Mr. Vijay Singh Bapna is a Master of Commerce from University of Udaipur, Rajasthan and also a qualified Chartered Accountant. Mr. Bapna is presently on the Boards of various corporates. During his illustrious career, Mr. Bapna has been associated with corporates like Aditya Birla Group, Essar Group of Companies, Ispat Industries, Reliance Petroleum, Vedanta Group, Indorama Group and Welspun Group in various senior capacities both in India and abroad. He has over four decades of experience which traverses accounts, costing and taxation, project implementation and plant operation. Mr. Bapna has been the recipient of various awards like Udyog Ratna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Ekta Award, etc.
Mrs. Ramni Nirula holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Delhi University. She has more than four decades of experience in the financial sector and has held various leadership positions in the areas of Project Financing, Strategy, Planning and Resources and Corporate Banking. Mrs. Nirula was the Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Securities Ltd. and also headed the Corporate Banking Group of ICICI Bank. She retired as Senior General Manager of ICICI Bank Limited. She was part of top management team instrumental in transforming ICICI Bank from a term lending institution into technology led diversified financial services group with a strong presence in India’s retail financial services market. In the past she has been on the Boards of numerous corporates such as Jindal Steel, Eveready Industries, McLeod Russel, Jubilant Foodworks, Goldman Sachs Trustee Company, etc. She is currently on the Boards of listed entities like DCM Shriram Limited, HEG Limited and Kirloskar Brothers Limited.
Mr. Venkatachalam Ramakrishna Iyer holds a Bachelor Degree (Honours) in Physics from St. Josephs College Arts Science and has also qualified from Indian Institute of Bankers. He has rich experience of nearly five decades in the fields of banking and finance. Mr. Venkatachalam has been associated with State Bank of India (SBI) since 1974 and until his retirement in 2014 as Deputy Managing Director & Chief Credit and Risk Officer, he has served with SBI in various senior positions. As Deputy Managing Director of SBI, he has also headed the Rural Banking Group and Stressed Asset Management Group. During his tenure with SBI, he has headed the Mid-Corporate Group in various capacities upto the level of Deputy Managing Director.
Mr. Sethurathnam Ravi, a Chartered Accountant, is the Founder of M/s Ravi Rajan & Co, an advisory and accountancy firm. Mr. S Ravi is a post-graduate in Commerce and holds a Diploma in Information System Audit (DISA). He is an Associate Member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), USA and is also registered as an Insolvency Resolution Professional. He is the former Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and currently serves as an Independent Director of Tourism Finance Corporation of India. In the past he has been on the Boards of many prestigious institutions like LIC Housing Finance, BHEL, IDBI Bank, etc and corporates like Mahindra Ugine Steel Ltd, Jindal Strips, etc. Additionally, he has also worked with several reputed PSUs and private sector banks as a member of their audit committees, strategic revival committees and risk management committees
Mr. Rajeev Jhawar is an Indian industrialist with over three decades of experience in strategic management. He is an alumnus of Ranchi University and London Business School. He started his journey as Sr. Vice President (Commercial) and became the Managing Director of Usha Martin Limited in 1998. In the three decades that he has been at the helm of the Usha Martin Group, he has accelerated growth, built a meritocracy and enhanced stakeholder value. His leadership qualities, sharp business acumen, in-depth understanding of business administration and strategic decision making has taken the Group to an altogether higher growth trajectory. He is on the Boards of various corporates including Orient Cement Limited (part of CK Birla group companies) and Neutral Publishing House Limited which has a leading regional newspaper under the flagship title ‘Prabhat Khabar’ published in the Indian cities of Patna, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur & Kolkata. He is also a Director on the boards of Usha Martin’s overseas subsidiaries, i.e Usha Martin International Limited at UK, Usha Siam Industries Public Company Limited at Thailand and Brunton Wire Ropes FZCo at Dubai.
Mr. Tapas Gangopadhyay has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), India. He has extensive techno-commercial experience in sales, marketing, business development, project management, supply chain, product design and business expansion. Mr Tapas had commenced his journey with Usha Martin Group in India as All-India Sales Head and successfully established Usha Martin’s footprint as a leading player in the domestic market. Post his stint in India, he took up the challenge of setting up company’s operations in South-east Asia and Pacific region and has successfully established Usha Martin’s global presence in countries such as Australia, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, New Zealand and in the Pacific region. In his current role, Mr. Tapas has the overall responsibility for international operations of the Usha Martin Group with special focus on revenue generation and business development. Throughout his illustrious career spanning four decades, he has worked with various engineering companies. Prior to his association with Usha Martin Group, Mr. Tapas had worked with Comau Spa Italy (Fiat group company), BOC India Limited and Fouress Engineering India.
Mr. Sharma is a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi and also holds an MBA (Marketing) degree from the same institute. He joined the Company in July 1995 as a Graduate Engineer Trainee. He has rich experience of more than 28 years with the Company and has worked in various functions including Research & Development, Quality Assurance and Manufacturing. Prior to his appointment as Whole Time Director, he was the Head of Manufacturing of the Company.
Mr. Abhijit Paul is a Commerce graduate from Calcutta University and a qualified Chartered Accountant. He joined Usha Martin Limited in the year 2021. He has 19 years of experience in finance and accounting operations. He has extensive experience in areas like Financial Planning and Analysis, Group Financial Reporting, Tax Planning and Strategy, Management Reporting, Statutory and Regulatory Compliances. Prior to his joining Usha Martin Limited, he was associated with organizations like Berger Paints, ABP Group.
