Our guiding force - Promoters & Directors

Chairman

Mr Ghanshyam Das Agarwal - Chairman
Shri Ghanshyan Das Agarwal, aged 59, is the Chairman of Adhunik Metaliks Limited and a Director on the Board of other Companies of Adhunik Group . He is a Commerce Graduate from Calcutta University and has over 35 years of experience in the steel sector .

He has been instrumental in chartering the growth of the Company from its initial years of steel trading till the making of integrated steel plant in Odisha & Jharkhand.

Directors

Mr Jugal Kishore Agarwal - Director
Shri Jugal Kishore Agarwal, aged 61 years, is a commerce graduate from Calcutta University and also holds a bachelors degree in law from Calcutta University. He has more than two and half decades of experience in the steel sector and has played a key role in envisioning the various business initiatives of the Adhunik group of companies.

Mr Mohan Lal Agarwal - Director
Shri Mohan Lal Agarwal, aged 47 years, is a commerce graduate from Calcutta University. He has over 16 years of experience in the steel sector. He has contributed to a large extent towards the society as much as he did towards the Group. He and other promoter-directors of the Group established Nav Nirman Sanstha (a social organisation of Adhunik Group) which has been working towards the upliftment of the underprivileged villages in the vicinity of Adhunik Group’s areas of operations.

Mr Nirmal Kumar Agarwal - Director
Shri Nirmal Kumar Agarwal, aged 50 years, is a science graduate from Calcutta University. He has about 30 years of experience in the steel sector. He is a keen observer of the steel and power sectors and keeps himself abreast of all major developments in the country and abroad.

He is ambidextrous in marketing and finance and can foresee trends and environmental changes in business with alacrity.

Under his stewardship, the Adhunik Group commenced operations in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab—the hub of steel trading in India. He is actively involved with various trade organizations and chambers of commerce.

He has received various awards and merits for his contribution in fields. Under his leadership the company received “Star Performer”(Large Enterprise) for Export Excellence 2009-10 in product group-Basic iron & steel by EEPCINDIA.

In addition to his general corporate experience, his vast and rich experience, consistent with nucleus strategy provides operational excellence to the Company and a capability to drive innovation.

Managing Director

Mr Manoj Kumar Agarwal - Managing Director
Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, aged 44 years, is the managing director of companies under Adhunik group. He is a graduate in engineering from REC Kurukshetra. He was instrumental in the setting up of a 0.45 MTPA integrated steel plant at Rourkela within a period of four years. Besides steering the integrated steel plant, Mr Agarwal has also guided the Group’s foray into mining and power sectors. With a view towards integration and cost cutting, he guided the Adhunik Group into the acquisition of Orissa Manganese & Minerals Ltd (OMML), a merchant mining company. He developed the Group’s footprint in power through Adhunik Power and Natural Resources (APNRL). As a result, the first unit of a 540 MW power plant has already been commissioned. MoUs have been signed with the governments of Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Orissa for setting up 1000+ MW plants in each state.

The businesses of mining and power speak volumes about Shri Agarwal’s entrepreneurial vision that would catapult the Group to greater heights.

He has extensive advisory experience on issues of strategy, driving performance improvement, change management, organization building and human capital development.

He has been honored with the ‘Rotary Young India Leadership award’ in the industrialist category. A study by Business World magazine has placed Shri Manoj Agarwal at No. 4 position (total 100 companies) based on five-year performance and at No.7 in the material sector having a total of 33 companies.

The most coveted ‘Prabhat Samman Awards 2012’ was conferred to Mr Manoj Agarwal in the category ‘Entrepreneur of the year’. He has also been awarded the coveted ‘Eminent Engineers Award’ in recognition of his eminence and contribution to the profession of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering by the Institution of Engineers (India).The most prestigious ‘Jharkhand Ratna award’ was also conferred to him.

Under his stewardship the company was awarded with ‘Frame CSR Award’ by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Orissa Shri Naveen Patnaik thrice, subsequently in the years 2010, 2011 & 2012 for Women Empowerment, Health services & Supply of pure drinking water respectively.

The company also received the most coveted ‘Birsa Munda Achievement Award’ for its commendable contribution towards the economic growth of the State and for commissioning its Power Plant in Jharkhand. Adhunik Power & Natural Resources Limited is the first company to kick off its power plant, amongst several other companies, after having signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Jharkhand .

The most coveted award of Pravat Khabar- ‘Best CSR Practices Awards, 2012’ was conferred to Adhunik Group for its contribution towards women empowerment.

