Mr. R.V. Shahi – Chairman

Mr. A.K. Purwar – Director

Mr. V.V. Ramakrishna Rao – Director

Mr. N. Rajashekara Babu – Director

Dr. Devi Singh – Director

Mr. R. V. Shahi – Chairman

Mr. Shahi held the position of Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Power for nearly five years from April 2002 to January 2007. In this position, he was responsible for policy initiatives and implementation for the entire Power Sector (1,68,000 MW capacity) in India. During his tenure, the Indian Power Sector went through a major restructuring with the institution of the Electricity Act, 2003 and subsequent National Electricity Policy, 2005 and National Tariff Policy, 2006. Other major initiatives launched include the Accelerated Power Development & Reform Programme (2002), Rural Electrification Policy (2005), Ultra Mega Power Policy (2006) and Merchant Power Policy (2006).

Mr. Shahi was also directly responsible for the long-term planning and operational performance of the Central Public Sector Undertakings viz. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd, Tehri Hydro Development Corporation, Power Finance Corporation, Rural Electrification Corporation, Bhakra Beas Management Board and Damodar Valley Corporation. He was also President of the Governing Council of Central Power Research Institute, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Chairman of the Governing Council of National Power Training Institute having 5 large Training Institutes in various parts of the country.

Mr. Shahi's academic qualifications include Graduation (Mechanical Engineering), Post Graduation (Industrial Engineering), Post Graduation (Business Management) and Diploma in Advanced Industrial Management (Delft, Holland). He is a Fellow of the World Academy of Productivity Sciences. He is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India), a Fellow of International Institute of Electrical Engineers, and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.

Prior to his appointment as Secretary, Mr. Shahi was Chairman and Managing Director of BSES Ltd from 1994 to 2002. Under his leadership, the company transformed from a small distribution utility to a multi- unit fully integrated power utility having interests in generation, transmission and distribution. Earlier, for over 16 years, he was with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) holding various positions between 1978 and 1994. These included General Manager in charge of Dadri Power Project; Executive Director in charge of Southern Region of NTPC, and finally Member on the Board of Directors of NTPC in-charge of Operations, R&D and Commercial functions. Prior to this, Mr. Shahi worked for over 10 years with Hindustan Steel Ltd / Steel Authority of India.

He was Chairman or Member on Boards of various companies, as also in the Audit Committees of the Boards, during different periods (1991 - 2002), including member on the Board and Audit Committee of Power Grid Corporation of India. He was Chairman of World Energy Council- Indian Member Committee (WEC-IMC) during April, 2002 to January, 2007. Member (2003 - 2006) on the Policy Group of Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF), a US led global initiative; Member (2005 - 2006) on the Govt. Steering Committee for the US led global initiative on Zero Emission Future Generation Project. He has been closely associated with industry bodies such as Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FICCI), Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) as Member or Chairman of various Committees. He was also a member on more than sixteen Committees and Organizations covering diverse topics related to Energy, Environment, Human Resource Development and Education. In 2006, he was made Chairman of the Government of India's Working Group on Power for Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12). He is on the Boards of Governors of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, Management Development Institute(MDI) Gurgaon, and Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar.

Awards: Recipient of Diamond Jubilee Award of CBIP (1993), India International Gold Award- 1994 of the NRI Institute and Udyog Ratan Award- 1994 of the Institute of Economic Studies, 1997, Top Professional Manager Award of the Institute of Marketing & Management (IMM), 1997- Indira Gandhi National Award, 2000, Special Award conferred by Lion's Club International and 2000 "Excellence in Corporate Governance Award" conferred by Rotary International District 3050 - Ahmedabad, Power-Telecom Convergence Award 2000 by IPPAI and NPTI, "BEST POWER MAN of the Millennium Year 2000" Award by National Foundation of Indian Engineers, Distinguished Fellow Award 2002 conferred by the Institute of Directors. Eminent Engineer Award by Institution of Engineers, International Executive Award by USEA, Powerline Expert Choice" Award'06 for Biggest Individual Contribution to the Power Sector" on the basis of a survey of power professionals.

