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Mentors (eastern region)

Prabhat Kumar Sinha 6

Vinod Kheria 7

Pramod Sharma 8

S P Sinha 9

Dr Satyajit Kumar Singh 10

S S Khadria 11

CONTENTS

Mentor’s Name Page No.

EaSTErN rEgiON

BIHAR

Ramesh Agrawal 12

Pankaj Sarda 13

CHHATTISGARH

CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

CII NATIoNAl offICE-BEARERS

Umesh Chowdhary 4

Jagi Mangat Panda 5

Shobana Kamineni 1

Rakesh Bharti Mittal 2

Uday Kotak 3


Jamshed J Irani (Dr) 19

Adarsh Agrawal 21

A K Srivastava 22

Neeraj Kant 23

S K Behera 24

Tarun Daga 25

Mahendra Agrawal 14

Arvind Jain 15

Mr Ashish Jain 16

Bajrang Lal Agrawal 17

Kamal Sarda 18

JHARKHAND

J B Pany 26

Mahendra Kumar Gupta 27

Niranjan Mohanty 28

Sanjay Kumar Pattnaik 29

S S Upadhyay 31

oDISHA


NOrTH EaST

Abhijit Barooah 45

S K Barua 46

ASSAM

Naresh Agarwal 47

SIKKIM

WEST BENGAl

Sumit Mazumder 32

Avijit Mukherji 34

Smita Pandit Chakraborty 35

Gopal Krishna Sharan 37

Sanjay Prasad 38

Anil Vaswani 40

P K Shah 42

MENTOrS

The newly joined members of CII need guidance, counselling and advice on how to get benefits from the CII services and engage/participate actively in CII programmes. Senior Members/Past Chairmen have volunteered to be mentors for new members. In every Zone, State and Region, new members may benefit from the guidance of senior members/past chairmen who could play the role of a mentor to the newly joined members and understand CII much better.

rOLE OF MENTOrS

1) To guide Members about CII activities & services

2) To advise on values & benefits that Members can avail from CII

3) To advise on their roles & responsibilities as responsible CII members

4) To motivate Members for actively participating in policy advocacy work of CII

5) To explain the avenues available for business development & opportunities

6) To participate in the membership induction programmes

7) To explain value proposition in terms of subscription paid

8) To help in building better relationship with the existing member firms

9) To provide clarity on the takeaways of being a CII Member;

10) To help new member understand about the Governance Structure of CII

11) To Guide and advise the Member on CII Services, when approached.

Each newly joined Member of CII may select

a Mentor in their Region and seek guidance

on how to benefit from the CII services. A

Member can forward names of maximum three

preferred Mentors to Membership Department

in writing. Membership Department will in turn

connect new Member with the Mentor from the

preferred names, after receiving request.

Send your request to Membership Department

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For more information, please contact:

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SELECT YOUr MENTOrS

Mentors' Profile

Mentors' Profile • 1

CII National Office-bearers: President

Shobana KamineniPresident - CII & Executive Vice-Chairpersonapollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd

Ms. Shobana Kamineni has been serving as Executive Vice-Chairperson, AHEL, since July 2014 and has directed the company’s diversification to make it Asia’s foremost integrated healthcare organization. Ms. Kamineni helms the Apollo Global Projects Consultancy for the planning, design and execution of new projects. She also heads Apollo Pharmacy, India’s largest pharmacy chain serving 2,50,000 customers a day. She continues to be a Whole Time Director on the Board of Apollo Munich Health Insurance after leading its collaboration with Munich Re.

Additionally, Ms Kamineni is Vice-Chairperson of the KEI Group, a diversified business founded with her husband. She is an Independent Director on the Boards of Blue Star Limited and Hero MotoCorp, and Advisor to CISCO India’s External Board.

Passionate about wellness, Ms. Kamineni championed the NGO ‘Billion Hearts Beating’ for educating Indians about heart-health. A member of the Advisory Council of the National Cadet Corp (NCC), she has received several prestigious national awards for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.

As an active Member of the CII, Ms. Kamineni has been elected President for 2017-18.

2 • Mentors' Profile

rakesh Bharti MittalPresident Designate - CII & Vice-ChairmanBharti Enterprises

Rakesh Bharti Mittal is Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading business groups. Rakesh serves as Chairman-Bharti AXA Life Insurance, Bharti AXA General Insurance and FieldFresh Foods and Board Member of Bharti Airtel and is MD, Bharti Realty Holdings.

He is a member of the Founders Circle -Brookings India and ICRIER. He is currently on the Governing Body of ICAR and a member of the National Food Processing Development Council (NFPDC).

A passionate philanthropist, Rakesh is the Co-Chairman of Bharti Foundation with leading initiatives such as Satya Bharti Program (education), Satya Bharti Abhiyan (sanitation) and Nyaya Bharti (legal aid). Rakesh serves on Boards of several prestigious educational institutions including Indian School of Business (ISB) and Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology & Management, IIT Delhi.

