Board of Directors:-
The Board of Directors of Madhya Bharat Power Corporation Limited is well strengthened and comprises of 2 Promoter Directors (Out of which one is Woman Director), 1 Executive and 3 Independent Directors.
1. Mr. K. K. Sarda, Chairman:
Mr. Kamal Kishore Sarda is a B.E. (Mech.) with more than 45 years experience of steel industry.
Mr. Kamal Kishore Sarda, born on 12 June 1952, did his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology
(formerly Vishveshvarya Regional College of Engineering), Nagpur, MH, India. He has also taken courses in Strategic
Management and Human Resources from IIM, Ahmedabad and XLRI, Jamshedpur.
He has its experience of more than 35 years in Steel, Power, Sponge Iron, Ferro Alloys, Mining, Forestry, and Infrastructure & IT.
Mr. K.K. Sarda has promoted M/s Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited, formerly known as Raipur Alloys & Steels Limited,
a renowned name in iron & steel industries. He is the Chairman and Promoter Director of Madhya Bharat Power Corporation Limited.
He was associated with the Friends of Tribal Society in the capacity of Vice President of the Raipur chapter and was
the Ex-Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chhattisgarh Chapter.
2. Mr. Gaurishankar Patra, Independent Director:
Mr. Gauri Shankar Patra is a Mechanical Engineer with Honors from REC (now NIT),
Durgapur and did M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering from IIT, Delhi. He has spent more than 32 years in
the power sector serving leading organizations like NHPC and PFC. He has rich experience in every aspect of
power project execution like site experience, project planning, designing, scheduling, cost controlling, project monitoring,
reviewing and facilitating implementation of projects.
3. Mr. J. Balakrishnan, Independent Director:
Mr. Jitender Balakrishnan has done B.E. (Mech.) from National Institute of Technology,
Madras University and has also done Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management from Bombay University.
He has nearly 43 years of experience in power, steel, oil & gas, corporate governance and risk assessment.
He had a long career with IDBI Bank Group serving in various positions before retiring as Advisor in May 2010..
4. Mr. P. S. Duttagupta, Whole-time Director:
Mr. Partha Sarthi Dutta Gupta is a Mechanical Engineer with more than 32 years of experience in NTPC.
He has rich experience in planning, commissioning and operation of large thermal power and also has competence in resource planning,
cost control and project monitoring. Mr. Duttagupta is currently the Whole Time Director of the company.
5. Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Independent Director:
Mr. Rajeev Sharma, aged 63 has done B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from G.B. Pant University, Pantnagar,
PG Diploma in Electronics and Communication and Master’s in Engineering from IIT Roorkee, Master’s
in Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.
He has nearly 40 years of experience across the power sector value chain. During his long career, he has worked in various capacities with entities like
– Chairman & Managing Director – Power Finance Corporation (PFC),Chairman - Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL),Chairman & Managing Director – Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (REC) ,General Manager – Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) ,Deputy Secretary (Transmission & Hydro) – Ministry of Power, Government of India, Deputy Director – Central Electricity Authority, Mr. Rajeev Sharma has also received various awards / recognitions
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6. Mrs. Vipula Sarda, Woman Director:
Mrs. Vipula Sarda, aged about 39 years, is appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company w.e.f. 27.07.2017.
She has completed Diploma in Fashion Designing. She has been associated with various social welfare groups.