Mr. Amit Kiran Deb
Independent Director & Chairman
Mr. Nand Gopal Khaitan
Independent Director
Mr. Tantra Narayan Thakur
Independent Director
Ms. Dipali Khanna
Independent Director
Mr. Debi Prasad Patra
Independent Director
Mr. Jyoti Kumar Poddar
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria
Managing Director
Mr. Somesh Dasgupta
Whole Time Director
Mr. Amit Kiran Deb holds a Master’s Degree in
Political Science from Allahabad University. He
joined the Indian Administrative Service in the year
1971 and was assigned to the West Bengal cadre.
Thereafter, he served the Government in various
critical departments and portfolios, including being
the District Magistrate in Darjeeling and Midnapore, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Education and Social Welfare Department, Government
of Tripura, Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat and Joint Secretary,
Department of Electronics and had also represented Government of
India in GATT negotiations in services in Geneva. Thereafter, he had held
several key positions in Government of West Bengal like Special Secretary,
Power Department and many more.
Mr. Nand Gopal Khaitan is an Attorney-At-Law,
Advocate and Notary Public, practicing in the
Hon’ble High Courts and the Hon’ble Supreme
Court of India and is a Senior Partner of Khaitan
& Co., one of the largest law firms in India.
He has worked on a number of transactions
including arbitration, civil and commercial
litigation, competition and anti-trust law, corporate law, demergers,
infrastructure projects, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions,
project finance, real estate, restructuring and taxation. As the President
of Indian Council of Arbitration, Committee Member of Federation
of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Vice President
of Bharat Chamber of Commerce, he regularly participates as a key
speaker on subjects pertaining to different branches of law.
Mr. Tantra Narayan Thakur has over 40 years of
experience in Power Sector, Treasury Management
& Financial Management. He is the Former
Chairman cum Managing Director of PTC India
Limited & PTC India Financial Services Limited.
He is also the Former Chairman of PTC Energy
Limited. He has been instrumental for setting up
of first Power Exchange in India. He was a Member of the Management
Board of TERI University and a Faculty of the Faculty of Management
Services of Delhi University. He was also a Member of the Advisory
Board of TERI for a number of years and was Member of the Finance
Committee of Jawahar Lal Nehru University.
Ms. Dipali Khanna holds Masters Degree in History
from Delhi University, M.Sc. (National Security)
from National Defence College and has completed
a Certificate Course (Cost & Management
Accountancy). She is a former officer of the Indian
Railway Accounts Service and has worked as the
CEO of the Indira Gandhi National Centre of
Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi.
Prior to her joining IGNCA, she has worked
in various capacities in the realm of Finance and Administration during
her years of civil service. She also served on the Boards of four large
Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Defence (HAL,
MDL, GRSE & GSL), two PSUs under the Ministry of Power (NEEPCO &
THDC), one PSU each under Ministry of Tourism (ITDC) and Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting (NFDC).
Mr. Debi Prasad Patra holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Delhi University. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in the year 1979 assigned then to the West Bengal Cadre and thereafter had a distinguished period spanning over 24 years in Government wherein he held several key portfolios including post of Under Secretary, Home Department, District Magistrate of Darjeeling and South 24 Parganas, Director of Industries, Managing Director, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and Secretary, Information Technology
Mr. Jyoti Kumar Poddar has rich experience as an industrialist with interests in multifarious sectors like tea gardens, real estate and power. He has handled the entire Indian & Sri Lankan operations in solar business for Shell Solar Limited, Netherlands and is actively involved towards contributing to the green energy mission of the country by way of setting up solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing unit and other power projects in India.
Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria has eight years of experience in power and financial services sector. He is presently the Chairman of Infrastructure Committee of Indian Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson of East & North East Regional Council of The Indo-Canadian Business Chamber, Member of Task Force – Electricity Distribution, Government of Rajasthan and Managing Committee Member of Bengal Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.Somesh Dasgupta, an energy sector specialist has over three decades of experience
in the Power & Utility sector. He is currently the Whole-time Director & The Corporate
Compliance Responsibility Officer at India Power Corporation Limited, one of the leading
Power Utilities in the country. He oversees the company’s strategic functions like
Government Relations,Corporate Affairs, Public Relations & Branding, Business
Development, Industrial Relations & Corporate Administration.
Mr.Dasgupta presently is holding the position of the Chairman of Energy & Power
Committee of ASSOCHAM Regional Council and the Chairperson of the Bengal Chamber
of Commerce & Industries – People Management Committee. He is also a distinguished
Member of West Bengal Labour Welfare Board and a Member of the Governing body of
the West Bengal State Productivity Council. He is in the Executive Committee of
Employers’ Federation of India and is a Member of the Central Board of Workers
Education, Govt. of India.
Mr. Dasgupta is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering and a Post Graduate in Human
Resource Management and holds a Certification in Total Quality Management from
BITS, Sweden.
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