Mahendra Mehta
Mahendra Singh Mehta (born 9 December 1955) is an Indian businessman. He is a former CEO of Vedanta Resources and is currently the head of India operations for GFG Alliance. He is on the board of directors of ESL Steel, a division of Vedanta Resources, and Hindustan Construction Company.
Mahendra Mehta | |
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Born | Mahendra Singh Mehta 9 December 1955 |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | MBM Engineering College Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1976–present |
Title | CEO, Vedanta Resources plc |
Term | 2008–2014 |
Predecessor | Kuldip Kaura |
Successor | Tom Albanese |
Biography
Early life and education
Mahendra Mehta holds a BE degree in mechanical engineering from the MBM Engineering College, University of Jodhpur (now known as Jai Narain Vyas University), Jodhpur and an MBA from the IIM Ahmedabad, India. [1][2]
Career
Mehta served various positions in the marketing, finance and commercial departments of various companies in the steel industry.[3]
Mehta joined Sterlite Copper, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, in April 2000[4] and served as senior Vice President of copper business from October 2001 to November 2002.
He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, from 15 November 2005 to 30 June 2010.
From October 2008 until April 2014, he was the CEO of Vedanta Resources.[4][5]
Mehta was appointed CEO of Reliance Infrastructure in July 2014.[6]
In July 2018, he was appointed as the head of India operations for GFG Alliance.[7]
References
- "Mahendra Singh Mehta". Bloomberg L.P.
- "Board of Directors". TSPL India.
- "Sterlite Industries (India) Limited AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO Form F-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- "Vedanta names Mahendra Mehta as new CEO". Reuters. 4 April 2008.
- Rebelo, Karen; Menon, Roshni (6 March 2014). "Vedanta appoints former Rio Tinto head Albanese as CEO". Reuters.
- Gupta, Bhawna (7 July 2014). "Reliance Infra ropes in Vedanta's MS Mehta as CEO". VC Circle.
- Gaur, Vatsala (30 July 2018). "GFG Alliance appoints former Vedanta CEO Mahendra Singh Mehta as country head for India". The Economic Times.