Mr. Ravindra Kastia is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, MBA and holds a diploma in Labour Law. He is also an Advanced Management Program graduate of Harvard Business School, a Fellow Member of the All-India Management Association, and has participated in senior executive programs at IIM Ahmedabad and ISB. He has over 4 decades of experience in mining, trade and finance Sectors.

Mr. Sushil Agarwal is currently Chief Financial Officer of the Aditya Birla Group. He serves as a Director on the Board of several Group companies including Essel Mining Industries Limited and is also a member of the Business Review Council of the Group.

Ms. Deeksha Sharma Vats is a Sustainability Professional with 3 decades of work experience in Consulting and Corporate set-ups. She is currently the Group Chief Sustainability Officer for the Aditya Birla Group (ABG), where she drives the sustainable business transformation agenda across all its locations on Strategic, Operational, Communication and Advocacy aspects of Sustainability

Mr. Arun Laddha, Managing Director of J.R. Laddha Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., is a commerce graduate from Calcutta University and a NISM-certified Mutual Fund Advisor. With over three decades of experience in the financial services industry, he has played a pivotal role in guiding high-net-worth individuals, corporates, and institutions in building and preserving wealth across a broad spectrum of asset classes. Under his leadership, JRLFS was recognized with CNBC-TV18’s “Best Financial Advisor – Regional” award. Mr. Laddha actively represents Indian business interests on international platforms and is widely respected for his strategic insights and leadership.

Thomas Cherian, Managing Director of EMIL, has over three decades of experience in the mining sector across geographies.

With expertise in mining value chain, supply chain systems and project management, his competencies include strategic planning, new business development, mergers and acquisitions, and stakeholder and community engagement. Prior to joining the Aditya Birla Group, Thomas was the Managing Director of Tata Steel Mining Ltd.

Thomas is a mining engineer from Osmania University with management education from XLRI Jamshedpur in addition to executive development programme from CEDEP, France.