Board of Directors

K N Venkatasubramanian

K N Venkatasubramanian

Independent Director

K N Venkatasubramanian is a Chemical Engineer from A.C. College of Technology, Chennai and M.Tech from IIT, Kharagpur.

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R K Sukhdevsinhji

Rajkumar Sukhdevsinhji

Independent Director

R. K. Sukhdevsinhji graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and joined…..

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Prashant Ruia

Prashant Ruia

Non-Executive Director

Prashant is part of the second generation of the Ruia family that founded Essar. Essar was founded in 1969 by his father,…..

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Pankaj Kalra

Pankaj Kalra

Whole-Time Director & Chief Executive Officer

Pankaj Kalra has 23 years of experience and a demonstrated track record of working across multiple sectors.

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Priya Chakravarty

Priya Chakravarty

Non-Executive Director

Essar is at the threshold of another big spurt of growth. The organisation’s strength has always been its “People” and will continue…..

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K N Venkatasubramanian

K N Venkatasubramanian

Independent Director

K N Venkatasubramanian is a Chemical Engineer from A.C. College of Technology, Chennai and M.Tech from IIT, Kharagpur. He has over 56 years of experience in the oil & gas and petrochemicals sector having worked as Director, Marketing, and Director, Operations of IPCL, Chairman and Managing Director of Engineers India Ltd., Chairman and Managing Director of IOCL and as Chairman of Gulf Oil Ltd.

R K Sukhdevsinhji

Rajkumar Sukhdevsinhji

Independent Director

R. K. Sukhdevsinhji graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and joined Burmah Shell in 1957 in the All India Executive Cadre. He held key positions in Marketing as Divisional Manager in Bombay, Delhi, and Ahmedabad etc. and later took over as All India Lubricants Logistics Manager, followed by a stint as Manager, Bulk Products in the Chief Executive Office, responsible for crude and product supplies imports. He joined Essar as Managing Director of Essar Oil and initiated the Essar Refinery Project at Vadinar and the successful IPO to launch the initiative. Upon completion of his tenure as MD he took over as Group President Corporate Affairs and Advisor Oil for Essar.

Prashant Ruia

Prashant Ruia

Non-Executive Director

Prashant is part of the second generation of the Ruia family that founded Essar. Essar was founded in 1969 by his father, Shashi Ruia and uncle Ravi Ruia.

Prashant has been an integral part of operations and management since 1985 and has been a key driver of Essar’s growth, diversification and value creation both within India and internationally. He is known for his project execution skills, financial expertise and people management capabilities.

Prashant holds key positions on several prestigious regulatory and professional boards. He is a member of the UK India Business Council, the India-Indonesia CEO’s Forum, holds directorship in EEPL and EOUK.

Pankaj Kalra

Pankaj Kalra

Whole-Time Director & Chief Executive Officer

Pankaj Kalra has 23 years of experience and a demonstrated track record of working across multiple sectors. His functional skill set includes expertise in M&A, fundraising (both onshore and offshore), accounting, internal controls, procurement and financial modelling. Prior to joining Essar, he was CFO of Cairn Oil & Gas, and has been associated with Reliance, Aircel, Idea, American Tower and EY. Pankaj is a rank holder Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary, with a Bachelor’s degree in commerce from Sri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi.

Priya Chakravarty

Priya Chakravarty

Non-Executive Director

Essar is at the threshold of another big spurt of growth. The organisation’s strength has always been its “People” and will continue to be so in future. Priya plays an integral role in strengthening the People practices of the organisation. She is responsible for managing HR for International businesses, Corporate Functions, as well as handling Learning & Development. Priya brings in more than 20 years of experience in the area of Human Resources, having worked across industries like Manufacturing, Pharma, IT and Retail. In her last assignment as Chief People Officer – Hometown & Ezone, Priya was responsible for driving a transformational HR agenda that focused on organisational culture, building a talent pipeline and initiating and aligning all people practices to business achievement. She has earlier worked with Cipla as Head HR – International Business, and volunteered with Akanksha Foundation. At Essar, her earlier stints involved her working at Senior Management roles, initially with Essar Oil and then as Head – International HR (Corporate HR). Priya has done her Master’s in Organisational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.