Board of Directors - BRPL
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Dr. Ajit Keshav Ranade

Dr. Ajit Keshav Ranade is an economist & political analyst based out of Mumbai..
He is PhD in Economics from Brown University and B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Mumbai where he was awarded as distinguished alumunus. He is also an alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad. He has been a Professor at ICRIER, New Delhi and Assistant Professor at IGIDR, Mumbai. He was the Chief Economist of the Aditya Birla Group & ABN AMRO Bank.
He was Government of India's nominee as Independent Director of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd., from September 22, 2007 to April 1, 2010. He has served on various committees of the Reserve Bank of India, including the Committee on Fuller Capital Account Convertibility and the committee to review FEMA for Individuals. He is a member of the National Executive Committee of FICCI and Economic Policy Council of CII. He chairs the Research Advisory Panel of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. He is a member of the Board of Governors at IIT Mumbai.
He is columnist with Mumbai Mirror. He also writes at First Post, Business Standard, IBN Live and The Economic Times. He has authored several books, namely Life Insurance in India: Emerging Issues, Three Questions about Insurance Liberalisation, Maharashtra's EGS: Regional Patterns, Scope for Reforms and Replication. He is a co-founder and trustee of Association for Democratic Reforms which is an Indian civil society group vying for transparency in the politics of India.
Shri Anjani Kumar Sharma

Shri Anjani Kumar Sharma is a Chartered Accountant with vast experience in Audit, Tax and Advisory of Corporate and NPO’s.
Shri Sharma is a partner with Bhawani Sharma & Co. Chartered Accountants (35 year old CA firm). He possesses rich hands on experience and has worked with numerous Corporates Clients in various capacities.
His clients include names like ISCKON, HHI. CASA, Water.org, Change.org. Upaya Social Venture, Samhita Social Venture, A R Rahman Foundation, EHA, EFI, Dr. Reddy Foundation, Essar Foundation, Narayan Hridualaya, Asia Heart Foundation, SITI, Khabar Lahariya, TDH Germany, Scottis Love in Action, Stop Hunger Now, Good CSR Foundation, Goonj & Compassion International.
He is also a member of the Task force for NPO Committee of ICAI. He is the National convener of FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) issues (CCONPOICAI) and has been nominated as an expert by ICAI to partner with the Ministry of Home Affairs FCRA department to help them with their outreach programs.
He is visiting faculty with ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) and has trained more than 5000 Chartered Accountants in the last 5 years on various subjects and was adjudged the best faculty by NIRC-ICAI earlier in the year 2015.
Shri Amal Sinha

Shri Amal Sinha is a Graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant by qualification.
He is having rich experience of about 35 years in power distribution, manufacturing and service sector with expertise in Power Distribution business, Regulatory/Legal Affairs, Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring and Fund Raising, Strategy Planning, Budgetary and Financial Controls and Audits.
Shri Sinha has worked with L & T and Escorts Group, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and Reliance Infrastructure Limited at various senior level positions. Currently, he is holding directorship in BSES Yamuna Power Limited and Utility Powertech Limited.
He is associated with the Company since 2006 managing the financial, strategic, legal and corporate affairs of the company.
Further, during his tenure as CEO, Shri Sinha confidently met all the challenges even during the peak summers of Delhi because of his experience with the company, his administrative abilities and his proactive approach. Under his able leadership, the Company has been able to satisfy all the stakeholders such as DERC, Delhi Government, DPCL, Power ministry etc.
Shri Virendra Singh Verma

