Mr. Dillip Kumar Patel is Director (HR), NTPC. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Rourkela and did his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (HR & Finance) from MDI, Gurgaon. He has also received management and leadership training inputs from ESCP-EAP (Paris, Berlin & Turin), Harvard Business School (USA), ISB Hyderabad & XLRI Jamshedpur.
He has an illustrious career spanning over more than three decades entailing both line and HR functions with the initial exposure of working in O&M (Mechanical Maintenance & CHP Operation) and EDC before switching to core HR functions. He has undertaken various challenging assignments and has successfully managed HR functions while working at various locations comprising of thermal, hydro, JVs as well as taken-over projects. He firmly believes in the philosophy of “People before PLF”. His varied experience and deep understanding of the underlying culture of the organization helps HR to excel and achieve new heights.
Shri Ajay Tewari
Government Nominee Director, MoP
Shri Ajay Tewari Government Nominee Director, MoP
Shri Ajay Tewari is Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India and Government Nominee Director on the Board of EESL. He is an Engineering Graduate and an IAS officer of 1993 batch of Assam-Meghalaya Cadre. He is heading Energy Conservation, Energy Transition, International Co-operation, Training & Research and Perspective Planning of Ministry of Power. He has wide experience of working in Finance, Education, Housing & Urban Affairs, Sports, Youth Welfare, General Administration, Revenue Administration Disaster Management & Labour Welfare sectors.
Shri G. Ravisankar
Nominee Director, PowerGrid
Shri G. Ravisankar Nominee director, PowerGrid
G Ravisankar (57 years), (DIN: 08816101) is a Mathematics Graduate from University of Madras and is a Cost Accountant from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has also done Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management from Annamalai University. An accomplished technocrat, he has post qualification experience of 32 years, serving predominantly in POWERGRID (after a brief stint in NLC India Limited) in Construction office, Sub-stations, Regional Headquarters and Corporate Centre located in various parts of India. He has vast experience in key finance functions viz. Resource Mobilisation, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, Commercial, Works Accounting and Retiral Benefits Fund Management. He has played a pivotal role in digitization of finance functions, establishment of bill processing hubs and ERP implementation and Development.
He also led his team in Business Simulation Competitions and won laurels in National Management Games Championship, besides qualifying the Asian Championship to participate in the Global Management Contest representing India. He was appointed as Director (Finance) and CFO on PGCIL Board in September, 2022. He is appointed as Nominee Director PowerGrid on EESL Board w.e.f. 15.01.2024.
Shri Aditya Dar
Nominee Director (NTPC Limited)
Shri Aditya Dar Nominee Director (NTPC Limited)
Shri Aditya Dar is an Executive Director in NTPC Limited and a Nominee Director in EESL. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree and PGDM (Finance) from MDI, Gurgaon. He has over 32 years of experience in the areas of investors’ services, resource mobilization from domestic and international markets, long – term financial planning, formulation of capital and O&M budgets and regulatory affairs.
Mr. Rajiv Kumar Rohilla, Executive Director (Contract Services) at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (a Government of India Undertaking), is an Engineering Graduate from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and Masters in Business Administration from prestigious Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University.
He has rich experience of over 30 years in Public Procurement. He, as POWERGRID’s officer under different capacities, has been associated with various Contracts Management functions including the ones funded by the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and other funding agencies. He has established credentials as International Procurement Consultant, wherein he was associated as consultant to POWERGRID Bangladesh with their First and Second Blocks, 500 MW Back to Back HVDC Projects of India – Bangladesh Power Exchange Programme under Asian Development Bank funding. As a change manager:
– He has effectively contributed towards POWERGRID’s implementation of e-Procurement and e-Reverse Auction. He has been associated with the design and development of POWERGRID’s own e-procurement system on SAP-SRM module, as a business expert; and
– Carried out the Systemic Improvements in the procurement policies and processes of POWERGRID’s JV Company Energy Efficiency Services Limited during his deputation there for about 16 months. He is Nominee Director PowerGrid on EESL Board w.e.f. 15.01.2024.
Chief Executive Officer
Shri Vishal Kapoor
CEO
Shri Vishal Kapoor CEO
Shri Vishal Kapoor is the Chief Executive Officer of EESL. He is a practicing Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. He also holds a post graduate degree in Public Administration from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; and has attended the advanced management program in Public Policy from Indian School of Business.
From his previous assignments in Indian Railways, he has rich experience of railway traction, freight cars, design and operations & maintenance. At MoP, he is looking after distribution sector, official languages and social media. He has been instrumental in formulating the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme for operational and financial turnaround of distribution utilities. Bringing with him a vast field experience and managing big manpower deployments, he is leveraging his professional-cum-policy background to contribute to the policy responses of Government, in order to bring improvements in the electricity distribution sector.