Ms. Priya Agarwal Hebbar was appointed on the Board with effect from January 19, 2023. She is deeply passionate about the environment and sustainability and has played a crucial role in strengthening Vedanta’s ESG practices. Under her leadership, Vedanta has set up a comprehensive framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector. She is passionate about child nutrition and gender neutrality and is leading a variety of CSR initiatives under the Anil Agarwal Foundation, which impacts the lives of more than 4.23 crore people at the grassroots level. The Foundation has pledged ₹ 5,000 crore over the next five years on various social impact programmes. Under her leadership, Vedanta has modernised over 3,300 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 also leads a state-of-the-art animal welfare project – The Animal Care Organisation (TACO) of Vedanta. This project will bring together leading academicians, veterinarians and communities, to create a holistic ecosystem for animal care in India. She is the founder of YODA – an animal welfare organisation.

She has experience in public relations with Ogilvy & Mather and in Rediffusion Y&R. She has completed B.Sc. in psychology and business management from the University of Warwick in the UK.

She is a Non-Executive Director in Vedanta Limited and member of Anil Agarwal Foundation with effect from January 6, 2020 and also Director of Anil Agarwal Foundation with effect from February 10, 2021.

Mr. Navin Agarwal was appointed on the Board with effect from April 11, 2002. He is also the Executive Vice Chairman of Vedanta Limited and Vedanta Resources Limited. A graduate in commerce from Sydenham College, Mumbai, he has completed the President Management Programme from Harvard University.

He has been associated with the Vedanta Group since inception and has four decades of strategic executive experience. Under his stewardship, the Company has achieved a leadership position in non-ferrous metal.

Over the years, he has been instrumental in building a highly successful and meritocratic organisation. He has spearheaded the Company’s strategy through a mix of organic growth and valueaccretive investments.

He is passionate about developing leadership talent and has been responsible for creating a culture of excellence through the application of advanced technologies, digitalisation, global best practices and highest standards of corporate governance. His vision is to gradually unlock the enormous potential of the natural resources sector and make it an engine of growth for India.

In recognition of his exceptional distinction in the fields of business, entrepreneurship and contribution to the natural resources sector, he was conferred the ‘Industrialist of the Year’ award by the Bombay Management Association in 2018. He is a fervent advocate of sustainable development and remains committed to inclusive growth of communities and promotion of culture and sports at all levels.

He is also on the Board of Hare Krishna Packaging Private Limited.

Mr. Arun Misra was appointed Deputy CEO, Hindustan Zinc on November 20, 2019, and elevated to CEO & WTD, with effect from August 1, 2020. Within 10 months, he was moved to the corner office and placed at the helm of the world’s second largest integrated producer of zinc.

He is the first Indian chairperson of the International Zinc Association. He is also the Vice President of the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers. He has to his credit several published papers in nationally reputed journals.

He was awarded ‘CEO of the Year’ and Hindustan Zinc the ‘Most Innovative Company of the Year’ in the Business Leader of the Year awards. Further, the Company under his able leadership has retained its first position in Asia-Pacific for the fourth consecutive year and globally third in S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment in 2022 amongst metal and mining companies.

He completed his 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. He possesses knowledge of TQM, Six Sigma, TPM and Malcolm Baldridge Model.

He started his career with Tata Steel as maintenance head (electrical), West Bokaro Coal Washery in July 1988. He brings with him a formidable 33 years of rich and diverse experience in Tata Steel, where he headed multiple strategic positions. In his last assignment at Tata Steel, Mr. Misra worked as Vice President - Raw Materials division.

He is also on the Board of Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited, Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, Hindustan Zinc Alloys Private Limited, Vedanta Zinc Football and Sports Foundation, International Zinc Association, Zinc India Foundation and Hindustan Zinc Fertilisers Private Limited.

Mr. Anjani K. Agrawal was appointed on the Board with effect from August 1, 2020. He is an FCA, CIA and an alumnus of INSEAD and Cambridge. He has 43 years of professional experience in leading global consulting firms, including 35 years with Ernst & Young (EY) where he was a partner for 26 years. He led the advisory practice of the firm for several years.

His area of expertise includes corporate governance, risk and controls, strategic risk management, cybersecurity and IT, performance management, internal audit transformation, sector policy and strategy, business transformation, supply chain, etc. He is passionate about sustainability, ESG and is actively engaged with development of the social sector.

