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Board of Directors and Committees

The Board of Directors has a combination of Executive and Non-Executive Directors. The Board comprises of four Whole-time Directors (the Managing Director and three Executive Directors) and four Non-executive Independent Directors.. Accordingly, the Composition of the Board is in conformity with the Listing Agreement.

Except the Managing Director, all other Directors are liable to retire by rotation as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

The names and categories of the Director on the Board are as under:

Mr. B. L. Agrawal
Managing Director

Mr. B.L. Agrawal aged 64  years has over 39  years of experience is an Electronic Engineer, he is a first generation entrepreneur. While his family concentrated on its traditional trading business, it was his entrepreneurial spirit that laid the foundation of GPIL and the entry of the Agrawal family into the metals business.

Mr. Abhishek Agrawal
Executive Director

Mr.  Abhishek Agrawal, youngest son of Shri B.L. Agrawal, aged 33 years, is a second generation entrepreneur. He is qualified in Masters Degree in International Business from Leeds University, U.K.

With his entrepreneurial spirit, he laid the foundation and then successful operation of Pellet Plant in GPIL. His managerial skill and leadership quality is exemplary. His competence strategically directs the company.

Mr. Dinesh Agrawal
Executive Director

Mr. Dinesh Agrawal aged  46  years is also a second generation entrepreneur and is associated with the GPIL and the group activities for over 21 years, he is an Electrical Engineer and has been associated with the company’s Ferro alloys and steel rolling units in the past. He is currently overseeing the setting up of the captive power plant.

Mr. Dinesh Gandhi
Executive Director

Mr. Dinesh Gandhi aged 55 years is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India, he brings to the table his 29 years of experience in the areas of accounts, finance, project planning and financing. A dynamic financial analyst, his competence strategically directs the company.

Mr. Siddharth Agrawal
Executive Director

Shri Siddharth Agrawal aged 36 years is an M.B.A. having more than 10 years of experience in various capacities and presently he is Managing Director of Godawari Green Energy Limited (GGEL), a subsidiary of the Company, managing & overseeing the operation, which inter alia includes production, general administration and other associated matters etc.

Mr. Vinod Pillai
Non Executive Director

Mr. Vinod Pillai,aged 49 years, is a commerce graduate having two decades of experience in Sales, Administration, Liaisoning, Logistics, and has played a vital role in commissioning of new projects of Hira Group of Industries.

Mr. Samir Agarwal
Independent Director

Mr. Samir Agarwal, (DIN: 00093687),born on 20th June, 1977, is promoter director of Indcap Advisors Pvt. Ltd. (a boutique investment bank) is also a co-founder of Neev Credit Pvt. Ltd. (student fee finance company – RBI registered NBFC) academically, he is also a IBBI registered Insolvency Resolution Professional.

Mr. Samir Agarwal is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and Chartered Financial Analyst (India). He was amongst the top 10 rank holders in CFA Final exams. Samir was recently awarded a Certificate in Business Excellence in recognition of completing Global Banking Program on Fintech, Digital and Analytics – an Executive Education program conducted by Columbia Business School, New York (an Ivy League Business School). He is also member of various Chambers of commerce and industry including ICBI and CII. He is member of finance sub-committee of Eastern Region, CII.

Mr. Samir Agarwal was earlier associated with global consultancy firms like Arthur Anderson and Ernst & Young. He was part of International Taxation Advisory group wherein he advised multinational clients like Colgate-Palmolive Inc, Cummins Inc, J P Morgan Chase & Co., American Express Bank, McKinsey Inc, Sharp Electronics, General Motors, etc.

Having more than 20 years of post-qualification experience, Mr. Samir Agrawal has handled various assignments successfully in sphere of capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, financial structuring and corporate restructuring.

Mr. Raj Kamal Bindal
Independent Director

Mr. Raj Kamal Bindal (DIN: 07423392) is a Master in Commerce (with specialization in Finance and Corporate Laws), Chartered Accountant and MBA (with specialization in Finance) with more than 22 years of post-qualification experience in the areas of Energy, Infrastructure, Project Management, Financial Services and Infrastructure Finance.

He was earlier associates with Ernst & Young, Deloitte and ICRA Management Consulting (Moody’s). He has been appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) with effect from 31st January 2020.

He is having adequate experience in Political Analysis, core understanding of issues that affects Infrastructure sectors in India, and proficiency in using relationship building skills to obtain long-term sustainable results in varied settings, successfully navigated the complex corridors of bureaucracy and political leaders, understanding of Government processes, working of Public Sector at all levels of Government in India and Provincial Governments across India.

