Board Of Director

Our Board of Directors consists of individuals with extensive experience and expertise across diverse businesses. They are responsible for reviewing vital information details and transactions. Their purview of influence further extends into strategic and regulatory matters. Every member of the Board has access to all the relevant information and is entrusted with the authority to take crucial decisions and ensure that the management observes the highest standards of ethics, transparency, and disclosure.

Board Members

Ms. Sonika Gautam - Chairman – Gautam Enterprises Energy Group

Ms. Sonika Gautam is one of India's leading business leaders and founder of the Gautam Enterprises Energy Group; whose constituent business enterprises are engaged in pivotal roles in the ongoing economic transformation of India. She is the Chairman of the Gautam Enterprises Energy Group; including Gautam Enterprises Energy Solar, Wind Power, Hydro Power, Petrochemicals, City Gas Distribution, and Power Transmission. She is often referred to by her colleagues, founded the Gautam Energy Enterprises Group in 2018, and in less than 7 years, the Gautam Enterprises Energy Group has built a leadership position in major growth sectors of the Indian economy including generation, Petrochemical transmission, and renewable sources of Solar Power, Wind Power, and Hydro Power.

Mr. Deepak Aggarwal - CEO & Managing Director

Mr. Deepak Aggarwal is a Civil Engineer from Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. He has more than 10+ years of experience in the implementation of many infrastructure projects in the country involving Energy Sectors. He has served Energy companies like Reliance Power, Suzlon Energy, etc. His technical strategic decisions and leadership skills coupled with his sound financial and business sense have helped him in securing and successfully implementing numerous projects in the Public-Private Partnership model. He joined Gautam Enterprises Energy (India) Ltd in 2021 as the President & COO of the Power Infrastructure Division. Appointed as Executive Director on the Board of Gautam Enterprises Energy (India) Ltd w.e.f. October 22, 2021.

Mr. Gaurav Kumar - Director

Mr. Gaurav Kumar is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a law graduate. He has vast experience in general management. Mr. Gaurav Kumar was appointed to the Board on November 24, 2019. Currently, he is the Vice Chairman on the Board of the Company.

Mr. Punit Aggarwal - Independent Director

Mr. Punit Aggarwal, aged 55 years, a qualified Engineer, is part of the senior management team of Gautam Enterprises Energy Group since 2019 and is involved in taking a number of strategic decisions. Mr. Punit Aggarwal previously served as an Executive Director on the Board of Gautam Energy Enterprises Limited. With rich experience of over 24 years, Mr. Punit Aggarwal has created and led billion-dollar businesses. As a visionary strategist and team builder, he has driven profitable growth through innovation and operational excellence.

Mr. Hari Shankar Gupta - Independent Director

Mr. Hari Shankar Gupta was the Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), a wholly owned company of the Government of India engaged in promotion and development of infrastructure till April 2017. Under his leadership, IIFCL commenced its operations and carved a niche for itself in financing infrastructure projects. The support of IIFCL helped in speedier achievement of financial closure of infrastructure projects in sectors like highways, airports, seaports, power, etc.

Mrs. Meera Sinha - Independent Director

Mrs. Meera Sinha holds an MBA degree from International Centre of Public Enterprise, Ljubljana in Slovenia, and a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Delhi University. She joined the Indian Administrative Service in 2005. For 17 years she worked with multiple sectors and with different stakeholders including Government, Private, NGO, Multilateral Agencies, Chamber of Business and Commerce. She was the First Women President elected for the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mrs. Neera Saggi was also the Chief Executive Officer for Larsen & Toubro Seawoods Pvt Ltd.

Mr. Sanjay Bhandarkar - Independent Director

Mr. Sanjay Bhandarkar has over three decades of corporate finance advisory and investment banking experience in the country. He is an independent non-executive director on the boards of three listed companies: Tata Power Company Limited, S Chand & Company Limited, and HDFC Asset Management Company Limited since late 2016. He is also on the board of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited as a shareholder nominee. Sanjay is on the Investment Committee of a SEBI registered seed capital fund called Contrarian Vrddhi as an external IC member. The fund has fully invested its corpus. He is also on the Investment Committee of the US$ 170m South Asia Growth Fund II of GEF Capital Partners as an external IC member. He is on the advisory board of 1Crowd, a seed capital stage online investing platform which has also raised a SEBI approved fund for seed stage investing.

Shri K Ravikumar - Independent Director

Shri K Ravikumar is the former Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), the USD 7 billion organization that ranks among the leading companies of the world engaged in the field of power plant equipment. As CMD, he was responsible for maximizing market share and establishing BHEL as a total solution provider in the power sector. The company was ranked 9th in terms of market capitalization in India during his tenure at BHEL. He handled various assignments during his long career spanning over 26 years. His areas of expertise include design and engineering, construction and project management of thermal, hydro, nuclear, gas-based power plants, and marketing of power projects.

Ms. Komal Arora - Director

Ms. Komal Arora, 35 years old, holds a master's degree in Chemistry and a diploma in Business Administration. She has more than 15 years of experience in taxation, finance, administration, and vigilance. She was in the Indian Revenue Service batch of 2010. She held various assignments during her tenure in the tax department and was also a member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. She has also served as the Functional Director (Vigilance and Security) in Air India and has represented India in international conferences.

Ms. Chhaya Virani - Director

Ms. Chhaya Virani graduated from Mumbai University with a bachelor's degree in Arts. She also acquired a bachelor's degree in legislative laws from the Government Law College in 2009. She is a partner in M/s. ALMT Legal Advocates and Solicitors.