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At SEML, the Board of Directors plays a vital role in charting the future course of the Company. The Board comprises of Executive Chairman, two Executive Directors, One Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Five Independent Directors. The Independent Directors are eminent professionals having rich experience in business and finance.
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Kamal Kishore Sarda
Chairman
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Kamal Kishore Sarda, born on 12 June 1952, did his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology (formerly Vishveshvarya Regional College of Engineering), Nagpur, MH, India. He has also taken courses in Strategic Management and Human Resources from IIM, Ahmedabad and XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Mr. Sarda has nearly five decades of experience in the iron and steel industry. He is the Chairman of SEML's Board and is responsible for steering SEML towards the path of growth. Since, taking over SEML (erstwhile Raipur Alloys & Steel Ltd.), he has been instrumental in turning around the company and expanding its product portfolio to include high value-added steel products, minerals and energy.
He is associated with the Friends of Tribal Society in the capacity of Patron of the Raipur chapter and was the Ex-Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chhattisgarh Chapter.
Mr. Kamal Kishore Sard is the promoter of the Company. Mr. Kamal Kishore Sarda holds following other directorships:
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Pankaj Sarda
Managing Director
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Mr. Pankaj Sarda aged 45 years is Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Pankaj Sarda has done B.E. (Industrial Engineering) from Nagpur University, Nagpur and Masters from Purdue University, USA. He has nearly 22 years of experience in the field of strategic planning, production, operations and general management.
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Mr. Pankaj Sarda is son of Kamal Kishore Sarda and belongs to promoter group. He holds following other directorships:
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Padam Kumar Jain
Wholetime Director & Chief Financial Officer
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Mr. Padam Kumar Jain, Wholetime Director of the Company is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with nearly 40 years of experience in the field of finance, accounting, costing, secretarial matters, taxation and corporate laws.
He has been part of the top management team of the company in its journey of growth. He is associated with Company for nearly 28 years. Mr. Jain is also the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Mr. Padam Kumar Jain does not hold any other directorship.
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Anant Sarda
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
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Anant Sarda, 29, has done B.Sc Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana, USA and MBA from London Business School UK.
He has Around 7 years of business experience in Budgeting & Costing related matters, Treasury Operations, Investments and related activities, review of plant operations and implementation of efficiency improvement projects and Investor Relations Management.
Mr. Anant Sarda holds following other directorships:
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Amal Kumar Debnath
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Amal Kumar Debnath, aged 69, has done B.Tech in Mining from Indian School of Mines and also holds 1st Class Mine Manager Certificate from DGMS, Dhanbad.
He had a long career spanning more than 39 years with Central Coalfields Ltd., Ranchi (CCL) and Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. (HQ), Ranchi (CMPDI). He joined CCL in 1976 as JET and finally retired as Chairman cum Managing Director from CMPDI in 2015. During his tenure he has worked in areas like, underground production, safety, ventilation, mine management, mine planning – Underground & Opencast, EIA/EMPs, tender finalization, mechanization (introduction of New Technology) like Longwall technology, Continuous Miner, Surface Miner, High wall mining, Higher site HEMM like 42 cum shovel with 240T dumper combination, etc.
He has also worked on underground planning & design, introduction of new technology in association with UK, France, Poland, Germany, Canada, Russia, Australia etc.
During his tenure at CMPDI, he has worked in areas like, providing consultancy services to CIL & outside agencies in the field of mine planning and design, environmental and allied engineering services, promotion & coordination of research in the coal sector, extending remove sensing services for land reclamation, monitoring and environmental data generation. Under his effective supervision, for the first time in Jharkhand, Waste Paper Recycling Plant has been installed at CMPDI and took initiative for commissioning of Solar Power Plant as well. He represented CMPDI at various national and international forum on technical issues like being the Co-chair with USA in respect of Global Methane Initiatives, etc.During his tenure at CMPDI as its head, MOU rating of CMPDI (as evaluated by DPE) has continuously been ‘Excellent’ since 2012-13. Additionally, during his tenure at CMPDI,other major achievements were carrying out the highest exploratory drilling of 8.28 lakh meter in 2014-15, UNFC Classification of the coal in CIL areas, NPV/Intrinsic value calculation of de-allocated coal blocks leading to its allocation based on competitive bidding, etc.