An active member of CII, Rakesh has been a part of the CII National Council since 1999 and has served as Chairman of the CII Agri, CSR and Public Policy Councils, as also as member, India-Pakistan Joint Business Forum.

CII National Office-bearers: President Designate


CII National Office-bearers: Vice President

Uday KotakVice President - CII & Executive Vice Chairman and Managing DirectorKotak Mahindra Bank Limited

As a young 26-year old entrepreneur in 1985, Uday Kotak started Kotak Capital Management Finance Ltd. (which later became Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd). In 2003 Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. became the first non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India’s corporate history to be converted into a bank. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (KMBL) is regarded as one of the most efficient and high performing banks in India, built on the principles of simplicity and prudence.

Uday’s ‘basics of banking’ approach has ensured that the loan book is of high quality and the bank is well-capitalised. In a journey spanning nearly three decades, he has not only helped the company grow to this scale but also earn respect.

Uday maintains a strong focus on community development and inclusive growth, and feels strongly that education is key to the alleviation of the social malaise afflicting India’s under-privileged. In a bid to address this issue, he has established the Kotak Education Foundation that focuses on the educational needs of underprivileged children.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.


Eastern Region: ChairmanEastErn rEgion: Chairman

Umesh ChowdharyChairman, CII Eastern Region &Vice Chairman & Managing DirectorTitagarh Wagons Ltd

Mr Umesh Chowdhary is the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the Titagarh Group of Companies. Titagarh Group is headquartered at Kolkata, West Bengal and has four manufacturing plants in West Bengal, two in Northern India, one in France and one in Italy. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of CII Eastern Region.

Titagarh is the largest wagon manufacturing company in India and in France with a combined capacity of producing more than 10,000 wagons per year.

Titagarh is also engaged in manufacture of passenger coaches, heavy earth moving and mining equipment, specialized equipment for the Indian Armed forces, tea and tea tourism and has recently forayed into production of ships and manufacturing of agricultural tractors.

Mr Chowdhary has been nominated as a member of the Board of Studies of Economics under the category of ‘Representative from Industry’ – July 2015 to July 2017.

Mr Chowdhary has recently been awarded ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite” (Knight of the National Order of Merit), which is one of the highest civilian order, awarded to any foreign national by the French Republic as a recognition of his outstanding and zealous contribution to the bilateral ties between India and France in the economic area.


Eastern Region: Deputy ChairmanEastErn rEgion: DEputy Chairman

Jagi Mangat PandaDeputy Chairperson, CII Eastern Region & Managing DirectorOrtel Communications Ltd

Ms Jagi Mangat Panda, who is the co-founder of Ortel Communications Ltd, holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Osmania University, Hyderabad. She also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She has been awarded and recognized as the “Young Global Leader” at the World Economic Forum in 2008. She has more than 15 years of experience in the broadband and broadcasting industry


Eastern Region: Bihar

Prabhat Kumar SinhaChairman, CII Bihar State Council &Co-Founderastric Solutions

EastErn rEgion: Bihar

Mr Sinha is a first generation entrepreneur with an experience of almost two decades in IT industry. Prabhat is zealous for socially impactful projects to be taken up and executed in the state towards which his devotion is unequivocal. His interest is especially towards fostering entrepreneurship apart from undertaking training and capacity building for the youth and the underprivileged.

He likes to redefine ICT as using Information and Collaboration for Transformation. He is actively associated with various organizations in the state for development of IT including Bihar IT Association. He also is the Executive Member of IT Core Committee of the Bihar government as also the Vice Chairman of CII-Bihar in addition to being the President of TiE Bihar Chapter.



Vinod KheriaVice Chairman, CII Bihar State Council & DirectorT L Enterprises Pvt Ltd

Mr. Vinod Kheria a visionary who is directly involved in the Steel and Hospitality business as a director and the founder member of company A V Ispat Pvt Ltd and TL Enterprises has been into business since the last 35 years. The biggest distributor of SAIL in Bihar. Also, conceptualized one of the landmarks of Bihar, the only revolving restaurant in eastern India. Currently working on an IT park to promote the IT industry in Bihar. Under his dynamic leadership skill company has set a lot of milestone ranging from the most preferred businessman and mentors into the entire state

EastErn rEgion: Bihar



Pramod SharmaPast President, CII Bihar State Council &DirectorShree Baidyanath ayurved Bhawan (P) Ltd

Mr Pramod Sharma is associated with CII as Past Chairman of Bihar State Council.

