Soma Mondal

Soma Mondal is the current Chairperson of Steel Authority of India (w.e.f. 1 January 2021). Smt. Soma Mondal has the distinction of not only being the first woman Functional Director of SAIL, but she is also the first woman Chairman of the company.[1][2][3] As a chairperson she is also currently the chief executive of the corporation.[3]

Soma Mondal
Born
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
OccupationBusinessperson
Known forChairperson of Steel Authority of India

Early life

Soma Mondal was born and grew up in an Odia middle-class family in Bhubaneswar.[4] Her father was an agricultural economist. She majored in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela in 1984.[1][5][2]

Career

Mondal has over 35 years of experience in the metal industry. She commenced her career as a Graduate Engineer Trainee at NALCO and rose through the ranks to take over the mantle of Director (Commercial) at NALCO in the year 2014. Mondal joined SAIL in March, 2017 as Director (Commercial).[6] She took over as chairperson of the Maharatna PSU from Anil Kumar Chaudhary, who retired in December, 2020.[7][8][3] She is well known in the Aluminium Industry for her contribution in various Industry forums.[5] In March, 2021 she was elected as the chairperson of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), the organization representing the Central Government Public Enterprises.[9][10][11]

In 2023, Soma Mondal honored with 'CEO of the Year' at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards.[12]

References
  1. Surojit Gupta (13 August 2020). "SAIL's Soma Mondal set to breach steel ceiling - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. "Soma Mondal takes over as Chairperson of SAIL". @businessline. January 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Soma Mondal scripts history, assumes charge as 1st female Chairperson of SAIL". psuwatch.com. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. "Soma Mondal: Odisha's first woman to head Steel Authority of India". Utkal Today. 2021.
  5. Mazumdar, Rakhi. "PESB picks Soma Mondal as the next chairman of Steel Authority of India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. "Soma Mondal: Queen of Steel". Business Insider. 2021.
  7. Pandey, Manohar (8 April 2021). General Knowledge 2022. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-252-9558-2.
  8. "Smt. Soma Mondal | SAIL". sail.co.in. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. Divekar, Aditi (26 March 2021). "SAIL chief Soma Mondal is new chairperson of SCOPE". Business Standard India. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. "Soma Mondal elected as SCOPE Chairperson". @businessline. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. "Chairman, SAIL Soma Mondal elected as new Chairman, SCOPE". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  12. "ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023". The Economic Times.
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