Executive Council

The IEEMA Executive Council provides the necessary guidance and inputs for the organisation. Find out more or get in touch with them.

PRESIDENT

Mr. Shreegopal Kabra

President, IEEMA
Managing Director, R R Kabel Ltd.

Mr. Shreegopal Kabra, a business leader, philanthropist & global entrepreneur often recognized as a trend setter in the industry is the Managing Director and President of RR Global, a 650 Million USD diversified group of industries focusing mainly on infrastructure & electrical solutions.

Born in Rajasthan & Educated in Mumbai, Mr. Kabra is the youngest of three brothers and is credited to being the first to introduce the industry to Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cables with Unilay Core Technology (UCT), a unique product that is virtually fireproof, enhancing safety standards. A revolutionizing product that has helped propel the RR Group to even greater heights.

Mr. Kabra’s basic mantra has always been of getting the right people and the right products in the market at the right time. Thanks to this core principle coupled with a strong business philosophy and vision, he was able to take the group internationally. Setting up Ram Ratna International in 1991, in less than three decades, the group now enjoys a presence across 80 countries spanning 5 continents.

Besides taking his business to greater heights and building a Global Brand, Mr. Kabra serves as the Chairman of the International Copper Association (Wire & Cable Division), Executive council member of SAARC Chamber of Commerce, associating on at the highest capacity with IEEMA as well as shouldering the responsibility as the Chairman of Winding Wire Manufacturers Association for fourteen years.

Apart from his corporate lineage, Mr. Kabra is an active promoter of Environmental Conservation, Health & Education. He continues to serve as the President of Friends of Tribal Society, Mumbai thereby ensuring that his and his organizations contribution towards the well being and prosperity of society and the nation at large is of optimum importance.

As President of IEEMA, he plans on ensuring the growth and sustainability of all 850 members, proactively engage on behalf of all members with the government and its agencies on issues of concern and challenges faced by the industry. Besides acting as just a voice for the industry, he is particularly keen in undertaking activities which will help in capacity building of all members and encourage the industry to be more export competitive and growth oriented.

VICE PRESIDENTS

Mr. Harish Agarwal

Vice President, IEEMA
CEO, Supreme & Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Harish Agarwal is the Vice President of IEEMA and CEO of Supreme & Co. Pvt. Ltd. He is also a member of important industry bodies like CIGRE, IEEE, ASM International Materials Engineering Institute, CBIP – executive committee, Project Steering Committee of 1200 kv National Test Station, Bina, Project steering committee of smart city pilot project, Pondicherry and IEEMA Eastern Region Committee.

Mr. Harish Agarwal has authored many technical articles, which are published in prestigious journals and magazines in the country and presented technical papers in international conferences and seminars. His articles have also been published in many CIGRE and IEEE conferences.

A Commerce graduate from University of Calcutta, Mr. Agarwal also serves as a director in other group companies – Web Spiders (P) Ltd, Supreme Gridtech (P) Ltd and Brick and Motor Realty (P) Ltd.

Mr. R K Chugh

Vice President, IEEMA
Location Head
VP – Energy Management
Digital Grid (South Asia)
Siemens Ltd.

Mr. R.K. Chugh has a diverse set of business experiences in the fields of Power Transmission and Distribution (T&D) and Automation and Drives (A&D). Chugh is currently the Business Head for Digital Grid for South Asia in Energy Management division of Siemens and also Location Head for Gurgaon.

Mr. R. K. Chugh is an electrical engineer from the Delhi College of Engineering and an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management & Development Programs.

While he has been currently Executive Council member and Director on board of Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA), since the year 2012, he has recently been elected as Vice President of IEEMA Executive Council for the year 2017-18.

He is the driving force behind the success of the diverse and growing portfolio of the Siemens Smart Grid products, systems and solutions across Industries and utilities in South Asia market. Mr. Chugh is highly reckoned for his proficiency, across various responsibilities and leadership profiles. He has an extensive experience in business development, designing strategies and managing customer expectations.

Mr. Chugh is also credited for spearheading the localization and manufacturing of various Siemens products and devices which cater to both domestic and global markets. Chugh has a participative management style and believes in vesting confidence in his colleagues and building competency in his team. He allocates time prudently between his personal and work life.

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Mr. Sanjeev Sardana

Managing Director, Yamuna Power & Infrastructure Ltd.

ELECTED MEMBERS

Mr. Sanjay Abhyankar

Sr. Vice President – Sales
Apar Industries Ltd.

Mr. Vinamra Agarwal

Director, Technical Associates Ltd.

Mr. Bapu J Amritkar

President – Business Head Transformers, EMco Limited

Mr. P.K Chandraker

Managing Director & VP (Energy), Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited

Mr. Vikas Khosla

Mr. Aaditya R. Dhoot

Managing Director, IMP Powers Ltd.

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singhvi

Chief Executive (Energy SBU), Secure Meters Limited

Mr. Vipul Ray

Managing Director, Elmex Controls Pvt Ltd

Ms. Indra Prem Menon

Managing Director and President Lakshmanan Isola Pvt Limited

Mr. Anil Saboo

Managing Director, Elektrolites (Power) Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sharan Bansal

Director, Skipper Limited

Mr. Vijay Pramod Karia

Chairman & Managing Director Ravin Infraproject Private Limited

Mr. Manish Agarwal

CEO – Solution Business Sterlite Power Transmission Limited

Mr. Rajeev Dalela

President (TLD & SAARC) Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited

Mr. Pawan Kumar Jain

Managing Director Kotsons Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Shah

President (PCB) EMC Limited

Mr. A Naveen Kumar

Head – Corporate Centre Electrical & Automation Larsen & Tourbo Limited

Counselors

Mr. Babu Babel

Non-Executive Director,
Secure Meters Limited

Mr. Vishnu Agarwal

Chairman & Managing director, Technical Associates Ltd

Mr. J.G. Kulkarni

Mr. Ramesh D. Chandak

Corporate & Business Advisor, RDC Business Advisory

Mr. Raj H Eswaran

Managing Director,
Easun Reyrolle Ltd.

