Our Leadership Team

Sunil Duggal was appointed as the Interim CEO of the Vedanta Group in April 2020 and has been subsequently designated as the CEO, effective August 01, 2020. He has been the CEO and Whole-time Director of HZL since October 2015. He was additionally given the responsibility of leading the Base Metal Group comprising Zinc, Copper and Iron Ore businesses. He joined HZL in August 2010 as Executive Director, where he was Deputy CEO from April 2014, before becoming CEO and Whole-time Director of HZL. He has over 32 years of experience of leading high performance teams and more than 19 years in leadership positions. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of the International Zinc Association, President of Indian Lead Zinc Development Association, Chairman of FIMI Non Ferrous Metals Committee and Co-chair of the FICCI Non-Ferrous Metals Committee 2017. Recently, he has been appointed as Chairman, Skill Council for Mining Sector, India. Sunil Duggal holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala. He has participated in a leadership development and management development programme at the International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland and the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, India.

Priya Agarwal-Hebbar is the Non-Executive Director at Vedanta, world's leading natural resources company. She has been a key pillar in strengthening ESG and bringing about a more forward-looking cultural shift in the organization. Priya is passionate about animals, child nutrition and gender neutrality which has driven her to lead a variety of CSR initiatives that has collectively impacted around 4.23 Cr people in India. Under her leadership, Vedanta has modernized over 3300 anganwadis across the country through its flagship project Nand Ghar which aims to ensure that women and children get the right opportunities even in the remotest parts of the country. She is also leading India’s first state-of-the-art animal welfare project - TACO which will bring leading academicians, medical professionals and community together to create a more holistic approach to animal care in India. Priya has experience in Public Relations with Ogilvy & Mather and in Rediffusion Y&R. She is also the founder of YODA - animal welfare organization.

Sonal Shrivastava was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Vedanta effective June 2023. Sonal brings more than 26 years of financial leadership across sectors as the company continues its next phase of growth. Sonal joins Vedanta from Holcim Group where she worked as the CFO for Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa operations. In her role as CFO, Sonal will spearhead the group’s financial strategy and be responsible for accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, financial planning and analytics, while driving digitalization and profitability. She will work with all internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver business goals. Sonal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from BIT, Sindri and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.

Madhu Srivastava was appointed as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Vedanta Group in December 2018. She has been associated with the Group since 12 years and in her earlier role, she was the CHRO for Cairn Oil & Gas business and was additionally leading the Talent Acquisition and Diversity & Inclusion functions for the group. Under her leadership, the Group has put in place the right HR policies, progressive people practices and frameworks for talent acquisition and talent management across Vedanta. Madhu has an overall experience of 20 years across HR as well as Sales, Marketing and Operations, spanning the FMCG, telecom, ITES, BFSI and natural resources industries. Madhu had started her professional journey in 1999 with Godrej where she handled Sales in Gujarat and Maharashtra and later moved to the Corporate Sales & Marketing role. Post working with companies like GE Capital and Reliance in Operations & Marketing profiles, she started her Human Resources journey in 2006 by joining Genpact as Assistant Vice President, Talent Acquisition where she led the middle management hiring. She then went on to lead the recruitments for Citibank's India operations as Vice President, HR before Joining Vedanta in 2012. Madhu has completed her PGDM in marketing and sales, from IIM, Ahmedabad.

Rohit Agarwal was appointed as Director, MAS in December 2022. He leads the overall Assurance vertical as the custodian of ethics and integrity, thus ensuring zero leakages across the organization with specific focus on right people, right partners, right material and right practices. His priorities are to unlock value through business partnering, use of latest technology & data analytics and enhance internal controls, compliance & governance framework. Rohit is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has been with the Group for over 18 years with a brief stint outside the Group. He joined as a Management Trainee in 2005, worked in various businesses across Group including overseas (Armenia and Australia) in various capacities and rose to the ranks of CFO of TSPL in 2018 through various internal Act-up programs / Chairman Growth workshops. He has been part of various key transformational projects in finance domain over the years and has contributed immensely in the growth journey of Vedanta.