Mr Sharma is Director of one of India’s most respected Companies, Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan (p) Ltd. (Kolkata), popularly known as Baidyanath, is the acknowledged leader of Ayurvedic know-how. Established in 1917, the Company has played a pioneering role in re-establishing ancient knowledge with modern research and manufacturing techniques



S P SinhaPast Chairman, CII Bihar State Council &AdvisorBihar Hotels Limited

Mr S P Sinha has contributed in CII as the Chairman of Bihar State Council. He is also heading the Task Force on Manufacturing in association with Government of Bihar.

Mr Sinha is a third generation entrepreneur who is overlooking the business of Bihar Hotels Limited (Hotel Maurya) at Patna as advisor along with Kalyanpur Cements at Kalyanpur.

Under his able leadership Hotel Maurya has achieved the status equivalent to first and only 5 Star hotel in Bihar & Jharkhand.

Kalyanpur Cements Limited (KCL), incorporated in August, 1937 is one of the oldest cement manufacturing companies in the country. KCL was incorporated as a public limited company with its registered office in the state of West Bengal and the plant at Banjari district Rohtas, Bihar. KCL commenced its cement manufacturing business in 1946 by setting up its first cement plant with a small capacity of 46000 M.T. per annum. Subsequently two plants raising the installed capacity to 4.8 lac tons per annum. KCL’s plant, at present, is the only integrated cement plant in the state of Bihar.



Dr Satyajit Kumar SinghMember, CII Bihar State Council &Directorruban group of Hospitals

Dr Satyajit Kumar Singh, is a member of CII Bihar State Council since long.

He is the Director of Ruban Group of Hospitals Including Ratan Stone Clinic since 1996. Ruban Hospital is the first exclusive, modern stone clinic in Bihar and Jharkhand. Also, first unit to successfully perform kidney transplant. First Hospital to perform advanced combined Laparoscopic Surgeries in Gastro-intestine, Real Tract and Gynaecology since May 2000.



S S KhadriaMember, CII Bihar State Council &DirectorSpeed crafts Limited

Mr S S Khadria is a member of CII Bihar State Council since long.

He is the Director of an ISO 9001 company Speedcrafts Limited which was established in 1971. His commitment to quality and excellence has put him firmly on the industrial map of India. His company deals with products like Road Construction Machines, Road Maintenance Machines, Road Making Machines, etc.

He is working on new products for making super highways to handle the pressures of high volume and high speed transportation. He is in the process of forging new alliances and acquiring technologies required for making such machines.

Speedcrafts is also exporting machines to African countries.


Eastern Region: Chhattisgarh

ramesh agrawal Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council &Directorreal ispat & Power Ltd

Mr Ramesh Agrawal is the Director of Real Ispat & Power Ltd. Real Ispat group has grown from a steel rolling mill in year 2000 to a multi business conglomerate within a short span of time has diversified interests located at Borjhara & Urla in Raipur and Patharia, Bilaspur.

Mr Agrawal holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering and overall control on plant management and global sale.

EastErn rEgion: Chhattisgarh



Pankaj SardaVice Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council &Deputy Managing DirectorSarda Energy and Minerals Ltd

Mr Pankaj Sarda, Deputy Managing Director of Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd, is the Vice Chairman of CII Chhattisgarh State Council 2017-18.

Mr Sarda on the other hand holds a degree in Industrial Engineering (MERIT) from Ramdev Baba Engineering College (Nagpur University). He is also a Master of Science in Industrial Administration (MSIA) from Purdue University, Indiana, USA. He also has interests in diverse fields and is involved in a range of social activities.

EastErn rEgion: Chhattisgarh



Mahendra agrawalPast Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council &Managing DirectorMahendra Sponge & Power Pvt Ltd

Mr Mahendra Agrawal is Managing Director of Mahendra Sponge & Power Ltd. (MSPL) having its integrated steel plant located at Raipur (C.G). The Company has 3x100 TPD sponge iron plant, 8 MW power plant, Induction furnace of capacity 200 TPD and 0.1 million ton Iron ore Pellet Plant. Mahendra Sponge & Power Limited is one of the fastest growing business conglomerates with a strong presence in the steel and power industry.

The Company has grown from a Sponge Iron Unit in year 2003 to a multi business conglomerate within a short span of time and has diversified interests in Steel, Energy, Minerals and Mining. There are various other companies in the Mahendra Group which diversifies the playground for the management to optimise their performance in a dynamic market scenario.



arvind JainPast Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council &Managing Director Bhilai Engineering Corporation

Mr Arvind Jain did his graduation in B.S.C (Engg.) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and joined family business Bhilai Engineering Corporation Ltd. (BEC) as a trainee Engineer. After working in various functional areas of the Company, he started specializing in the marketing and human resources development activities of the Company.

Mr. Jain holds many prestigious credentials around the globe.

Past Chairman-Confederation of Indian Industry 1. (CII), Chhattisgarh.

Chairman-Indian Refractory Makers Association 2. (IRMA).