Shri Agarwal has contributed as much to society as to his corporate endeavours. It was part of his community based vision that resulted in the establishment of the ‘Navnirman Sanstha’ (registered under society act) which is focused on women empowerment, healthcare, education, supporting local sports, art & cultural activities and infrastructure facilities to  106 adpoted villages  around the Adhunik Group’s facilities.

Independent Directors

Mr Nihar Ranjan Hota - Independent Director
Shri N. R. Hota (70 Years) is an independent Director on the Board of the Company. He is an M.A in Development Economics from Williams College, USA, and M. Phil in Public Administration from Punjab University. He is a retired IAS officer having 33 years of experience from 1960 to 1993, holding various responsible positions under the state and central government and retired as Chief Secretary to the Government of Orissa. His was also a Member, Orissa State Finance Commission from 2003 to 2004. Shri Hota had worked in public sectors like Orissa Construction Corporation as chairman, Food Corporation of India as regional manager, Aska Sugar Industries Limited as managing director. He was the chairman cum managing director in Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa from 1990 to 1993. He has worked in relevant allied sectors of power and mining as secretary to the Government of Orissa. His corporate experience includes directorship of Konarak Metcoke Limited.

Mr Lalit Mohan Chatterjee - Independent Director
Shri Chatterjee, aged 71 years, is an independent Director of the Board of the Company. He is a B.E. (Mech) from Calcutta University. Shri Chatterjee has also completed a diploma course in mechanical & electrical engineering from S.N.T.I. Shri Chatterjee started his career with Tata Steel Limited as a graduate trainee. He was associated with Tata Steel Limited for more than 4 decades. He retired as deputy general manager and since then he is associated with various companies as a consultant. His knowledge in iron making and ferro alloys has been admired and was awarded with ‘Baruka Gold Medal’. He has also been awarded the prestigious ‘O. P. Jindal Gold Medal’ for outstanding contribution to the ferrous industry.

Dr Ramgopal Agarwala - Independent Director
Dr. Ramgopal Agarwala (Ph.D, Manchester University) is an eminent economist of the Country. He was associated with World Bank as Senior Advisor and currently associated with Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) as Senior Advisor. He is author of many research papers, books on economy and conference presentations. His areas of expertise include Macro modeling, Macro-economic management, Regional economic cooperation, Pension system reform, Foreign aid for development and development policy paradigm etc.

Mr Nandanandan Mishra - Independent Director
Shri Mishra, ex-Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, belongs to the 1966 cadre of the Indian Revenue Service and has over 36 years of rich experience in various critical portfolios in public sector administration. During his last tenure, he was the Director General of Income Tax (Administration) and was responsible for streamlining long term strategic plan in relation to internal inspection, reviewing tax payer service programmes and managing delinquent accounts. He has participated in various Committees in the Government and has successfully piloted a restructuring plan for the Income Tax Department in India, which is considered as a key innovation in Civil Service management in India.

Mr Surendra Mohan Lakhotia - Independent Director
Shri Surendra Mohan Lakhotia is qualified as a rank holder Chartered Accountant in the year 1966. He worked in diversified Companies in the corporate sector. He worked as Senior Executive with reputed Companies like Indian Rayon Industries Limited, Hindalco Industries Limited. During the tenure of his service he won several awards for professional excellence and represented in several conferences abroad including at Harvard. Presently Shri Lakhotia is rendering professional services as a Management Consultant.

Mr. Raghaw Sharan Pandey - Independent Director
Shri Raghaw Sharan Pandey is a Retired IAS Officer belongs to 1972 Batch and retired on January 31, 2010. During his tenure he held various key positions in diverse areas of the Government of India such as Economic, Social as well as Coordination & Administrative sector and some of the posts held by him are:

       -   Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

       -   Secretary, Ministry of Steel

       -   Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture

       -   Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources Development

       -   Secretary, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

       -   Joint Secretary, Ministry of Welfare

He also held the position of Resident Commissioner, Government of Nagaland based at New Delhi from 1991 to 1994 and Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland for a period of 4 years, from 2000 to 2004. Currently Shri Pandey is associated with Govt. of India, in the rank of Cabinet Secretary, as Representative and Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks wef.  February 2010. In addition to this assignment, he is Director & part time Chairman of HPCL Biofuel Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Shri Pandey is recipient of first Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration in the year 2007 and United Nations Public Service Award in the year 2008.