Meet Our
Management Team
An image bank of our leadership and management team, heading various departments and verticals across the company's businesses.
Board of Directors
Anil Agarwal
Non-Executive Chairman
Navin Agarwal
Executive Vice Chairman
Arun Misra
Executive Director
Priya Agarwal
Non-Executive Director
Dindayal Jalan
Independent Director
U K Sinha
Independent Director
Padmini Sekhsaria
Independent Director
Akhilesh Joshi
Independent Director
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People
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People
Mr. Anil Agarwal was appointed to the Board in May 2003 and is the Executive Chairman of Vedanta Resources since March 2005 and chairs the Nominations Committee. He became the Non-Executive Chairman of Vedanta Limited in April 2020. Mr. Agarwal founded the Group in 1976 and has over four decades of entrepreneurial and mining experience. He has led the Group and has helped shape its strategic vision. Under his leadership, Vedanta has grown from an Indian domestic miner into a global natural resources group with entities listed in a number of markets and a world class portfolio of large, diversified, structurally low-cost assets that are capable of generating strong cash flows. Mr. Agarwal is also a director of Sterlite Technologies Limited, Conclave PTC Limited and the Anil Agarwal Foundation.
Anil Agarwal
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr. Agarwal has been associated with the Group since its inception and has over 35 years of strategic executive experience. He has been instrumental in leading the growth of the Group through organic projects and acquisitions. He plays a pivotal role in providing direction for development of the top leadership talent at the Group. He is credited with creating a culture of business excellence and delivering superior benchmark performance through application of advanced technology and global best practices. He was recently conferred the “ Industrialist of the Year 2018” award by the Bombay Management Association for his outstanding contribution to the natural resource sector. He has led Vedanta’s evolution to the highest standards of corporate governance and enhanced engagement with key stakeholders. He pursues a vision to enhance the enormous potential of the natural resources sector as an engine of growth for the country.
Navin Agarwal
Executive Vice Chairman
Mr. Arun Misra has been appointed as an Executive Director w.e.f August 01, 2023. Arun Misra is also the CEO of Vedanta’s Zinc Business and has also been leading Hindustan Zinc Limited (“HZL”), a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Misra has also been overseeing the operations and growth of Vedanta Zinc International which have their mines and concentrator in South Africa. Mr. Misra was appointed as Deputy CEO, HZL on November 20, 2019 and was elevated to CEO & WTD, HZL with effect from August 01, 2020. Mr. Misra is the 1st ever Indian Chairperson of the International Zinc Association. He is also the Vice President of the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers. He is also present Vice Chairman of CII, Rajasthan. Mr. Misra was awarded ‘CEO of the Year’ in the Business Leader of the Year awards. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, Mr. Misra took a Diploma in Mining and Beneficiation from the University of New South Wales Sydney, and another Diploma in General Management from CEDEP, France. He possesses knowledge of TQM, Six Sigma, TPM, and the Malcolm Baldridge Model. Mr. Misra started his career with Tata Steel as Maintenance Head (Electrical), West Bokaro Coal Washery in July 1988. He brings with him a formidable 35 years of rich and diverse experience in Tata Steel, where he headed various strategic positions. In his last assignment at Tata Steel, Mr. Misra worked as Vice President — Raw Materials Division. During his tenure at Tata Steel, Mr. Misra led crucial portfolios like Plant Operations, Mining Operations, and Safety & Project Management.
Arun Misra
Executive Director
Ms. Agarwal brings with her experience in Public Relations with Ogilvy & Mather and in Human Resources with Korn Ferry International. She has done B.Sc. Psychology with Business Management from the University of Warwick in the UK.
Priya Agarwal
Non-Executive Director
Mr. DD Jalan, a Chartered Accountant, brings rich experience of over 40 years in business operations, financial management, corporate negotiations, financial control, business planning, due diligence, business development, treasury, capital raising, business restructuring, investor relations, commercial, taxation, people development and strategic planning. He is pursuing an entrepreneurial stint by developing projects in agriculture and allied space and promoting start ups through angel network. He is currently an Independent Director on the board of companies including HDFC Trustee Company Limited, Gallantt Ispat Limited, Gallantt Metal Limited and Bharat Aluminium Company Limited. Mr. Jalan has worked with Vedanta for 15+ years of which he spent 6 years as Business head / CEO of CMT - mining operations in Australia. Post that he was CFO of Vedanta for 11 years. He superannuated in late 2016 as the Group Chief Financial Officer
Dindayal Jalan
Independent Director
Mr. Sinha has served as the Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from February 2011 to March 2017. He was instrumental in bringing about key capital market reforms. Under his leadership, SEBI introduced significant regulatory amendments to the various acts enhancing corporate governance and disclosure norms. Prior to SEBI, he was the Chairman & MD of UTI Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. and has also worked for Department of Economic Affairs at Ministry of Finance
U K Sinha
Independent Director
Ms. Padmini Sekhsaria has been active in the philanthropy and development space for over 20 years. She is the vision behind Salaam Bombay Foundation that she founded in 2002, working with more than 3 million children across India. She has been recognized for her work in youth education, health and skilling programs with vulnerable and marginalized populations. Having established the largest preventive school-based program in tobacco control in India she has also received a number of awards and recognitions including from the World Health Organization, and the Mayor's citation from Mr. Michael Bloomberg. Ms. Sekhsaria holds Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Sophia College for Women, Mumbai and completed her Master’s in Financial Economics from University of London. She has also been awarded the prestigious Silver Jubilee Pendent and more recently the “Distinguish Alumnus” Award and is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and the London Business School. Ms. Sekhsaria serves on various boards of companies, organizations, charities, and educational institutes.
Padmini Sekharia
Independent Director
Mr. Akhilesh Joshi is a first-class mine manager, who began his career at HZL in 1976 and was appointed as COO and Whole-time Director in the period between 2008-2012. Further, he took over as HZL’s CEO and Whole-time Director in the period between 2012-2015. He was designated as President of Vedanta’s Global Zinc Business during 2015-2016. He is the recipient of National Mineral Award 2006, by Govt. of India for his outstanding contribution in Mining Technology and Business Today Best CEO Award (Core Sector) 2013. Mr. Joshi serves on the Boards of Companies like Hindustan Zinc Limited, Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd, Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited and Facor Power Limited.