Ex-President-Rotary Club, Durg. 3.

Life Member of Indian Institute of Foundrymen. 4.

Life Member of Indian Institute of Welding. 5.

Member of Indo German Chamber of 6. Commerce.

Member of Indian Institute of Marketing & 7. Management

At present he is the Managing Director of Bhilai Engineering Corporation Ltd, which is the flagship company of BEC group, which has grown into a Technology driven company.



ashish JainPast Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council &DirectorVishwa Vishal Engineering Limited

Bhilai Engineering Corporation Ltd is a Heavy Engineering organization engaged in design, Manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of equipments and projects for Steel and other Core sector industries. Its manufacturing facilities consist of a Steel foundry, mechanical workshops and a Project implementation group. Our project group specializes in handling Turn key projects from concept to commissioning in Steel Industry wherein we have participated in the modernization and debottlenecking of many a Steel plant, both in Public & Private sector. Past Chairman of CII Chhattisgarh (Year 2015-16).



Bajrang Lal agrawalPast Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council &Managing DirectorHira Cements

Mr Bajrang Lal Agrawal, born 17th June, 1953, to a trading family in Kharsia, in rural Chhattisgarh (erstwhile M.P.) stands out today as one of the leading techno-entrepreneurs of Chhattisgarh.

An intelligent student who could not be shackled with the conventional calling of the family, he sought the more challenging opportunities of emerging India.

The Hira Group today has active investment and interest in sectors like Steel, Power, Real Estate, Mining. The Group employs about 8000 employees directly or indirectly.

As the Past Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Council of CII, he has provides leadership and a voice to industries of Chhattisgarh.



Kamal SardaPast Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council &Chairman & Managing DirectorSarda Energy and Minerals Ltd

Business Activities

After graduation joined as trainee in family business at sharda ispat ltd., nagpur and took experience in labour management, production, marketing and accounts. Presently he is Chairman & Managing Director in Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited.

Takes keen interest in socio-forestry. The forestry project of group company m/s. Chhattisgarh Investments Ltd. Spreads over an area of 1200 acres at kharora, 40 kms away from raipur and & both are in advanced stage of implementation.

Established a 4.8 mw hydro power plant in uttaranchal which has commissioned in the year 2008. Additional 100 mw & 25 mw hydro power plants in sikkim & chhattisgarh are in pipeline & both are in advanced stage of implementation. Attended meetings / conferences in national & international level and extensively travelled across the globe. Chairman of bharatiya vidya bhavan, raipur chapter Past chairman of confederation of indian industry, chhattisgarh chapter (2005-06).


Eastern Region: JharkhandEastErn rEgion: JharkhanD

Jamshed J irani (Dr)President, CII (1992-93)

Dr Jamshed J Irani has a doctorate in Metallurgy from the University of Sheffield, UK.

Dr Irani joined Tata Steel in 1968 as Assistant to Director (R&D), and rose to the position of Managing Director in 1992, a position he held till his retirement in July 2001.

He has received a number of awards recognizing his contributions to the company and industry.

Prominent among them are the Government of India’s inaugural National Metallurgist Award in 1997, Ernst & Young’s ‘Lifetime Achievement Award, 2001’ the ‘Twelfth Willy Korf Steel Vision Award’ from World Steel Dynamics and American Metal Market, the Lifetime Achievement Award 2008 by the Ministry of Steel.

In 1997, Queen Elizabeth-II conferred on him an honorary knighthood (KBE).

In 2007 the President of India conferred on him the “Padma Bhushan” for his services to Trade and Industry in the country.

Dr. Irani is currently on the Boards of HDFC, Repro India, ECL.

He is also on the Advisory Boards of BNP Paribas Bank, PwC.


Eastern Region: Jharkhand

He is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIM (Lucknow), Member of the Governing Council of IISc (Bangalore) and VJTI (Mumbai). Also on the Board of CAFRAL (an RBI affiliate).

He was a member of the Central Board of the RBI.

He was formerly the Chairman/Board of Directors of several Indian Corporates such as Tata Sons, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Industries, Tata Refractories, TRF, BHEL, Hindustan Zinc, BOC and many others.

He was also on the Advisory Boards of Siemens, Citibank (India).

He was the Chairman of the Committee set up by the Govt. of India to rewrite the Companies Act (1956) which finally resulted in the new Companies Act in 2013.

Dr. Irani is a former Chairman of CII (1992), AIMA (1989), and XLRI (Jamshedpur).