He has been a sector leader for energy and utilities and metals and mining for several years in India, with few years as EY’s global metals sector leader. He has also worked on Niti Aayog and other national committees on policy matters and has written more than 20 thought leadership reports on various subjects. He is a fellow member of Institute of Directors.

He is also a Board member at Vodafone Idea Limited, Aditya Birla Sun Life Trustee Private Limited, Emami Limited, Firstsource Solutions Limited, Evonith Value Steel Limited, Evonith Metallics Limited and Ekal Shrihari Vanvasi Foundation.

Mr. Akhilesh Joshi was appointed on the Board with effect from August 1, 2020. He completed his bachelor’s in mining and possesses first class mining manager certificate of competency under MMR-1961 (unrestricted), diploma from Paris School of Mines in economic evaluation of mining projects. He has over 45 years of professional experience in mining with an exemplary track record of nurturing one of the world’s largest integrated zinc, lead and silver producing organisations with a high-performance culture that brings out the best in its employees, risk management and its mitigation, and propels strategic and meticulous execution to deliver extraordinary results.

He was the CEO of Hindustan Zinc from 2012 to 2015 and also appointed President of global zinc business. He provided guidance to gold mining companies in Armenia, engaged and worked closely with companies like SRK/AMC, for benchmarking and mining methodology evaluations.

In his long global career, he has been recognised with numerous awards including Business Today CEO award and Hindustan Zinc Gold Medal award by Indian Institute of Metals. In 2012, he was facilitated by India’s Finance Minister for his excellent contribution to the mining sector. He is also a member of the Institution of Engineers (India), Mining Engineers Association of India (MEAI), Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI) and Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME).

He has also co-authored a book titled ‘Blast Design Theory and Practice’ and written various technical papers in relation to exploration and mining since 1995.

He is also on the Board of Vedanta Limited, Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited, Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited, Wolkem Industries Limited and Wolkem India Limited.

Mr. Kannan Ramamirtham was appointed on the Board with effect from September 1, 2022. He has successfully headed varied functions including corporate credit, merchant banking, capital markets, corporate advisory, M&As in mid-market. He has served on several high-level official committees for banking and capital market reforms. His career evolved as a commercial banker in the mid-1970s from focus on project/ industrial financing appraisals to spearheading the merchant banking division of Canara Bank. He headed the India operations of merchant banking for Standard Chartered Bank in 1990.

In his entrepreneurial journey, he has set up Imperial Corporate Finance, a boutique investment banking company. In 2008, he founded OrionSayi Consultants, a private company that provided owner level advisory services to family-owned businesses in transition. In his long and illustrious career, he has successfully concluded over 300 equity transactions, including equity and public sector bonds, 50 M&A transactions including turnarounds and financial restructuring in mostly public markets. He is a postgraduate in Mathematics from Madras University, PGDMS from Bombay University and certified associate of Indian Institute of Bankers with Industrial Finance.

He is also on the Board of Lakecity Ventures Private Limited, Orient Press Limited, Ram Ratna Wires Limited, PTC Cables Pvt Ltd, Athena Infonomics India Private Limited, Bharat Re-Insurance Brokers Private Limited, Talwandi Sabo Power Limited, Avi Alimchandani Foundation and Jyoti Structures Limited.

Ms. Farida M. Naik was appointed on the Board with effect from March 14, 2017. She is an alumnus of Sophia College, Mumbai from where she graduated in psychology. She is currently Joint Secretary in Ministry of Mines, Government of India. She has held various positions in different ministries and departments of Central Government, which includes her last stint as Joint Director of National Book Trust and Director in Ministry of Mines. She is also on the Board of Bharat Aluminium Company Limited.

Ms. Nirupama Kotru was appointed on the Board with effect from July 26, 2021. She is from Indian Revenue Services (IRS). She has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in politics and international relations. Currently, she is Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor with Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines.

She is also on the Board of Coal India Limited and Bharat Aluminium Company Limited.

Dr. Veena Kumari Dermal was appointed on the Board with effect from July 29, 2021. She has completed PhD in horticulture and PGP in public policy management. She is a specialist in mineral policy and legislation and currently Joint Secretary in Ministry of Mines. She is also on the Board of Khanij Bidesh India Limited, and National Aluminium Company Limited.