Board of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel

Shri Sridhar Patra has been appointed as Part-time Non-executive Chairman of the Company w.e.f. 10.02.2020.

Born on 12.10.1964, Shri Patra is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and rank holder graduate in Commerce from Utkal University. Shri Sridhar Patra has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) w.e.f. 17^th December, 2019. Shri Sridhar Patra joined NALCO as Director (Finance) on 01.09.2018. Shri Patra was assigned the additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director w.e.f. 01.12.2019. Before joining NALCO, he had served as Director (Finance) of THDC India Limited for more than 5 years.

Shri Patra is a seasoned Finance & Accounts Professional with results-driven and team oriented leadership and have demonstrated commitment to organizational growth. He has over three decades of experience in finance and accounts functions of various Public Sector Undertaking like Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd., Indian Rare Earths Ltd. and Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (A subsidiary of ONGC Ltd.) with exposure in Corporate Accounts, Budgetary Control, Direct & Indirect Tax Management, Strategic Financial & Business Planning, Financial evaluation of Contracts, Cost Excellence and Treasury function. Shri Patra has contributed significantly as an academician to professional accounting institutions apart from his employment in PSUs.

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Jha has been appointed as Director of the Company w.e.f. 21.08.2019 and hereafter as Chief Executive Officer of the Company w.e.f. 14.05.2020.

Dr. S. K. Jha after completing B.Sc. (Engg.) in Metallurgy joined the 32nd batch of BARC training school following which due to his interest in the production area he opted to join Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad and was posted in extrusion and piercing plant (EPP). Dr. S. K. Jha holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Engineering from Homi Bhabha National Institute. He is also a Metallurgical Engineering graduate from NIT Jamshedpur in the year 1988.

He has worked for more than 27 years in Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). In Atomic Energy he has made number of technological innovations in processing of nuclear materials of different grades such as “difficult to hot work” Alloy. He has carried out Simulation and modeling of two dissimilar metals used for development of fusion technology. He has also developed Titanium half alloy and full alloy tube in different sizes for Light Combat Aircraft and PSLV applications. He has developed a process to develop unique properties in pressure tube; a life time component for nuclear power reactors.

Dr. Jha joined Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) in the year 2016 and held charge as Director (Production & Marketing) from 5th July, 2016 to 30th April, 2020. Currently, he is holding the position of Chairman-cum-Managing Director of MIDHANI w.e.f. 01.05.2020.

Dr. Jha has received many awards and recognition for all his efforts at NFC. The most notable amongst them being, award for Excellence in Science technology for the year 2006 from Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and best corporate governance award 2019. He has also received Group award from DAE five times.

Shri Swain born on 27.08.1964 has completed his Mechanical Engineering Degree in 1986 and joined Larsen & Toubro’s Heavy Engineering Division, the same year. After that, he joined NALCO as Graduate Engineer Trainee in the year 1987. He started his career in Carbon Plant of Smelter Division and later switched on to Cast Houses equipped with Ingot Casting Machines, Vertical DC Billet Casting Facility, Horizontal DC ‘T’ casting facility, Wire Rod Mills, etc.

Shri Swain has also worked in the Rolling Plant with continuous casters and Cold rolling mill with homogenising facility, cut to length and slitting line.  He has also worked in the Capital Repair Group, undertaking renovations, major replacements and improvement projects of various areas of Smelter and Captive Power Plant.  He has 35 years of combined experience in the field of Carbon Process Technology in Aluminium Smelting, Equipment maintenance on Carbon & Casting facilities, Rolled Product Units and Project & Contract Management.

Shri T. Muthukumar, 57 years of age, has completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgy) from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in the year 1986. He has over 34 years of experience in the Steel industry.

Shri T. Muthukumar joined Durgapur Steel Plant, one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) as Management Trainee in the year 1987. He has since risen through the ranks at SAIL after working at various departments at different levels. He was promoted as Chief General Manager (I/c Works) at Salem Steel Plant, SAIL in the year 2019. He has served at SAIL, Salem Steel Plant from the year 1994 till 2019. Before moving to MIDHANI, he was working as Chief General Manager (Projects) at Durgapur Steel Plant from the year 2020 onwards.

Shri T. Muthukumar has attended various International Training programs & Conferences and been a Chairman of Alloy Steel Committee. During his career at SAIL, he was credited with successfully developing and commercialising the production of various new grades to increase the market base. He was also credited with Alloy designing and development of various grades and high Nitrogen austenitic stainless steel and for successfully rolling and supplying ICSS-1218-321 (12X18H10T) stainless steel for ISRO, Chandrayan Mission. His contribution to indigenization includes; establishing process route to supply material for Delhi Metro Railway Coaches manufactured by BEML, Bangalore. At Salem Steel Plant, SAIL, he was also instrumental in initiating in-house fabrication of Rail cutting machine and establishment of Plate annealing facility.