Was a member of the United Nations “Global Compact Board.” He is currently a member of SAC-C (Scientific Advisory Committee to the Govt. of India).



adarsh agrawalPast Chairman, CII Jamshedpur Zonal Council &Managing DirectorJaMiPOL Ltd

Mr. Agrawal is the Immediate Past Chairman of Jamshedpur Zonal Council and has been spearheading the economic affairs and taxation panel of the state. Mr. Agrawal has immensely contributed in the tax reform and ease of doing business in Jharkhand. He has also focused on building relationship with local industrial authority.



a K SrivastavaConvener, CII Jharkhand MSME Panel & PartneraK industries Pvt Ltd

Mr. Srivastava Partner A K Industries has been spearheading MSME panel of CII Jharkhand state council. He has also been the member of CII Jharkhand council for last 18 years. He has also given his immense contribution in Industrial Policy & Related Issues matter. He has also been associated with Energy Panel, Quality Panel, Environmental & Pollution Control Panel, Social Development and Community Affairs Panel of CII Jharkhand Council. Mr. Srivastava is also the member of SSI Regional Committee of CII Eastern Region, Kolkata and National MSME Committee of CII, New Delhi.



Neeraj KantChairman, CII Jamshedpur Zonal Council & Managing PartneriSWP Ltd

Mr Neeraj Kant Managing Partner, The Indian Steel & Wire Products Limited is currently the Vice Chairman of Jamshedpur Zonal council and he is also spearheading the manufacturing panel of CII Jharkhand council.

Mr Kant is associated with CII Jharkhand state council since last two years and did the immense contribution in providing the policy inputs and driving the manufacturing sector of the state.



S K BeheraPast Chairman, CII Jharkhand State Council &Vice Chairman & Managing Director rSB Transmission Pvt Ltd

Mr Behera Vice Chairman & MD RSB Transmissions (I) Ltd has been past Chairman of Jharkhand state council and Jamshedpur Zonal council .Under his leadership CII has created the Joint Taskforce with the Government of Jharkhand. His major contribution is highlighted in policy intervention and Government interface in creating a conducive environment.



Tarun DagaPast Chairman, CII Jharkhand State Council &Managing Director Tinplate Company of india Ltd

Mr Daga MD The Tinplate Company Of India Limited and the immediate past chairman of Jharkhand state council has been the member of council for almost a decade. He is also the Past Chairman of Jamshedpur Zonal Council and the elected member of regional council since many years.

During his tenure he had immensely contributed in ease of doing business and was leading and heading various panels & committees in CII as Food Processing, TF.


Eastern Region: Odisha

J B PanyChairman, Taskforce on Startup & Innovation &Managing Director radiant Telesystems Pvt Ltd

Mr. J B Pany is a class of professional in his own league quite different from others.Having more than 35 years professional experience .A great human being with a rare combination of Leadership Energy, Passion and a strong Vision, willing to help anyone in genuine situation. Aggression and sportive nature are the way of Mr Pany’s life. Strongly believes in making kings rather than being one, he leaves no stone un-turn to foster entrepreneurship. He is apt at making every interaction a Win-Win one.

He holds B.Tech (Chemical), Chemical Engineering (1970-1975) from Laxmi Narayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India.

EastErn rEgion: oDisha



Mahendra Kumar gupta Past Chairman, CII Odisha State Council &Managing Director gupta Power & infrastructure Ltd

Blessed with strong business acumen, Mr. Gupta steered his company with perfection to make it one of the top cable & conductor industry in India having an annual turnover of Rs. 10,000 Millions (approx.). The winning formula evolved by Mr. Gupta continues to widen his company’s reach over millions of satisfied customer all over the world. Mr.Gupta is very dynamic and always leads from front inspiring his employees to achieve greater level of performance. Supported by the strength of modest and consistent growth, the Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd has ventured in to manufacture of HOUSE WIRING, under the brand name “RHINO”. Today Mr. Gupta is considered a pioneer in conductor & cable industries and is widely recognized for his contribution to power sector in India. The phenomenal growth of the company is a tribute to the principle and vision of Mr. Gupta who has been presented with Business Leadership Award for the year 2009 by the Honourable Chief Minister of Orissa Shri Naveen Patnaik.

Mr. Gupta is an active member of various chambers of commerce, industrial bodies like CII, CACMAI, EEPC, FIEO, OSSIA, UCCI, LIONS CLUB, Friends of Tribal Society, SOS Villages, etc. and is part of various delegates of above bodies in India & abroad. Now He is the chairman of CII, Odisha State Council.



Niranjan MohantyConvenor, CII Odisha MSME Panel & DirectorMagnum apparells Pvt Ltd

Mr. Niranjan Mohanty served as the President of Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industries.

Mr. Niranjan started his career in Union Bank of India. After that, he worked in IPICOL as a Manager Investment for five years. He has over 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur. Presently, he is the Director of Magnum Apparel Private Limited, Intemark Private Limited, Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industries Limited, Orissa Knit Complex Pvt. Ltd., Cyberscribe Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Utkal Infrastructure Development Consortium Pvt. Ltd. He has been a Non-Executive & Independent Director of Alfa Transformers Ltd. since December 22, 2009.