Publications: Has contributed and presented many papers at various National and International Conferences. He has authored a book titled "Indian Power Sector- Challenge and Response (2005)" and also edited a book titled "100 Years of Thermal Power in India (2000)".

 

Mr. A.K. Purwar – Director

Mr.A.K. Purwar is having about 40 years of experience in Banking Industry. He has done Masters degree in Commerce from Allahabad University. During his career, Purwar held several important positions covering the whole gamut of commercial banking operations. In his previous role, A K Purwar served State Bank of India as chairman for over three years, the longest term for any head, as compared to the terms of most chiefs since the mid-90s that ranged from two months to two-and-a-half years. Prior to that, Purwar was the chairman of a fully owned subsidiary of SBI, State Bank of Patiala.



Mr. V.V. Ramakrishna Rao – Director

Mr. V.V. Ramakrishna Rao is former Chairman and Managing Director, Central Electricity Authority and Ex-Officio Secretary to Government of India with over 42 years of experience in Indian Power Sector.

He is having exposure to various filed of activities including Technical, Operational, Economic, Legal, Administrative and Human Resources Development. He is having experience in Planning for Power Development, Integrated operation of power systems, Assessment & Monitoring of Power Supply Position in the country, Assessment of Hydro Resources, Coordinated Planning of hydro power schemes in the context of overall river basin development and computing demand on water resources (and irrigation, flood control and navigation) as well as overall generation development scenario, Overall Management, Secure Operation & Control of Five Regional Grids in the Country through Regional Electricity Boards & Regional Load Dispatch Centers, Promoting Integrated Operation, Intra- Regional exchange of Power and Inter- Regional exchange of Power, Planning and development of Transmission & Distribution facilities in the country, Construction, Monitoring, Design & Engineering of Transmission Systems consistent with National Power Plans.

 


Mr. N. Rajashekara Babu – Director

One of the select band of persons to have more than two and a half decades of exposure and in-depth experience in the fields of Project Management, Field Operations, Business development and manpower planning. He has proved his expertise in the field of chemical engineering by associating himself successfully with M/s. RCF limited for more than two and a half decades. He worked in Corporate Technical Department of RCF limited, Mumbai, where he was elevated from Management Trainee to Chief Engineer level during a span of 26 years. In RCF, he was instrumental in developing new projects, carrying out complex market survey for new products, carrying out feasibility studies for projects including financial analysis, preparation of all contractual documents and was closely associated with the Clean Development Mechanism process for the Chemical Plants in RCF Limited.

In his brief stint of three years with Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Co. from 1991 to 1993, as Process Engineer, his duties comprised of operational responsibility of the plant including process control, process monitoring and operational planning. He was also associated with Formaldehyde Expansion Project for doubling the capacity of Plant.

Dr. Devi Singh – Director

Dr. Devi Singh assumed charge as Director, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow in August, 2003. Before joining IIM, Lucknow, he was Director of Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon for about four years. He is a well-known Professor in the area of International Finance & Management. During his tenure, MDI was one of the fastest growing Business Schools in India and had been consistently ranked among the top 5 B-Schools in the country. Before joining MDI, Dr. Singh was a Visiting Full Professor at the Faculty of Management, McGill University, Canada for five years. He had been a UNDP Fellow on International Management Education. He had been a Visiting Faculty to the International Centre for Public Enterprises, Slovenia. He is an alumnus Fellow of the Institute of World Affairs, Connecticut. He has taught at leading Business Schools in India and Abroad. Dr. Singh has published several articles and presented papers at various national/international seminars. He is author of Three books in Finance and Management. Has been Consultant to leading Public & Private Sector and multinational organizations in India. He has been on several Committees of Government of India, All India Council for Technical Educational, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI) Standing Committee on Public Enterprises (SCOPE) and All India Management Association (AIMA). He has been a member of Board/Academic Council of Indian Institute of Management Calicut, Narse Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and Jamia Hamdard University. He is also on the Board of Governors of a few leading Indian companies. He received the Ishan National Award for ‘Best Director’ of a Business School in 1999. He has recently served as the Member-Secretary of the National Committee on ‘Developing Policy Perspectives for Management Education in India’ constituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. Of India. Dr. Singh holds a Ph.D. in International Finance from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. .