Prerna Halwasiya was appointed as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer for Vedanta in July 2018. She drives Vedanta's unwavering commitment to uphold the highest standards of Corporate Governance. She took up the additional role of Deputy Head, Investor Relations in April 2023. In this role, she works with the finance leadership to enhance the quality, depth and diversity of our investor base and communicate our compelling story through our vision, performance delivery, project milestones and global best practices. Her rich experience of over 15 years in shareholder engagement and in handling multi-disciplinary areas of secretarial function are of immense value as the Company strives to optimize value for its shareholders. She joined Vedanta Group in August 2007 and has since been part of the Corporate Secretarial and Compliance Function. She is a qualified Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

Arun Misra was appointed as CEO, Hindustan Zinc Limited in July 2020. He plays a pivotal role in unlocking the full potential of the Company's Zinc, Lead and Silver business to deliver 1.5 Mtpa of integrated zinc, lead and 1,400 tonnes of silver to make it the world's largest zinc & lead and a global top tier silver producer. His priorities are a strong focus on HSE, volume & cost, organization & talent, improving efficiencies and logistics, marketing, technology, innovation & digitization, benchmarking and bring in global best practices, advocacy & stakeholder management.

Prior to joining Vedanta, he was the Vice President, Raw Materials at Tata Steel. He brings 31 years of rich & diverse experience in leading various strategic positions. He is also the Vice President of Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers. He holds a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, Diploma in Mining and Beneficiation from University of New South Wales Sydney and Diploma in General Management from CEDEP, France.

Rahul Trivedi Sharma joined the Vedanta group in 1998, and is currently the CEO of Aluminium Business, effective April, 2019 prior to which he was working as Director - Corporate Strategy (Aluminium & Power). Rahul is leading the growth and expansion of the Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha to 6 Mtpa. Rahul has varied experience of over 25 years and has held various leadership positions at Vedanta Limited and Sterlite Technologies Ltd. Prior to joining Vedanta, he was Chief Marketing Officer (Domestic & International) and Business Head - Integrated Management System at Sterlite Technologies Ltd. He has played a significant role in driving various policies and creating a strategic framework for various government reforms for development of exploration, mining and non-ferrous metal sector in the country in the most sustainable manner. Rahul is an alumni of IIM-A's Executive General Management programme, has an MBA in Marketing and a B.E. in Electronics & Communication.

Nick Walker was appointed as CEO, Cairn Oil & Gas in January 2023. He is steering Cairn's growth strategy towards producing 50% of India's oil & gas needs and adding Reserves and Resources to achieve Energy Aatmanirbharta, whilst maintaining the highest level of Safety, Sustainability and Governance standards. He has over 30 years of rich, global experience in technical, commercial, and executive leadership roles. Prior to joining Vedanta, he has worked with BP, Talisman Energy, Africa Oil and Lundin Energy. He holds degrees in Mining Engineering from Imperial College London, and in Computer Science from University College London as well as an MBA from City University Business School, London.

Navin Jaju, CEO of Sesa Goa, Vedanta Limited is a well-seasoned executive with extensive diversified experience of over 18 years in Metal & Mining sector. He brings demonstrated leadership experience in multiple business verticals ranging from financial planning & analysis, taxation, audits, accounting & consolidation, compliance & secretarial, risk management, expansions, new acquisitions, and mergers and so on. He has established a strong track record of achieving business growth vision with utmost focus on best-in-class ESG standards, strategic directions, team building, exceptional P & L results, people practices and business process re-engineering. In his current role, he is responsible for overall business performance, growth & expansions of Vedanta’s Sesa Goa Business having footprints across 5 states in India and overseas operations at Liberia-West Africa. Vedanta’s Sesa Goa is amongst the leading producer of Iron Ore in private sector with diversified product portfolio including Pig Iron, Metallurgical coke, Cement and Power through waste heat recovery. Prior to his appointment as a CEO, Navin was Chief Financial Officer of Vedanta’s Iron & Steel sector and was instrumental in effectively driving business growth & expansions. He is also well known for his vital contribution across cross-functional & leadership roles across Vedanta group including Hindustan Zinc, BALCO, Sesa Goa and Corporate. Navin is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from St. Xavier’s college, Kolkata.