Mr. Niranjan holds M.Sc. degree in Physics from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack under Utkal University and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He completed six week training course of Small Industries Extension Training Institute.



Sanjay Kumar PattnaikExecutive DirectorTata Sponge Iron Ltd

Mr Sanjay Kumar Pattnaik is currently working as Managing Director of Tata Sponge Iron Ltd. Prior to his current position, he served as the Executive Director for about two years. He was General Manager, Raw Materials Strategy Group in Tata Steel before moving to Tata Sponge. Mr. Sanjay Pattnaik completed his B.E Degree in Mining Engineering from the Osmania University in 1983 and has done Advanced Management Programme from CEDEP - INSEAD, France in 2004. Upon completion of his graduation Mr. Pattnaik joined Tata Steel in the year-1983 and had a long stint of 31 years in different functions & divisions of the Company. His area of operation has been raw materials, port operations & logistics solutions, liaison & business facilitation, policy & regulatory affairs relating to mining etc.

He has served on the Boards of Tata Refractories, Nilachal Refractory Ltd., Trustee of Paradip Port Trust and as Vice-President, Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industries (UCCI). He also served as Non-Executive Director of Tata Sponge Iron Ltd from July-2003 until August-2009.

Presently he is the President of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) and Vice-President of Mining Engineering Association of India (MEAI). He is also the Director of T M Mining Company Ltd, (A Joint venture between Tata Steel & MMTC) and member of



the Executive council in the Society of Geo-Scientists & Allied Technologists (SGAT).

He is a sports enthusiast & a cricket buff and has widely travelled in India & abroad.



S S UpadhyayChairman, CII North Odisha Zonal Council &Resident DirectorJindal Stainless Ltd

Over 24 years of Experience in Commercial, Plant Operations, Project Management, Corporate Strategy & Affairs

PrOFiLE

B E ( Metallurgy) from Government College of • Engineering, Pune in year 1992

Having over 24 years of experience in the areas • of Project Management, Plant Operations and Commercial functions. Currently, spearheading Corporate Affairs & Strategy function.

WTD for Jindal Coke Limited and also on director • on board for MJSJ, JEL & JCDAL.

Earlier worked as Operations Head, Projects Head • and Head Commercial

Demonstrated professional excellence in the areas of • Plant operations with world record performance

Displayed credentials in Project management • from concept to commissioning which include technical and commercial contract finalisation, resource mobilization, planning and supervising the entire project right from preparing the road map to ensure project accomplishment within defined time and cost parameters.

Proven dexterity in strategic planning, procurement, • end to end Logistics, Indirect taxation, Inventory Control & management, Information Technology, Contracts, Cash flow management and Liaison with various agencies.


Eastern Region: West BengalEastErn rEgion: WEst BEngal

Sumit MazumderImmediate Past President, CII and Chairman, CII National Committee on Integrity & Transparency in Governance Chairman & Managing Director TiL Ltd

Mr Sumit Mazumder is the Chairman & Managing Director of TIL Ltd., which manufactures India’s largest range of material handling equipment in technical collaborations with world leaders – Manitowoc Crane Group, USA; Hyster (a part of NACCO Materials Handling Group, USA); Astec Industries, USA; Paceco Corp, USA (a part of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Japan) and Mitsui Miike Machinery Co., Japan (a part of Mitsui Group).

Mr Mazumder is a graduate of St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta. He has done the Master’s in Business Administration from Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA. Mr Mazumder also undertook the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, USA.

rEPrESENTaTiON ON OTHEr BODiES

Mr Mazumder is the Hony. Consul of Mexico in 1. Kolkata

He is the Immediate Past President of CII 2.

Chairman of CII National Committee on Integrity 3. & Transparency in Governance (for 2016-17)

Past Chairman of Mining and Construction 4. Equipment Division, CII


Eastern Region: West Bengal

Past Chairman of National Committee on Capital 5. Goods & Engineering Committee, CII

Past President of the Bengal Chamber of 6. Commerce & Industry

Director on the Board of Paharpur Cooling 7. Towers Ltd.

Director on the Board of Balrampur Chini Mills 8. Ltd.

He is Director on the Board of West Bengal 9. Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC).

Member of the Advisory Board of Calcutta 10. Business School

Member of the Board of Governors, XLRI11.

Member of the Executive Committee of International 12. Chamber of Commerce

Committee Member of The Agri-Horticultural 13. Society of India

Mr. Mazumder has served as a Trustee of Kolkata 14. Port Trust (KoPT)

Representative of the Government of West Bengal 15. on the Board of Trustees of the Indian Museum, Kolkata



avijit MukherjiVice Chairman, CII West Bengal State Council &Regional Managing Partner and Assurance Leader, EastPWC

Mr Avijit started his career in Kolkata in 1989 as an articled student in Lovelock & Lewes and has 24 years of professional experience since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1992. He became a partner on 1 July 2005.

