People

Anil Kumar Jain, IAS, additional secretary, heads the energy division at NITI Aayog, which has a team of over a dozen professionals addressing the policy needs of segments as diverse as biofuels and atomic energy. […]

As the first chief executive officer of Vistara, Phee Teik Yeoh has steered a select team towards launching Vistara, a full-service airline that promises to transform the flying experience of the Indian air traveller with […]

Ravinder Kalra has worked in the hydro sector for the past 13 years. Before that, he enjoyed a distinguished career as a marine engineer with the Indian Navy for 21 years, during which time he […]

SpiceJet’s chairman and managing director, Ajay Singh, who founded the airline in 2005, has scripted one of the most remarkable turnaround stories in recent times. Singh emerged as a white knight giving the airline a […]

An Indian Administrative Service officer of the Gujarat cadre, Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra currently serves as chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI), a position he has held since July 2016. In his current role, Dr Mohapatra […]

A 1999 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, Ajay Bhadoo is vice chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB). With over 17 years of notable service in public administration, Bhadoo brings to the […]

Sanjoy Roy is the chief executive officer of Orange City Water Private Limited, the company in charge of implementing the 24×7 water supply project in Nagpur. Associated with the company for the past three years, […]

Thirty per cent of transmission line projects are delayed due to issues related to right of way, clearances, start-up challenges and geo-technical surprises. This adversely impacts the economics of EPC contracts. With the introduction of […]

Shivendra Nath Verma, managing director, UJVN Limited, brings to the table over three decades of experience in the power sector. He is a versatile hydro professional with multidisciplinary experience. Prior to joining UJVN in 2015, […]

In his nearly 30 years of experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors, Prakash Chandraker, managing director and vice-president, Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited, says one of the most important aspects of business that he has […]

Sanjay Gupta, chairman and managing director (CMD), Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, has more than 30 years of experience in the railway sector. Gupta started his career with the railways as a special class railway apprentice […]

Anil Kumar Rao brings to the table over three decades of experience in the implementation, operation and management of infrastructure projects. At present, he is director (technical) and whole-time board member of PNC Infratech Limited. […]

Hemant Kanoria had the typical upbringing of a boy born into a Marwari business family in Kolkata. As part of a large extended family, he sat through meals where his grandfather, father, uncles and cousins […]

With rich experience in IT and foreign trade, Shyamal Ghosh is looking forward to new challenges as chairman, Telecom Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council. A veteran IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, he has […]

Vinod Papal heads the city gas distribution (CGD) network that is being developed in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, by Unison Enviro Private Limited, a subsidiary of Ashoka Buildcon Limited. He has over 13 years’ experience across operations […]

Armed with 23 years of work experience in the aviation industry, Jaideep Singh Balhara is currently airport director, Jaipur International Airport. Prior to this, he has served as airport director for the Guwahati and Chandigarh […]

Gyan Bhadra Kumar started taking interest in the sector in 1989, with his involvement in NHPC Limited’s Chamera I hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh, one of the largest hydro projects in the country at the […]

A  well known member of the telecom fraternity, Dinesh Verma was appointed managing director, India and SAARC, Juniper Networks, in November 2016. He joined the company after three decades with companies such as British Telecom […]

An engineering and management professional with 29 years of cross-functional experience, Sourav Daspatnaik is currently chief executive officer, Swach Environment Private Limited, a SREI Group initiative. He also serves as an independent director in several […]

As the power sector opened its doors to private players back in the 1990s, Rakesh Amol saw it as an excellent career opportunity. “The motivation to pursue a full-time career in this sector came sometime […]