Mr. Amal Kumar Debnath does not hold any other directorship.
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BINOY SANDIP PARIKH
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Binoy Parikh, aged 33 Years, is a Chartered Accountant and a Law Graduate from Gujarat University.
He presently serves as an Executive Director in Katalyst Advisors and a non-executive director in Providentia Advisors and has a rich experience working at KPMG and PwC previously, in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions transaction advisory, family arrangements, and succession planning. Mr. Parikh has authored various articles in relation to M&A, Family Arrangements and Succession Planning, has been a speaker / mentor on various physical/ online webinars across various forums. Mr. Parikh has been recognised as the youngest independent director across listed companies in India when he was appointed as an independent director of the Company at the age of 31.
Mr. Binoy Parikh holds following other directorships:
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Rajeev Sharma
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Rajeev Sharma, aged 64 has done B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from G.B. Pant University, Pantnagar, PG Diploma in Electronics and Communication and Master’s in Engineering from IIT Roorkee, Master’s in Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.
He has nearly 40 years of experience across power sector value chain. During his long career, he has worked in various capacities with entities like – Chairman & Managing Director – Power Finance Corporation (PFC), Chairman - Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL), Chairman & Managing Director – Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (REC), General Manager – Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL), Deputy Secretary (Transmission & Hydro) – Ministry of Power, Government of India, Deputy Director – Central Electricity Authority. Mr. Rajeev Sharma has also received various awards /recognitions.
Mr. Rajeev Sharma holds following other directorships:
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Tripti Sinha
Independent Non-Executive Woman Director
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Ms. Tripti Sinha is 67 years of age. A gold medalist in B.E. (Electricals) from Rani Durgawati University, she had a bright educational career all throughout. She also had a bright professional career. Beginning as a graduate apprentice with the then Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board (MPEB) in the year 1979, she finally retired as Managing Director of Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Limited. She has also served as Woman Director of Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Ltd., Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd. and Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Ltd.
Ms. Tripti Sinha does not hold any other directorship.
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Upendra Prasad Singh
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Upendra Prasad Singh, 62, has done B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech in Industrial & Management Engineering from prestigious IIT Kanpur.
Mr. Singh, belongs to 1985 batch of Indian Administrative Service, born in Odisha Cadre. After a distinguished service of more than 37 years in IAS, Shri Singh superannuated as Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, on 31st October 2022. Mr. Singh holds the distinction of being one of the longest serving Secretary to Government of India, from 01.12.2017 to 31.10.2022.
Mr. Singh has also served as Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jalshakti for more than three years. He has spent more than 6 years in water sector, both in the State and the Centre, including more than 3 years as Secretary to Govt of India. He was also first Director General of National Mission for clean Ganga.
Mr. Singh has a rich experience of corporate sector. He headed a number of Public Sector Enterprises, both at Centre & State and was a Director on the Board of a number of companies including Maharatna and Navratna Companies. Mr. Singh has been a Govt Nominee Director on the Boards of Allahabad Bank, United Bank of India, Steel Authority of India, KIOCL Ltd, ONCG and Oil India. He was also in additional charge of CMD OIL INDIA, now a Maharatna Company for about a year. During his incumbency as CMD Oil India he was instrumental in acquisition of two foreign assets Vankorneft& TAAS Yuryakh in Russia.
Mr. Singh also headed a few state PSUs such as Tribal Development Co-operative Corporation Ltd., Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. and Odisha Mining Corporation.
Mr. Upendra Prasad Singh holds following other directorships:
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