Mr Avijit has worked in PwC London between 1997 and 1999 and in Delhi office between 1999 to 2014.

As the regional managing partner of the firm for the eastern region his present responsibilities include the firm’s operations in Bangladesh & Bhutan.

He has extensive experience in managing audits of various large domestic and multinational organisations both in India and UK. While Avijit specialises in telecom and IT, his experience also cuts across a broad range of other industries as well. He has also earlier served as the Telecom Assurance Leader. Avijit also has sound knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP and has experience in handling IPOs.



Smita Pandit ChakrabortyChairperson, CII West Bengal State Council &Managing DirectorPhoenix Conveyor Belt india (P) Ltd

A result oriented professional with more than 24 yrs of experience in different companies (sectors: textile/IT/rubber). Presently associated with a 40 billion Euro turnover group namely Continental Corporation of Germany, serving as the Managing Director of its group company in India known as Phoenix Conveyor Belt India (P) Ltd.

Positions held before:

Chief Operating Officer –

Head (HR & IR) –

Exposure:

Industry: Manufacturing/ Services/ Consulting –

Sectors: Conveyor belts/ Filament rayon/ IT –(Software Solutions)/ Consulting

Scholastics:

Master’s Degree in English from University of –Calcutta

MBA from University of Calcutta (Operations & –HR)

Recipient of National Student Merit Scholarship –from the Govt. of West Bengal

Certifications:

Lead Assessor for Business Excellence –

PDP Certified for personality profiling –

Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001 : 2008 –



Exposure to company boards, industry/ academic bodies and chambers of commerce:

Independent Director in the board of Jamshedpur –Continuous Annealing & Processing Company Pvt. Ltd. (JCAPCPL), a Joint Venture company between Tata Steel and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Japan

Chairperson of the West Bengal State Council –of CII-ER

Guest Lecturer at the Indian Institute of –Management, Calcutta

Member of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell –(IQAC) of University of Kalyani

Member of Eastern Regional Council of Indo –German Chamber of Commerce & Kalyani Chamber of Commerce



gopal Krishna SharanMember, West Bengal State CouncilVice Presidnet-Corporate AffairsSuper Smelters Limited

Mr Gopal Krishna Sharan is Vice President-Corporate Affairs of Super Smelters Limited. He is responsible in the area of Human Resource Development, Legal Affairs, Public Relations, Administration, Training and Development and Liasoning. He has more than 35 years of experience in the above field and has Leadership Position. He is Doctorate in Management Studies and Mass Communication.



Sanjay PrasadChairman, Healthcare Subcommittee &President & CEO, Mission of Mercy Hospital & Research Centre

His current passion is ‘Healthcare for All’ which rose out of a desire to create a professional approach to ‘mission based’ and ‘not for profit’ healthcare systems stressing on self-sufficiency and sustainability to drive the charitable efforts. To make quality healthcare ‘accessible, available and affordable’ he has been strategically mapping the network of Mercy Clinics across the districts of West Bengal as well as in the state of Orissa.

Starting his career as an ‘International Liaison Coordinator’ in an education based ‘not for profit’, he moved on to the financial services sector where as a career banker he spent over 14 years with some of the leading MNC as well as Private financial institutions like ANZ Grindlays Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank. His area of strength has been creating turnaround successes and leading startup ventures, heading the operations of BNP Paribas in the South (Hyderabad) and Kotak Mahindra Bank in the East where he served as Chief Manager, East prior to his transition as a healthcare leader.

As part of a turnaround strategy on being approached by the Board of Mercy Hospital ten years ago, he has taken up the challenge and is reveling in his engagement as a healthcare professional. From a banker to a healthcare administrator is an unlikely leap to take but Mr. Prasad, for one, seems to have made the transition with élan.



An alumni of St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta and with an ‘Advanced Business Management’, IIM (Calcutta), ‘Hospital Management’, IIM (Ahmedabad) and ‘Healthcare Consultation in India’, IIM (Indore), his work has been recognized by the healthcare industry in a short period of time having been nominated as the chairman, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Healthcare sub-committees, Eastern India chapter. He is part of NAT Health Governing Council. He also serves as a member of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Eastern India and Association of Hospitals Eastern India (AHEI). He is also an Association and Council member at the prestigious Christian Medical College (CMC Vellore) and Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI). He is a prolific and respected speaker in the leadership and healthcare sector, regularly chairing and speaking at conventions of National and International repute as well as contributing to the leading healthcare publications.



anil VaswaniPast Chairman, CII West Bengal State Council &Managing DirectorThe Wesman Engineering Co Ltd

Mr Vaswani is Managing Director of the Wesman industries. The Wesman Group is the market leader in industrial furnaces, combustion systems, foundry equipment and sand plants, serving industries that utilizes industrial heating, thermal solutions, heat treatment or foundry processes. Wesman also brings state-of-the-art global industrial technology to Indian markets with joint ventures and technical collaborations with world leaders.

