Company Overview

Executive Committee
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The Executive committee supports the Board and essentially supervises the opearational performance of the Group. The Executive committee is chaired by Mr. Navin Agarwal and comprises Mr. Anil Agarwal, Mr. M. S. Mehta and the following members :

Tarun Jain
Director of Finance, Sterlite
Mr Jain is also a Director of Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, Sterlite Infra Ltd, Sterlite Shipping & Ventures Pvt Ltd Sterlite (USA) Inc, Twinstar Holdings Ltd. He is responsible for the strategic financial matters at the Group level. Mr Jain has been with Sterlite since 1984 and is a graduate of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
DD Jalan
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Dindayal Jalan joined Sterlite in 2001 as President – Australian Operations, responsible for the mines in Australia and moved to the position of CFO of Vedanta Resources plc in 2005. He has over 31 years of experience with companies in the engineering, mining and non-ferrous metal sectors. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Akhilesh Joshi
Chief Operating Officer and Whole Time Director, Hindustan Zinc Limited
Mr Joshi is responsible for the Zinc business operations at HZL. He joined the company in 1976. Prior to moving as COO of HZL, he was Senior VP (Mines), responsible for the overall operations of all mining units of HZL. Mr Joshi has a Mining Engineering degree from MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur and also acquired a first class Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency. He is recipient of the National Mineral Award (GOI) in 2006 for his outstanding contribution in the field of Mining Technology.
M Siddiqi
Chief Executive Officer and Whole Time Director, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd
Mr Siddiqi manages the Aluminium business of Vedanta. He joined Vedanta in 1991, responsible for the copper rod plant. He moved to the copper smelter and refinery at Tuticorin and subsequently to the Aluminium business at Korba where he was responsible for the overall commissioning of the Korba plant as Project Director. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Siddiqi held senior positions in Hindustan Copper Limited. He has over 32 years of industry experience, including more than 15 years in senior level project management positions within Vedanta. Mr Siddiqi received his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
Pramod Suri
Director, BALCO and Whole Time Director, SEL
Mr Suri is a Director at Balco and the Whole time Director at Sterlite Energy. Mr Suri has been responsible for Vedanta's Aluminum business at BALCO since December 2006. Prior to that, Mr Suri was the Senior Vice President – Operations and Head of the new Korba smelter from September 2004 to December 2006. Mr Suri has held positions in Indian Aluminum Company Limited, CEAT Ltd and Goodyear South Asia Tyres Pvt Ltd. He has a Masters of Science from the India Institute of Technology, Delhi.
 
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