Pankaj Kumar Sharma was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of FACOR, a leading producer and exporter of Ferro Chrome in India in June 2023. He joined Vedanta in 2018 and has made notable contributions to the field of metal operations and functions while he held significant leadership roles in BALCO and HZL. In his current role as CEO, Pankaj Kumar Sharma shall be providing strategic direction and overall leadership to ensure exceptional business performance at FACOR. His responsibilities span driving growth across Mines, Charge Chrome Plant, and Power Plant, with a strong focus on Volume, Cost, ESG, Growth Projects, Business Partner Management, Digitization, Innovation and Technology, People Development, and Benchmarking with Best Practices. With a professional journey spanning 24 years, Pankaj Kumar Sharma has made substantial contributions to the metal and cement industry. He has worked with esteemed companies such as JSW Cement, Century Textile Industry Limited, Lafarge Holcim, and ACC Ltd. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology and is a certified Total Quality Management (TQM) professional from AOTS Japan. His accomplishments include being awarded the Chairman's Award for Best SBU Director, the People's First Leader by People First HR, and the Business Leader of the Year Award by the World HRD Congress.

Ashish Gupta, CEO, Steel was previously the Managing Director in Texmaco. He worked in Rail & Engineering Limited from Nov 2020, TMILL (Tata Steel JV), and was the Chairman of TKM India and ISL, Dubai which are subsidiaries of TMILL. He was also a Board Member of Tata NYK, Singapore from May 2017 to Nov 2020. He has a total of 28 years of experience. Gupta completed his General Management Program-CEDEP from INSEAD France in 2018. He is an alumni of XLRI, Jamshedpur, 1998, and IIT Roorkee, 1993, where he did his B.E in Electrical Engineering.

Puneet Khurana has been associated with Vedanta Group since 2006 and is currently CEO – Copper Operations (Fujairah & Silvassa). Prior to this, he has been in various cross-functional & cross-business leadership roles in the Group where he was instrumental in driving the top line and bottom line by using important levers i.e. increase in volumes, reduction in cost, improvement in sales realization and free cash flow through benchmarking and business partnering. At present Puneet is playing a vital role in unlocking the full potential of the company’s Copper Production of 300 KT Copper Rod and Precious metals business with strategic projects, while adopting the best global practices and a strong focus on customer service level, quality, and digitalization. His priorities include designing and implementing strategies for strengthening ESG, HSE, volume & cost, leadership development, and improving efficiencies. Puneet holds a B.Tech degree from AKG Engineering College, Ghaziabad, and MBA from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad.

Vibhav Agarwal was appointed the CEO of TSPL in June 2022. He is a top-level professional with over 20 years’ experience in Infrastructure Sector with core competence in Strategy, Regulatory Affairs, Policy Advocacy, Financing, M&A, Legal, Commercial, Operations, Project Management & Execution, Corporate Affairs and Talent Management. With strong cross- functional leadership skills, and ability to drive decision making, Vibhav has risen through the ranks and acquired top leadership positions in a short span of time in the biggest corporates in India. Prior to his current role, Vibhav was Managing Director of Rattan India Power Limited, and has spent 17 years in Reliance Power. He is a B.Tech. from NIT Warangal, MBA from NITIE Mumbai and holds a certificate from ISB Hyderabad in Leadership & General Management.

Ritu Jhingon was appointed as Director for Vedanta Group Communications in June 2021 in addition to CEO of Vedanta Group's Flagship CSR programme Nand Ghar. She plays a vital role in positioning the Group's vision, commitment and achievements as well as continuous engagement with key stakeholders. She is instrumental in driving internal and external campaigns and communication for the organisation and leadership messaging across multiple platforms, cultivating positive brand image and establishing Vedanta as a prominent philanthropic Group. Ritu brings rich experience of over 30 years and has worked with Hindustan Times and Ogilvy in the past. She has been associated with Vedanta group since 2010 and has made significant contribution by institutionalizing Vedanta's flagship Nand Ghar programme from conceptualization to a national movement and enhancing Vedanta's brand perception in Dubai Expo presence and ESG Communication campaign.

Rajinder Singh Ahuja was appointed as Head of Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability for Vedanta Group in July 2021. Rajinder brings with him 22 years of rich and diverse leadership experience across mining, metal and power industries. He has worked with Hindustan Zinc Limited and Aditya Birla Limited in the past. Rajinder is currently leading the transformational journey to establish Vedanta as a global brand in ESG space to strengthen the performance & establish best practices in Field Health, Safety, Environment & Social Performance using benchmarking with industry best, analytics and digitization as key drivers. Rajinder has done Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from REC Bhopal, underwent a year-long leadership development programme by Aon Hewitt and trained by Dupont in Safety Interaction, CSM, IM, FSIPP, SRP.

