in energy and environment management, and certifications from leading institutes including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Indore, CII, GIZ and BEE, Manish Dabkara started his career early on […]
Subhendu Moitra has over 32 years of professional experience. After an initial three years of shop floor experience in the manufacturing industry, he has been working in areas such as infrastructure, project finance, project/infrastructure advisory, […]
Sumit Barat has been associated with Azure Power as chief sustainability officer for the past four years. Prior to that, he worked as an associate director at Arcadis. In the past, he has also worked […]
With the goal of reducing the reliance on imported fossil fuels, converting waste to wealth, and revolutionising the biofuel sector with alternative green resources by processing various types of waste and converting them to green […]
Manoj Kumar Jain is a technocrat with over 42 years of diverse experience in electricity generation, transmission and distribution in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In April 2019, he moved into the core regulatory sector, taking […]
Atechnology entrepreneur involved with multiple technology start-ups, Huzefa Saifee has over two decades of technical and management experience in building niche global technology products. “Technology can help businesses overcome their strategic challenges and problems,” remarks […]
Deshraju Radhakrishna, Chairman, Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC), brings to the table four decades of experience in all domains of the power sector. He has expertise in the areas of supply chain management, project management […]
During a professional career spanning over 30 years, Sanjay Bakaya has worked in diverse areas of the telecom industry. He spent the initial 14 years of his career at Motorola, Inc., then moved to Vanu, […]
Satyendranath Kalita has over 35 years of experience in managing business functions in the power utilities of Assam, the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. Currently, Kalita is working as […]
In a professional career spanning over 30 years, A.S. Rajgopal has gained immense global exposure working with organisations across the telecom and IT domains. He has been associated with organisations such as Dell, Microsoft, Kellogg, […]
Swapan K. Bhowmick, president, Teestavalley Power Transmission Limited, has over 40 years’ experience in the sector, with expertise in planning, engineering and project management of thermal and hydropower projects and their associated transmission systems. He […]
Santadyuti Samanta has two decades of experience in the power sector. “I have had the fortune of working with two of the best utilities in the country – CESC and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited […]
Sameer Gupta, chairman and managing director, Jakson Group, has been spearheading the company’s operations for over two decades and is proud of its achievements so far. But he is not willing to rest on his […]
A chartered accountant by training, Ben Fraser is currently chief financial officer at Hero Future Energies (HFE), his first professional stint with a team based in India. During his career spanning over two decades, he […]
M. Prasanna Kumar, managing director, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), has over 30 years of experience in the generation sector across fuel management, operations and maintenance, coal handling and power plant erection. Prior to […]
Abhay Choudhary recently assumed charge as director, projects, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. Prior to this, he was executive director (commercial and regulatory cell) and also held charge as CMD of the coordination cell. […]
During a career spanning over 24 years, Rajesh Maurya has held key positions in various organisations in the information security, network management and IT consulting space. After working with companies such as Sify and Microland, […]
Manoj Paul, an IT and telecom sector veteran, is currently managing director of GPX India. He joined the company in 2014 and helped establish its data centre business in the Indian market. Paul is confident […]
Dr V.K. Khare, director (personnel management and administration), Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL), brings to the table 37 years of experience in the power sector. He has held key positions at NTPC, Power […]
