Mr. Anil Kumar Jha (DIN-06645361) a Post-Graduate Mining Engineer with Distinction from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (now IIT). Mr. Jha was Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Ltd. (CIL) and superannuated from that position on January 31, 2020. Prior to the assumption of CIL's apex post Mr. Jha headed, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) since 1st November, 2015 as its CMD - the second largest coal producing company among all CIL's subsidiaries. Under Mr. Jha's leadership MCL's performance took a quantum upward leap and MCL currently accounts for 25% of CIL's overall production and around 24% of total coal supplies. Mr. Jha, is a Post Graduate (M. Tech) with Distinction in Mine Planning & Design graduated from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. He began his career in coal mining industry, in 1983, in Central Coalfields Limited. He had held many important assignments and senior positions in CCL including that as General Manager, Argada Area. Mr. Jha had a 14-year stint in Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) - the Ranchi based consultancy arm of CIL - planning opencast and underground mines. Mr. Jha has over three decades of experience under his belt in mine planning, production, management supervision, direction and control of underground as well as open cast coal mines. For a while he worked as Director (P&P) in MOIL Limited where he was the Nominated Owner and Head of Production, Planning, Projects, Quality Control and Mine Safety Divisions and other allied departments including Personnel and Industrial Relations. Mr. Anil Kumar Jha is the recipient of 'Best Chief Executive' Award conferred by GeoMine Tech for outstanding performance of MCL during 2017-18. He has presented many technical papers in national and international seminars and workshops. He is immediate past President of MGMI a 113-year old Institute dedicated to promoting the scientific study of mining and mineral industries of the country. He doesn't hold any shares of Coal India Limited
Mr. Anil Kumar Pandey is an astute power sector professional with a rich experience spanning over 38 years. Mr. Pandey is a highly experienced power sector professional with proficiency in diverse areas including Project Execution, Erection and Commissioning of thermal, Solar as well as wind Power Plants.
A Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Gobind Ballabh Pant University, Pantnagar, Mr. Pandey joined leading public sector unit National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (“NTPC”) in 1984. At NTPC, he worked in various capacities in Engineering and Project Management functions. Lastly he was heading Western Region–II comprising of five large size Coal Based Power Plants of 10,100 MW and two standalone Solar PV Plants of 300MW and responsible for safe and reliable commercial operation of stations as Regional Executive Director.
Mr. Hardip Singh Wirk, 42 years, is an independent Director on our Board. He holds a bachelor's degree in law
from Delhi University. He has experience of over eleven years in the legal advisory field and has handled various
cases in the Delhi High Court, Company Law Board, Consumer forum and Supreme Court of India. He has
specialized in foreign investments, real estate and general corporate advice. He is also an independent director
on the board of one of our Promoters, Worldone Private Ltd.
Mr. Sudershan Kumar Gargholds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant by profession since 1973. He has 43 years of varied experience in the field of Oil & Power. He has worked with Indian Oil Corporation Limited for 29 years and has acquired rich experience in Finance, Marketing, Pipelines, Excise & Customs, Oil Pricing etc. He was Executive Director (Finance) in Indian Oil Corporation. He joined the Board of NHPC Limited (A Govt. of India enterprise) as Director (Finance) in 2003. In October 2005, he was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC and NHDC Limited (a subsidiary of NHPC) and served at these posts for more than five years till his superannuation in December 2010. He was also the Chairman of Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Limited. Under his able guidance, NHPC was conferred with ‘Mini Ratna Category – I’ status by GOI.
He was instrumental in commissioning five hydro-electric power projects in the country with an aggregate installed capacity of 1820MW. Under his leadership, NHPC got several new hydro, thermal and wind power projects. Net profit also increased from Rs. 510 crores in the year 2002-03 when he joined on the Board of NHPC to Rs. 2091 crores during the year 2009-10. As Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC he was involved in business process re-engineering and restructuring, expansion of business, IPO of shares etc. He successfully brought maiden IPO of NHPC which was oversubscribed by 24 times in 2009 and also introduced enterprise resource planning (ERP) in the company. He was also on the Board of International Hydro Association (IHA).
He is a senior partner in M/s Apra and Associates, Chartered Accountants Firm. He is an Independent Director on the Board of Worldone Private Ltd., Jindal Power Limited, EtalinHydro Electric Power Company Limited and Kamala Hydro Electric Power Company Limited. He is also Chairman of Audit and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of Jindal Power Ltd.
He was conferred with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Institute of Economic Studies in 2010, ‘CA Professional Manager’s Award’ in personal capacity by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2008, the ‘SRCC Alumni award’ by Shri Ram College of Commerce in 2009 and ‘CEPM – PMA Honorary Fellowship Award’ by the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) and Project Management Associates apart from getting several other awards. He is the Chief Advisor to M/s AstrazurePrivate Limited dealing in training and human resource solutions. Institute of Directors haveconferred “Golden Peacock National Training Award”to M/s Astrazure Private Limited at Dubai.
He has widely travelled both within India as well as abroad and gained rich experience in oil and power sectors.
Mr. Chhavi Nath Singh (DIN 06419854) has done his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical from Moti Lal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad and holds a PG Diploma in Business Management with specialization in Strategy & HR from MDI, Gurgaon. He brings with him nearly 40 years of experience, in the field of Power Business.
Prior to joining us, he was working with Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda as the Chief Executive Officer. Before that he has rendered his services to JSW Energy, SKS Power Generation, Essar Power, Hindustan Zinc Ltd & NTPC in the leadership positions.
Mrs. Shipra Jha is an accomplished businesswoman and entrepreneur with over 28 years of experience in the industry. She has held prominent positions in various prestigious organizations such as Binary Semantics, JUSCO (a subsidiary of Tata Steel), Tata Business Support Systems, and TCS, before starting her own ventures in Logistics and Metal Fabrication. Currently, she serves as the Managing Partner of Avirex Logistics and Promoter Director of Kross Innovations Pvt Ltd.
Mrs. Shipra Jha has handled a variety of functions in Operations, Customer Relations, Corporate Quality, and Human Resource Management. Her expertise extends across a broad range of sectors, having worked in diverse fields such as IT, Energy & Utility Sector, and BPOs.
She is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, which reflects her exceptional skills in process improvement and optimization. She is a certified assessor of the Malcom Baldridge-based Tata Business Excellence Model, and JJ Irani Excellence in Education that demonstrates her proficiency in organizational excellence and management.
Besides her professional qualifications, Mrs. Shipra Jha is a pragmatic philanthropist, and a role model for young leaders. She is a firm believer in Corporate Social Responsibility and has established the Jagriti Trust in Jamshedpur, which is dedicated to the empowerment of women. The trust has become economically independent by training and securing work in the factories for the Trust and utilizing the funds generated for social activities such as education, women's empowerment, and medical support for the underprivileged.
At Tata Business Support Systems, where Mrs. Shipra Jha generated more than 3000 job opportunities, she also initiated the Sambhavna program, to help blind and differently-abled youngsters to find respectable jobs at call centers and data centers managed by the company.
Through her business acumen and philanthropic endeavors, Mrs. Shipra Jha continues to create economic engagement opportunities for the underprivileged. Mrs. Shipra Jha also serves as a trustee of Mechi foundation trust, which is engaged in providing education and support to communities.