Co-opted Members

Mr. Kunal Sunil Kadakia

Director, Precision Plastic Industries P Ltd

Mr. Vikalp Mundra

Jt. Managing Director,
Ujaas Energy Ltd

Mr. Vikas Jalan

Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Deccan Enterprises Ltd

Mr. Vimal Kejriwal

Managing Director & CEO, KEC International Ltd

Mr. Siddharth Desai

Vice President, Hindustan Electric Motor

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Agarwal

Jt. Managing Director, Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd

Mr. Vikram Gandotra

General Manager (Mkt &Strategy) EA, Siemens Ltd

Standing Invitees

Mr. Sunil Wadhwa

Managing Director, GE T&D India Ltd & Regional Leader – GE Energy Connections (India & South Asia)

Mr. Amitabh Mathur

Director (IS &P), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd

Mr. K. Suryanarayana Rao

Director – Industry & Engineering Sector, Corporate Consulting Group

Mr. Ajit Singh Chouhan

Managing Director & CEO , Weir India Private Limited

Mr. A.S. Subramaniyan

General Manager  Head Strategy, Energy Management Division, Siemens Ltd.,

Mr. Rahul Walawalkar

Executive Director, Indian Energy Storage Alliance & Vice Chair, Global Energy Storage Alliance Indian Energy Storage Alliance

Mr. Satyajit Chattopadhyay

Sr. Advisor, WEG Industries India Pvt Ltd

Mr. Mustafa Wajid

Managing Director, MHM Holdings Pvt Ltd

Dr. Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar

President, Aeris Communications India Pvt Ltd

Mr. Atul Arya

Head- Energy Division, Panasonic India Pvt Ltd

Mr. Mithun Chittilappilly

Managing Director, V-Guard Industries Ltd

Mr. V.S. Nandakumar

Director General, Central Power Research Institute

Mr. Y.V. Joshi

President, (Superintending Engineer, GETCO), Electrical Research and Development Association

DIVISIONAL CHAIRMAN

Mr. Rakesh Amol

Chairman – Cable Division & President – Infrastructure and Cables Business, KEC International Ltd

Mr. Deepak Patni

Chairman – Capacitors Division & General Manager, Schneider Electric

Mr. Kalpesh D Shah

Chairman – Conductor Division & Director, JSK Industries Private Limited

Mr. Ashish Tandon

Chairman – Meter Division & Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Landis + Gyr Ltd

Mr. Vikas Jalan

Chairman – Insulators Division & Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Deccan Enterprises Ltd

Mr. Vishal Gulabrao Borse

Chairman – Instrument Transformers Division & General Manager – Marketing, Pragati Electricals Pvt Ltd

Mr. Padmakumar

Chairman – Surge Arresters Division & Regional Manager, Lamco Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singhvi

Chairman – Smart Grid Division & Chief Executive (Energy SBU), Secure Meters Limited

Mr. Rajkumar Panicker

Chairman – LV Switchgear Division & General Manager – Marketing (Power Projects), Novateur Electrical & Digital Systems Pvt Ltd

Mr. Ashutosh Jatia

Chairman – SME Division & Sr. President, JI Porcelain Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Chintamani Nagesh Vaze

Chairman – MV & HV Switchgear Division & Dy. General Manager – Marketing (M.V. Switchgear), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Shah

Chairman – T&D Projects Division & President (PCB) – EMC Limited

Mr. Hitesh Patel

Chairman – Winding Wires Division & Managing Director, K.Patel Metal Industries Pvt Ltd

Mr. Nirmal Saraf

Chairman – Eastern Region Committee & Managing Director, Nirmal Wires Pvt Ltd

Mr. Gyanesh Chaudhary

Chairman – RE & Storage Division & MD & CEO, Vikram Solar Limited

Mr. Praveen Vijayraghavan

Chairman – Rotating Machine Division & Director, Integrated Electric Co. (P) Ltd

Mr. Mithun K Chittilappilly

Chairman – Domestic Electrical Division & Managing Director, V-Guard Industries Ltd.

Mr. Manjit Singh Sethi

Chairman – Power Transformers Division & Asst. VP, ABB India Ltd

Mr. Pawan Kumar Jain

Chairman – Distribution Transformers Division & Managing Director, Kotsons Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Mihir Merchant

Chairman – Electrical Insulating Materials Division & Dy. CEO- Strategic Businesses, Permali Wallace Pvt Ltd

Mr. Sebi Joseph

Chairman – Elevators & Escalators Division & President, Otis Elevator Company (India) Limited

Mr. Adarsh Jain

Chairman – Economic & Taxation Committee & General Manager (Finance / Commercial), KEI Industries Limited

Mr. Randeep Narang

Chairman - International Business Division & President International - Transmission and Distribution, KEC International Limited

Mr. Sunil Parwani

Chairman - Power Generation Systems & General Manager - Marketing, BHEL

Regional Chairmen

Mr. Nirmal Saraf

Chairman – Eastern Region Committee
Managing Director, Nirmal Wires Pvt Ltd

Mr. Vikas Jalan

Chairman – Southern Region
Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Deccan Enterprises Ltd

Mr. Sidhartha Desai

Chairman – Western Region
Vice President, Hindustan Electric Motor

Mr. Pawan Jain

Chairman – Northern Region
Managing Director Kotsons Pvt. Ltd.