Mr Tapas had commenced his journey with Usha Martin in India as the head of All-India Sales and successfully established Usha Martin’s footprint as a leading player in the domestic market. Post his stint in India, he took up the challenge of setting up the company’s operations in the South East Asia and Pacific region and has successfully established Usha Martin’s global presence in countries such as Australia, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, New Zealand, and Pacific Island. In his current role, Mr. Tapas has the overall responsibility for revenue generation, operations, business development and P&L management for the international operations (Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Oceania) of the Usha Martin group.
Throughout his illustrious career spanning almost 4 decades, he has worked with various engineering industries. His expertise includes areas such as revenue generation, project management, human resource management, supply chain, product design and business expansion. Prior to his association with Usha Martin Group, Mr. Tapas had worked with several multinational engineering firms such as Comau Spa (A Fiat Group of companies) Italy, BOC India Limited, and Cereberus Ag India subsidiary. Mr. Tapas Ganguly holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), India.
Mr. Dimitri Bracco Gartner has an educational background in Logistics Management from the Business School of Rotterdam (bachelor degree) and a MBA degree from the University of Portsmouth (UK). His professional experience encompasses over 20 years in leadership positions, predominantly aimed at strategic marketing, international business development & expansion, and M&A with full P/L responsibility. A hands-on leader, Mr. Gartner is known for his drive towards continuous growth, while maintaining a helicopter view. Prior to joining the Usha Martin Group in 2014, Dimitri held similar positions within the steel wire rope, hoisting & lifting industry and Tier 1 automotive industry.
Mr. Sabyasachi Majumder has a Bachelor’s Degree in Science & Electrical Engineering. He has 34 years of Corporate experience during which he has served various multi-nationals. Mr. Majumder has a track- record of leading from the front and has delivered exemplary results in all the assignments he has undertaken. He possesses vast experience in Marketing, Branding, Production Services including Workshops & Project implementation. His style of devising Innovative strategies, while exploring new frontiers in acquiring market share has always helped in achieving the toughest of targets in several International markets. He has worked for Fenner International, Lucas and has been with the Usha Martin Group for about 15 years. He looks forward to steer the plant’s new goals with dynamism, team spirit & clear vision.
Mr. Govind Tekriwal is a commerce graduate from Patna University and a qualified Cost Accountant. He joined Usha Siam Steel Industries PCL in the year 2018. He has 19 years of experience in finance, accounts, supply chain, acquisitions, and operations management. Mr. Govind had commenced his journey with Usha Siam as Head of Finance & Accounts and eventually took over as Director-Operations for Usha Siam. In his current capacity as Director-Operations of Usha Siam, he is overall responsible for the Thailand plant’s growth and profitability. Prior to his joining Usha Siam, he was associated with organizations like Ispat Industries, ILFS, Syntel Ltd., Schneider Electric, and Aditya Birla Group.
Mr. Sanjay Singh possesses an MBA in Marketing and has 20 years of work experience in the Wire & Wire Rope Industry. He has been associated with Usha Martin since 2005. A techno-commercial person with in-depth knowledge of the product and its applications, Mr. Singh ensures all one-stop-solution for the customers/end users, is a ready-reckoner for product-related queries. Having served as West Zone Regional Head in India, Head of International Sales in Thailand, presently he is spearheading our US operations.
Mr. Anurag Bhatia is a techno-commercial professional with experience in the steel wire rope sector, steel sector, and trading of dry bulk commodities, primarily coking coal, thermal coal, and limestone.
Mr. Anurag holds a degree in Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum (Kerala University), and has a Master's in International Business from a prestigious institute Symbiosis, Pune. He has amassed over two decades of rich multi-dimensional experience in both forward and backward integration of the Steel sector, handling assignments in the trade, supply chain, distribution, and shipping. While his eighteen years of stint in Singapore, he was involved with regional business development activities at Usha Martin Singapore, where he had contributed to their perennial business growth in the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Anurag has worked with reputed global trading organizations, including the leading multi-billion-dollar Japanese trading company Marubeni-Itochu as a Steel Trader.
Mr. Anurag has garnered a rich multi-cultural exposure working in India, Southeast Asia, and now Australia. In his current capacity as Director-Operations of Usha Martin Australia, he is responsible for the revenue growth, operations, and complete P & L responsibilities.
Mr. How Wei, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Bradford UK and several academic certifications in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He has been working with Usha Martin Singapore for 14 years now and in between, was managing the Shanghai office for 6 years as Operations Director. While in Shanghai, he was responsible for setting up new rigging and warehouse facilities in Shanghai FTZ as well as sales and market development in offshore, marine(OEM), structural, heavy lift sling and P&L. He was posted back in Singapore office as Sales & Marketing Director for Southeast Asia and to start the Rigging operations. His expertise includes commercial negotiations, various certifications related to Oil & Offshore industry projects and logistics management with a proven track-record of excellence. Prior to his association with Usha Martin, he had also worked with several international logistics companies for 7 years in Singapore.
A graduate Electronics Engineer from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Polytechnics in Vietnam, Mr. Qui was employed by Geco-Prakla (Schlumberger Limited) in the year 1998 and then NEC Corporation where he worked till 2001. After further studies with a Bachelor’s in International Study, English Linguistics and Literature, he joined Usha Martin Limited in 2001. He has almost two decades of experience in business development and more than ten years in operations. Besides Vietnam, he has played a key role in developing a good market for the company’s products in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Taiwan and Japan.
Mr. Tin Muljatno graduated from Tarumanegara University with a specialization in Business Management. He joined Usha Martin in 2007 and eventually took over as Director Operations for Usha Martin Indonesia, spearheading sales, business development, logistics and P&L Management. Mr. Muljatno plays a crucial role in establishing and developing markets for the company’s products in Indonesia and other neighboring countries.