Dr. Sanjeev Gemawat was appointed as the Group General Counsel of the Vedanta Group in June, 2022. He brings with him three decades of rich experience in wide ranging industries like manufacturing, automobile, real estate and hospitality. Dr. Gemawat has been recognized among the Top General Counsels of India in various prestigious General Counsel lists. He is one of the founders of the GCAI and has been inducted in to the ‘Global Hall of Fame’ for his contribution to the legal eco system in India and the world. Dr. Gemawat is a postgraduate and doctorate in law, a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Cost Accountant and a Chartered Secretary from India & the UK.

Dhiraj Nayyar was appointed Director, Economics & Policy of Vedanta Ltd in October 2019. Prior to that he was Chief Economist of Vedanta Ltd since October 2018. Between 2015 and 2018, Dhiraj was Officer on Special Duty and Head of the Economics, Finance & Commerce vertical at NITI Aayog, Government of India. At NITI Aayog, he was responsible for all policy matters related to the Ministry of Finance and Department of Commerce. Before joining the Government, Dhiraj did several stints in senior positions in the media; as Opinion Editor of Financial Express, Deputy Editor of India Today, Editor-at-large of Firstpost.com, Managing Editor of The Quint and India Columnist for Bloomberg View, New York. In 2013, he was awarded a Bastiat Prize in Journalism by the California-based Reason Foundation. Dhiraj trained as an economist at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Merton College, Oxford (where he was a Radhakrishnan Chevening Scholar) and Trinity College, Cambridge (where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar). A prolific writer, he is the author of Modi & Markets: Arguments for Transformation, co-author of the Innovation Republic and editor of two books; Surviving the Storm: India and the Global Financial Crisis and Dogs and Us: Collected Short Stories. He writes regular columns in Economic Times and Sunday Guardian and occasionally in Indian Express and Times of India.

Shrikant Saboo was appointed as Director, Group Commercial & Marketing in August 2022. His key priorities include designing and driving the Commercial & Risk strategies and initiatives across the business portfolios in line with global best practices and unlock value for the organization. His focus is on building a strong global team and robust OEM relationships to achieve growth and profitability. Shrikant is a Chartered Accountant and has completed his MBA in Finance & Operations from Emory University, Goizueta Business School, Atlanta. He brings 30 years of rich and diverse experience across Procurement & Supply Chain, Finance, Treasury, Commodity & Forex risk management, Commodity Trading, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Strategy & Development and Project Management. He was previously associated with Indorama Ventures where he was leading the global procurement of key raw materials, strategizing the sales of specialty products and supervising the global Aromatics finance & Asia logistics teams as Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer-Feedstock.

Gaurav Sarup was appointed Director – ESG, Carbon, & Social Performance in October 2020. He plays a vital role is setting the Group ESG strategy, which includes our commitment to become a Net Zero Carbon business. He also oversees the progress on our nine ESG aims and our work on disclosing our ESG performance in our annual Sustainability, TCFD, BRSR and Integrated reports. He has been instrumental in driving the engagement with ESG rating agencies in order to improve their overall outlook on Vedanta’s ESG impact. With nearly 20 years of work experience across multiple sectors, Gaurav brings rich experience as a sustainability & ESG professional. He joined the Vedanta Group in 2013/14 in the Oil & Gas business and had been part of the Group sustainability function since 2017/18. He has an MBA in Sustainability from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.

Gopal Prasad Choudhary was appointed the Senior Vice President and Group Chief Security Officer of Vedanta Group in June 2022. He has been associated with the Governing Body of Rashtriya Raksha University, a Central University and an Institute of National Importance mandated to provide security and strategic education in the contemporary and futuristic security and strategic studies. Gopal migrated from Police Service to the Corporate world in 2009 and has also served Tata Steel as Chief Security & Brand Protection and Wipro as Global Security Head. Gopal acquired expertise in Risk Management, Industrial Security, Brand Protection, Supply Chain Security, Port and Aviation Security, Disaster Management, Loss/Fraud Prevention and management, Forensics, Technical Convergence, Intelligence and Surveillance, management of Naxalism, terrorism, organized crime, etc. He has held the positions of Secretary of the Electronics City Industries’ Association, Bangalore, and President of International Institute of Security and Safety Management, a Not-For-Profit organisation. Gopal is a Law graduate and served the Government of India and the State Government for more than 19 years as an Army and Police Officer.