JH Dalmia, Vice Chairman

Mr. J. H. Dalmia, 63, holds a B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Jadavpur University and a Master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champagne. He has more than 36 years of experience cutting across various industries which includes wide knowledge and experience of refractory, sugar and cement businesses.

Mr. J.H. Dalmia has vast experience in research and development having personally received several patents for the Company's businesses and has been instrumental in establishing the Company’s research and development efforts more than 20 years ago.

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YH Dalmia, Vice Chairman

Mr. Y. H. Dalmia, 60, holds a B.Com (Hon) degree from Delhi University and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has more than 35 years of experience in the cement industry. Mr. Y.H. Dalmia has served as President of the Cement Manufacturers Association and is a known figure in the cement industry.

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Gautam Dalmia, Joint Managing Director

Mr. Gautam Dalmia, 40, holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Columbia University. He has 15 years of experience in the cement and sugar industries. He was part of the team that led the diversification of the Company into sugar business in 1994. He was personally responsible for implementing a new strategy to turnaround the sugar business. He has led the effort to design and implement the Company’s integrated sugar, ethanol and cogeneration business. He is directly responsible for managing the sugar business and is leading all operations and execution of cement projects besides providing leadership to the commercial functions for the group.

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Puneet Dalmia, Managing Director

Mr. Puneet Dalmia, 35, holds a B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and is a gold medalist from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore in strategy and marketing. He has eleven years of experience in the industry having started his career as the co-founder and Chairman of one of the most profitable e-recruitment websites in India, JobsAhead.com, which was later acquired by Monster.com, a Nasdaq listed multinational company. Mr. Puneet Dalmia conceptualized the growth strategy and governance architecture for the Company to focus on its core businesses and is spearheading the growth plans for the group.

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Mr.T.Venkatesan

Mr. T. Venkatesan, 55 years, Whole-time Director, is a B.A. (Economics) and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He brings with him a rich experience of over 28 years having commenced his career with Thiru Arooran Sugars Limited in the finance and accounts department. He has worked with reputed companies such as Eicher Tractors Limited, Triveni Engineering Limited and the Aditya Birla group. In his previous assignment with the Sterlite Group, he was instrumental in spearheading the expansion from 180 KTPA to 400 KTPA, as CEO for Sterlite Industries' copper business. In addition he was also holding additional charge as CEO and director on the Board of Vedanta Alumina Limited and has successfully implemented a Rs. 5000 crores project in the State of Orissa. His expertise lies in accelerating growth and building organisational capability to ensure delivery of business goals. In his present capacity he is responsible for operations and future growth of cement segment.