Mr. Gurdeep Singh
Chairman & Managing Director
Gurdeep Singh is the Chairman and Managing Director of NTPC Limited since 2016. Prior to joining NTPC, he was Managing Director of Gujarat State Electricity Company Limited. He has an illustrious career spanning over three decades in the power sector. He started his career in 1987 as an Engineer Trainee with NTPC and has worked his way through various ranks in public and private sector including MNCs. He graduated in mechanical engineering from NIT Kurukshetra and has undergone Management Education Program from IIM Ahmedabad. He has also received management and leadership inputs from renowned global institutions like Said Business School-Oxford (UK), Harvard-Kennedy School (USA), Darden School of Management - Virginia (USA), Singapore Civil Services College (Singapore) and ISB Hyderabad (India). He is a member of IEA's High Level advisory group on Coal in the Global Net Zero transition and also a member of the Clean Energy Ministerial H2I advisory group. He served as Co-chair for the taskforce on Energy & Resource efficiency, B20 Italy 2021. He has launched a series of initiatives to sustain NTPC's growth and bring about cultural changes necessary to maintain NTPC's position as a leading global energy company. He has positioned NTPC at the forefront of energy transition and has started many initiatives like aggressive renewable addition, green Hydrogen, acquisitions, Biomass, Waste-to-Wealth, CCU, global presence etc. to transform NTPC from merely a Coal based Power Generating Company to a Sustainable Integrated Energy Company. His strong focus on increasing competitive edge helped NTPC winning various tenders and emerged as a strong player in renewables. His thrust on minimizing environmental footprint, maximizing sustainability efforts and a focused approach of Low-Cost Low Emission aligns with India's ambitious target of cleaner and affordable power for all and helped in conceptualization of coal swapping, freight rationalization, priority in scheduling of cheaper stations and flexibility in scheduling schemes.
Mr. Jaikumar Srinivasan
Director (Finance)
Mr. Jaikumar Srinivasan is a Commerce Graduate and an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has more than 31 years of experience in the Power and Mining sector in State and Central PSUs in the field of Finance. Accounts, Taxation, Commercial, Electricity regulation, Renewables, IT, Project development etc. with 8 years Board level exposure. He was appointed as Director, NTPC GEL w.e.f. 9th August 2022.
Mr. K. Shanmugha Sundaram
Director (Projects)
Mr. K. Shanmugha Sundaram is a 1988 batch Electronics and Communication Engineering graduate from Govt. College of Technology, Coimbatore with PGDM from MDI Gurgaon in the area of Strategy and Finance. He has more than 35 years of diverse and versatile experience in Project as well as Commissioning stages of 110, 210, 500, 660 and 800 MW fleets, greenfield as well as brownfield, across various states in India. He also has experience of operating and maintaining a vast fleet of power stations. He is a professional with Corporate and Site experience, people-oriented approach, knowledge and experience of the entire power sector and works towards speedy implementation of Projects. He was appointed as Chairman, NTPC Green Energy Limited w.e.f. 11th January 2024.
DIN No: 03286483
Mr. Bimal Chand Oswal
Independent Director
Shri Bimal Chand Oswal is a B.Com (Honours) graduate form St Xavierss College, Kolkata and also a graduate in LLB from Surendra Nath Law College, Kolkata. He is the Chief Executive of Rhino Research Products, Dhubri (An Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturing Unit). Further, Shri Bimal Chand Oswal is also a Director of North East India Ayush Consortium Limited, Assam. He is also keenly involved in community and societal activities. He was appointed as Independent Director w.e.f. 5th November 2024 as an Independent Director.
DIN No: 09397615
Dr. Viveka Nand Paswan
Independent Director
Dr. Viveka Nand Paswan is an Honours Graduate in History from Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. He has completed his Acharya Studies in Theology and Literature. He has also completed his Ph.D. and passed the UGC (NET) Exam. Dr. Paswan, has worked as an Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, K.S.D. Sanskrit University, Darbhanga. He is a former Councilor (Senate) Member of K.S.D. Sanskrit University, Darbhanga. He is keenly involved in other community and societal activities. Dr. Paswan has also authored books in Hindi and Sanskrit Literature. He was appointed as Independent Director w.e.f. 5th November 2024 as an Independent Director.
DIN No: 09402663
Ms. Sajal Jha
Independent Director
Ms. Sajal Jha has been appointed as an Independent Director w.e.f. 4th November 2024. She is a law graduate from Magadh University, Bihar. She is a practicing lawyer in Patna High Court since the year 2010. She is also a social worker and committed to empowerment of women in the state of Bihar. She has contributed in various areas of women empowerment through skill development training programs. She is also associated with various NGOs in Patna for Social Work and Women Empowerment.