RESPONSIBILITIESNew business development• Growth and expansion of existing product lines • and technologiesLong-range strategic planning• Monitoring and management of bottom line and • cash flowPromotion of corporate image and brand • managementImplementation of new internal projects for • continuous improvementBusiness process reengineering and change • managementPlanning and provision of resources and • infrastructureSupervision of recruitment, training and career • planning



Performance monitoring of ISO 9001:2000 quality • management system

PERSONALPresident-Elect, Institute of Indian Foundry men, • 2015-16Vice Chairman, West Bengal State Council, CII, • 2015-2016Member, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce• Member, Bengal Freemasons Trust Association• Events Chair, University of Pennsylvania Alumni • ClubSecretary, Calcutta Wine Club•



P K ShahChairman, CII North Bengal Zonal Council & DirectorPecon Services (P) Ltd

Mr. P.K. Shah was the Chairman CII North Bengal Zonal council for the year 2013– 14.

He was a Chartered Accountant by profession, practicing in North Bengal for more than 40 years.

He is also Chairman of NIIT Siliguri Centre imparting education in computer and other vocational skills for the last 25 years also.

He is the Director of Savin World Resorts Private Limited, the complete Family Entertainment Centre with facilities like Amusement Park, Water Park, Banquet, Carnival Cinemas Multiplex, and Restaurant & bar and Hotel. Savin Kingdom has developed as a prominent tourist destination in North Bengal.

He is also the Chairman of ITI Woman College Siliguri.

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North East: Assam

abhijit BarooahCo-Chairman, CII North East Council &Managing DirectorPremier Cryogenics Ltd

north East: assam

Mr Barooah is the founder and Managing Director of Premier Cryogenics Ltd and Assam Air Products Pvt. Ltd. A first generation entrepreneur Barooah started his first company, Assam Air Products, for manufacturing Oxygen gas and Liquid Nitrogen in 1986. His company meets the vital requirement of Liquid Nitrogen of the oil exploration companies and Medical Oxygen of the hospitals of the state.

He is a Chemical Engineer with M.S. from University of Rochester, USA and B. Tech. with distinction from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. A National Talent Scholar Barooah is recipient of several academic awards. Mr Barooah has been member and chairman of many government committees in industry and commerce. He has led Indian business delegations abroad. He has received several awards on entrepreneurship, business leadership and nation building. He received the prestigious Gurukul Leadership Award of British government and was invited by the US government to attend a programme “entrepreneurship in the US”.


North East: Assam

S K BaruaChairman, CII Assam State Council &Director (Finance)Numaligarh Refinery Ltd

Mr S K Barua took over as Director (Finance) of Numaligarh Refinery Limited w.e.f 1st of May, 2013. A Cost & Management Accountant with a degree in law, Mr. Barua has 27 years of rich and varied experience in Finance & Business Development disciplines in Oil & Gas Industry. Prior to his appointment as Director (Finance), he held the position of GM (Finance) in NRL.

A resident of Dibrugarh, Assam, Mr. Barua did his schooling and college from Dibrugarh before proceeding to Delhi to pursue Cost Accountancy. He joined NRL as its first permanent employee in the year 1993, the year that the Company was established. Over the last more than two decades in NRL, he has worked in various locations of the Company in Delhi, Guwahati and Numaligarh and has garnered vast experience of setting up a grass root mega project starting from its conceptualization, implementation, commissioning and operations thereafter.

Mr Barua was a key team member in conceptualization of the prestigious Assam Gas Cracker project and has been associated with this mega Project in preparation of its pre-feasibility report till selection of the promoter.


North East: Sikkimnorth East: sikkim

Naresh agarwalImmediate Past Chairman, CII North Bengal Zonal Council & Directoradvance Contractors & Engineers Pvt Ltd

Mr Agarwal, an enthusiast, optimistic and far sighted, was born in the quite hilly town of Darjeeling to Late Sri Ramniwas Agarwal and Smt Nathia Devi. He spent his childhood in Darjeeling where he got his Primary education from High School. He then completed his graduation in 1986 from the prestigious St. Xavier’s College-Kolkata. He has been a member of CII since the inception of North Bengal Zonal Council has served as Chairman of CII North Bengal Zonal Council 2015-16.

In his journey of entrepreneurship, Mr Agarwal has always been sensitive towards the society and its needs. He has been associated with The Art of Living Foundation -an International NGO since 1997and has worked in the Rural Areas and Villages for the welfare of the poor and destitute. He is presently associated as Apex Member for North Bengal and Sikkim. He is also Trustee of Mahaveer Inte

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