Shri Verma started his career in the Central Power Engineering Service. In his long standing career of over 46 years in the power sector, Shri Verma acquired wide and valuable experience in the field of Planning, thermal and hydro power plant engineering, project monitoring, construction, supervision, operation monitoring, human resource development, grid operations, conservation and efficiency, low carbon growth strategy and other environmental issues.
Shri Verma has been associated extensively in the policy formulation by the Government, specially after the enactment of Electricity Act, 2003. Shri Verma has also served as a Member Secretary of the Eastern Regional Electricity Board, Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Member and Chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) etc. Shri Verma has also been on Governing Council/Board of Directors of various institutions like CPRI, NPTI, CWet, DVC etc.
Shri Verma has travelled extensively overseas and has to his credit more than 50 technical papers published and presented in the national and international forums.
Shri Verma received Life Time Achievement Award from CBIP and from Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal. He was awarded Leading Energy Personality Award 2014 in November 2014 from Council of Power Utilities. He was also awarded Distinguished Alumni Award of IIT Roorkee. He has been an Adjunct professor for IIT Kanpur.
Shri Verma has been advising Govt of Rajasthan for improving their Distribution System of electricity in general including generation and transmission as a member of the task force appointed by the Govt of Rajasthan for five years. He co-authored a book namely ‘Solar Energy made simple for a sustainable future’, published by Springer Nature Singapore.
Shri Amarjeet Singh

Shri Amarjeet Singh, 55, is a Graduate from Kurukshetra University and a Chartered Accountant by qualification.
He is having rich experience of about 28 years in Power Distribution, Exports, Contracting, and Manufacturing. Shri Singh has worked in various organizations like Jindal Steel & Power, Jai Mata Glass, Atlas Transport Contracting & Mechanical Services Co., SHARA Exports, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and BSES Yamuna Power limited.
He has 20 years of association with BSES Discoms, including 6 years in the capacity of CFO in BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and 3 years in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer in BSES Yamuna Power Limited.
He has exhibited very good leadership qualities, built a high degree of acceptability across the organisation, and with key stakeholders such as auditors, lenders, power suppliers etc.
He has demonstrated high skills in bringing financial discipline and accountability, introduced internal controls, optimization across functions, improved company reporting standards and has very good understanding of critical issues of the business of the company like power suppliers challenges, Regulatory Assets, lenders concerns etc.
Shri Mitesh Kumar Shah

Mitesh Kumar Shah, 52, is a commerce graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary by profession.
He is having a rich experience of 27 years in Power distribution, Manufacturing and Retail sector.
Shri Shah has worked in various organizations like Rahimfrooz Batteries, Lanco Anpara Power, Reliance Retail and Birla Yamaha Ltd. He has been associated with the BSES Discoms for more than 15 years, 12 years of association with BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd & more than 3 years of association with BSES Yamuna Power Limited as Chief Financial Officer. He has rich experience of analysis of financial statements, funds management, budgeting, taxation, formulation of annual operating plans, cost optimization and control. He has taken various initiatives for strengthening of internal controls, improvement in systems and processes across functions. He has demonstrated good leadership qualities, team building capabilities and problem-solving skills.
Shri Rajeev Chowdhury

Shri Rajeev Chowdhury, 53, is a postgraduate from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, with a B.Tech in Civil from the College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar and a law graduate.
With a vast experience of 27 years, he brings a unique blend of technical expertise, regulatory acumen and strategic leadership.
His career spans more than two decades at BSES, where he held pivotal leadership roles in BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. Throughout his tenure, he was instrumental in aligning business strategies with regulatory requirements, driving systemic reforms, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to achieve organisational objectives. Rajeev’s leadership has been central to ensuring regulatory compliance and promoting sustainable growth in the power sector.
Before BSES, he spent 7 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he played a key role in power sector reforms across several Indian states, including Assam, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Orissa. His work focused on commercializing power sector, tariff structuring, and providing regulatory consultancy, directly contributing to transformative changes in the industry.
In addition to his corporate experience, his expertise extends to legal and regulatory functions, including license renewals and compliance processes. Known for his ability to benchmark practices against global standards and implement innovative business models, Rajeev has consistently enhanced operational efficiency and delivered value to stakeholders.
Dr.Ashish Chandra Verma, IAS

Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma, IAS is M.B.B.S by qualification He is currently serving as Principal Secretary (Finance), GoNCTD.
He is also holding Directorships of Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System Limited, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastruture Development Corporation Ltd, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Limited, Delhi State Civil Supplies Corpn Ltd., Geospatial Delhi Limited, BSES Yamuna Power Limited, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited.
During his career of 29 years, he has held various key positions such as Chairman at Personal & General Administration, Delhi; Managing Director at Khadi & Village Industries; Secretary & Commissioner at Development Deptt Govt of NCTD etc.
Shri Shurbir Singh, IAS

Shri Shurbir Singh, IAS is a qualified Mechanical Engineer from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He is currently serving as Secretary (Power), GoNCTD. He is also Chairman-cum-Managing Director of both Delhi Power Company Limited (DPCL) and Delhi Transco Limited (DTL).In addition to above, he is also Chairman of Indraprastha Energy & Waste management Company Limited, Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited, Pragati Power Corporation Limited and Delhi Vidyut Board- Employees Terminal benefit Fund(DVB, ETBF), 2002. He is also holding Directorships of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited and BSES Yamuna Power Limited.
During his career of 20 years, he has held various key positions such as Chief Electoral Officer, Pondicherry; Managing Director, Delhi Tourism & Transportation Corporation, New Delhi and CEO, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, New Delhi.
Ms. Zohra Chatterji

Ms. Zohra Chatterji belongs to the 1979 Batch of the IAS, UP Cadre and rose to the top position of Secretary, Govt. of India. She has held several important positions in her home state, UP, including Secretary and Director Industries, Labour Commissioner, Secy & DG Tourism, Secy & Project Director Basic Education etc. Her last assignment in UP was Principal Secy IT & Industries when she launched e-suvidha in Lucknow and project Lokvani for online redressal of public grievances for which she was awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration.
She joined Govt. of India on Central deputation in 2007 as Joint Secretary, Broadcasting in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The issue of broadcast regulation/self-regulation came to the fore during her tenure and the Electronic Media Monitoring Centre was set up at this time. She became Member Secretary, National Commission for Women on promotion as Additional Secy and was associated with drafting landmark amendments to the Criminal Law Amendment Bill and the Act for Prevention of Harassment of Women at the Workplace. She went on to serve as Additional Secretary Coal where she also held additional charge of CMD Coal India as its first woman CMD and chaired the IMG for monitoring of coal blocks. She was subsequently appointed as Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Textiles. She has had a long association of more than ten years in the industrial sector and has special interest in handlooms and handicrafts, design development and skilling. She introduced many new initiatives for the same including a scheme for setting up of Hastkala Academy in New Delhi for documentation, promotion and preservation of handicrafts.
She was chosen to represent India at the first session of UN Women and also in deliberations at WIPO on the Broadcasting Treaty. She was a member of the US-India Working group on Coal and participated in its meeting at Washington DC. She also participated in the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), annual international exhibition and conference in the US, the Textiles Conference at UNESCO, Paris and other International Conferences and events at Uzbekistan, China and Japan. She has also undertaken in service training programme conducted by Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and IIM Ahmedabad; another 10 weeks training programme in Public policy and management at University of Bradford, UK and one on Patents at the Swedish International Development Agency for Cooperation and Development (SIDA), Stockholm.
Ms. Chatterji is a graduate in Physics from Miranda House, New Delhi and did her post-graduation in English Literature. She had her schooling in Loreto Convent, Lucknow where she won the Inter-Loreto gold medal and trophy for best all round student for 3 years running. Before joining the IAS she was a lecturer in English Literature at IT College Lucknow. Her interests include painting, photography, dramatics and writing.
Post retirement she served as Chairman of the UP Institute of Design which was her brainchild. She has been a member of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority and presently she is an Independent Director in Travel Corporation (India) Limited and U.P. Industrial Consultants Limited.
She was the Founding President of Alliance francaise, Lucknow (an organisation supported by the French Govt.) and is a member of the Managing Committee of Avadh Girls Degree College, Lucknow. She is simultaneously pursuing her PhD from the University of Lucknow.