Mrs Neha Sunil Huddar
Woman Independent Director WEF 09.08.2024

Mrs. Neha Sunil Huddar (DIN: 00092245), holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai and is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She has over 40 years of experience in finance & accounts and HR and Compliances management.

She started her career as an Accounts Officer at Thirumalai Chemicals Limited, a listed Company and gradually promoted to the post of Group CFO. She was associated with the group a period of 29 years from 1983 to 2012. Thereafter, she joined as Head Finance at Reliance Foundation and then moved as Vice President- Payroll, Benefits and Employee Insurance at Reliance Industries Limited where she handled around 1.5 lakh employees under her Department.

She has been appointed as Independent Women Director with Bodal Chemicals Limited in 2017 and was also inducted as Member in Audit Committee and Nomination Remuneration Committee of that company.

In the year 2020, she has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Mitsu Chem Plast Ltd and gave her valuable inputs in monitoring competition and CSR spending.

In the year end of 2023, she has been appointed as Independent Women Director on the Board of Arkade Developers Limited and was also been inducted as Chairperson of Audit Committee and Stakeholder Relationship Committee of that Company.

She has done six weekend course organized by Bombay Chartered Accountants Society and SP College and has also attended a one day course conducted by FIEO and Mr. Cyril Shroff of Amarchand Mangaldas, a leading law firm to educate herself the role and responsibility of Independent Director.

She is also on the Board of Advisors at Access Life Assistance Foundation, a Non-Profit Organisation which provides accommodation to children having cancer and actively involved in ensuring that the funds are used appropriately

Mr. Hukum Chand Daga
Independent Director WEF 09.08.2024

Mr. Hukam Chand Daga (DIN: 00441914), is a bachelor in law and Master in Commerce and also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India and Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretary of India. He is having more than 4 decades of professional experience in various Aditya Birla Group of Companies namely Hindalco ( Renu Sugar Power Co. ), Grasim Industries, Indian Rayon, H G I Industries Ltd. and Essel Mining Ltd. worked in different States of India with diverse nature of business, making turnaround and achieving Industry Leadership in most of them. He has risen from Management Trainee level to the top management position of Group Executive President/CEO.

He was also associated with Essel Mining, a multi-location multi-product Company having business in mining of Iron Ore & Coal, manufacture of Nobel Ferro Alloys and generation of Wind Power as Group Executive President. He has also served on the Board of few companies namely The Rameshwara Jute Mills Ltd. as an Independent Director, Bhubaneswari Coal Mining Limited as Non-Executive Director.

Some of his major achievements are successfully undertaking business reengineering by divesting non-core businesses and expanding existing Units in core business sector, establishment of new business of Wind Power, initiation of the process of setting up of Group’s Captive Port in Orissa, bringing Essel Mining to one of the highest profit making Units of the Group having created record increase in production, turnover and profitability, instrumental in getting Government policy review and formulating policies for growth of Mining Industry.

He has also made various presentations before various national and international forums like Hoda Committee and Parliament Standing Committee on Coal & Steel, P D A C, etc. and published articles in various Newspapers and Magazines.

He was also Former President of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) for a period of 2 years, Member of National Mining Committee of The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Trustee of Paradip Port Trust for a period of 8 years, Member of Central Excise & Customs Grievance Cell. He was also associated with various Social organizations as Former President of Rotary Club, Former Vice President of Jodhpur Association, presently Trustee of Jineshwar Suri Foundation.

Mr. Sunil Duggal
Independent Director

Born and brought up in Amritsar, is an Electrical Engineer from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. He is an Alumnus of IMD, Lausanne Switzerland and IIM Calcutta. He was associated with International Zinc Association as Vice Chairman and Former President of Indian Lead Zinc Development Association. He is the Chairman of National Committee of Mining – Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Former President of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), Former Co-Chair – FICCI Non-Ferrous Metals Committee-2018 and Former Chairman – Skill Council for Mining Sector, India.

Mr. Sunil Duggal was also associated with Vedanta Limited as CEO and Whole-time Director of the Company from April 2020 to July 2023. He was also the CEO & Whole-Time Director of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) from March 2015 to April, 2020.

He is having over 37 years of experience in leading high‐performance teams and more than 20 years in leadership positions. He is known for his ability to navigate through tough and challenging times, nurture and grow business, evaluate opportunities and risks, and successfully drive efficiency and productivity whilst reducing costs and inefficiencies and delivering innovative solutions to challenges.

