Mr. Saran has experience of almost 40 years in the iron & steel industry, with over 25 years with Tata Steel in the areas of development & operations of mines, mineral beneficiation plants and ferro alloy plants, port operations and international trading of raw materials for the iron & steel industry. A mining engineer from BHU, he rose to the level of Director (Raw Materials) in Tata Steel before taking over as Chairman of the VISA Group in 1994. In a short span of time, he built the VISA Group into a minerals and metals conglomerate with a strong global presence in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa and Switzerland. He is the President of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Honorary Consul of Bulgaria for Eastern India.

Mr. Verma is a career banker with a multilevel and wide ranging experience of over 46 years, encompassing an understanding of commercial, developmental and investment banking as well as asset management and capital market operations. A Master of Arts and a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers, Mr. Verma held senior-most and critical positions in India’s financial system and regulatory regimes like that of Chairman in State Bank of India, IDBI Bank and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Mr. Basu has an enriched experience of 37 years serving in various Ministries and Departments of both Central and State Governments and has pioneered several initiatives for reforms & restructuring of the Indian Electricity sector, including formulation of the Electricity Act, 2003. He has made significant contribution in formulating new policy initiatives in the industry and minerals sectors at the national and state levels. A Bachelor of Arts (First Class First – Economics Honours), Mr. Basu joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1965 and has held several prestigious positions such as Secretary - Ministry of Steel, Secretary – Ministry of Power and Chairman-Central Electricity Regulatory Commission from 2000-2007. Mr. Basu is currently on the Boards of various reputed companies as an Independent Director.

Mr. Shroff has an enriched experience of 29 years serving in areas of infrastructure, projects & project finance, privatisation & divestment, banking & finance, capital markets and commercial contracts. Mr. Shroff is the Managing Partner of Amarchand & Mangaldas and Suresh A. Shroff & Co., India’s leading law firm. He is also on the Board of IDFC Limited, Ashok Leyland Limited, Jubilant Organosys Limited, Hindustan Media Ventures Limited and Jindal Power Limited.

 

Mr Chandan Roy holds a 1st Class Bachelor Degree in Engineering and has an enriched professional experience of 38 years, including 33 years with NTPC Limited in various capacities. Prior to joining the Company’s Board, he was Director – Operations, NTPC Limited. Mr Roy has wide exposure in product design, plant engineering and O & M processes with special achievements in design & analysis of large coal fired boilers. He was instrumental in many of the successful engineering of major segments of NTPC fleet. He had taken multiple new initiatives related to development of boiler analysis, simulation software ‘flame track’ and complete business process automation at NTPC Engineering Division.

 

Mr Roy has attended various training programmes in India & abroad and presented technical papers. He was a Director on the Board of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited.

 

Mrs. Agarwal laid the foundation of the VISA Group during the mid-eighties. She guides the organisation along its growth chart while upholding its values and spirit. A Bachelor of Arts from BHU, she takes active part in philanthropic activities and contributes to the community through the VISA Trust where she is a trustee. She is currently the Managing Director of VISA International Limited.

 

Mr. Agarwal has over 12 years experience in the iron & steel industry with hands-on experience of setting up greenfield projects, having successfully established the plants at Golagaon and Kalinganagar of VISA Steel Ltd. He is responsible for overall management of operations and projects and is the driving force behind many of the Company’s strategy, finance, marketing and human resource initiatives of VISA Steel Ltd. He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Masters degree in Economics for Development from Oxford University. He is a Committee Member of the CII - Eastern Region Council and Indian Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Agarwal is the Managing Director of VISA Resources Pte Ltd., Singapore and is responsible for developing the minerals, metals and shipping business of the VISA Group and has been instrumental in the Group’s Joint Venture with Baosteel. Mr. Agarwal has worked as Senior Consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, London, a global strategy consulting firm for 2 years till 2004, before joining the VISA Group. He holds a Masters degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Mr. Agarwal is the Managing Director of VISA Power and responsible for the overall implementation of power projects. He is also responsible for developing and nurturing the global coal and coke business of the VISA Group and has been instrumental in securing investments in the Group’s coal mining ventures in Australia and Indonesia. He holds a Masters degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Mr. Trivedi, a Mechanical Engineer from Ravishankar University, Bilaspur, has got a rich experience of around 39 years in overall implementation of power projects in companies like SAIL, BHEL, NTPC and Adani Power. Before joining VISA Power, Mr. Trivedi was the President and Director of Adani Power and prior to that he was the Regional Executive Director of NTPC.

 

As Director - Projects, Mr. Trivedi is responsible for all matters in the implementation and administration of VISA Power Limited’s power projects.