He was awarded as CEO of the Year, 2018, ABP News, CEO of the Year at “Business leader of the Year”, Fun & Joy at Work- ET Now, 2019 and WE Global Employees Choice Award – Best CEO 2022.

Mrs. Roma Ashok Balwani
Woman Independent Director

A Graduate in Economics, with a Post-Graduation in Marketing from Mumbai University, is currently associated with John Cockerill India Limited as Independent Director for almost a decade and she is also Chairperson of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and CSR committee of John Cockerill India Limited.

Previously she was Sr. Advisor, at Vedanta Group. Her role in Vedanta group was sustainable development, brand management, stakeholder engagement and group communication to promote Vedanta’s position as a purpose driven organization. In this enabling role, she aligned the group’s communication strategy and sustainable development strategy in a socially responsible, ethical and environmentally friendly manner that positively impacts and improves the quality of life of the communities.

She is also a member of Team Lease Edtech Advisory Board, which specialises in providing Enterprise Learning Solutions to corporate clients and apprenticeship programme to make Indian youth employable.

She has over four decades of experience in manufacturing companies such as L&T, Mahindra Group & Vedanta Group in various aspects of strategic business in her previous roles as President, Group Communication, CSR and Sustainable Development at Vedanta Resources plc. She has been the member of the Group Executive Committee which comprises the leadership team at Vedanta.

She is actively associated with disability cricket as the pro bone CEO & Brand Custodian, IDCA and promotes deaf cricket as an enabler to instil a sense of pride and purpose for the hearing-impaired youth with sporting talent.

She is the recipient of the Exchange4Media Maestro Award for PR & Communications 2023 and Adgully, Exchange4Mediaa & PRCI, Lifetime Achievement awards for 2022, 2020 & 2018. She has been inducted into the Communications Hall of Fame at Praxis 2023.

Composition of Various Committees of Board of Directors

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee consists of four Independent Directors. The Committee’s composition meets with requirements of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 18 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Audit Committee comprises of following Directors:

Name Designation
Mr. Hukam Chand Daga Chairman (Independent Director)
Mr. Raj Kamal Bindal Member (Independent Director)
Mr. Samir Agarwal Member (Independent Director)
Mrs. Neha Sunil Huddar Member (Independent Director)

 

Nomination And Remuneration Committee

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee consists of three Independent Directors. The Committee’s composition meets with requirements of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprises of following Directors:

Name Designation
Mrs. Roma Ashok Balwani Chairperson (Independent Director)
Mr. Samir Agarwal Member (Independent Director)
Mr. Raj Kamal Bindal Member (Independent Director)

 

 

Stakeholders Relationship Committee:

The Stakeholders Relationship Committee consists of two Independent Directors and one Executive Director. The detailed composition of the members of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee at present is given below:

Name Designation
Mrs. Neha Sunil Huddar Chairperson (Independent Director)
Mr. Dinesh Kumar Gandhi Member (Executive Director)
Mr. Samir Agarwal Member (Independent Director)

 

Corporate Social Responsibility Committee:

The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee consists of Two Independent Directors, One Executive Director and One Non-Executive Director. The detailed composition of the members of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee at present is given below:

Name Designation
Mrs. Roma Ashok Balwani Chairman (Independent Director)
Mr. Sunil Duggal Member (Independent Director)
Mr. Abhishek Agrawal Member (Executive Director)
Mr. Vinod Pillai Member (Non-Executive Director)

 

Risk Management Committee:

The Risk Management Committee consists of Three Independent Directors, One Executive Directors and One Officer of The Company. The detailed composition of the members of the Risk Management Committee at present is given below:

Name Designation
Mr. Sunil Duggal Chairman (Independent Director)
Mr. Hukam Chand Daga Member (Independent Director)
Mr. Abhishek Agrawal Member (Executive Director)
Mr. Samir Agarwal Member (Independent Director)
Mr. KVSKN Raveendra Member (Non-Director Member i.e. officer of the Company)

 

ESG Committee:

The ESG Committee consists of Two Independent Directors, One Executive Director and One Officer of The Company. The detailed composition of the members of the ESG Committee at present is given below:

Name Designation
Mr. Sunil Duggal Chairman (Independent Director)
Mrs. Roma Ashok Balwani Member (Independent Director)
Mr. Abhishek Agrawal Member (Executive Director)
Mr. KVSKN Raveendra Member (Non-Director Member i.e. officer of the Company)
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