Board of Directors
Management Team
Ankita Rathi
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Leadership
Brahm Dutt
Chairman & Independent Director
He is the Chairman of the Board and Independent Director of our Company. He holds a Master of Science degree in Physics, Master of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Law. He was a member of the Indian Administrative Service and during his service, he inter alia, served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Principal Home Secretary of State of Karnataka.
Bajrang Kumar Choudhary Managing Director
He has been a Director on our Board since March 2011 and has been elevated as the Managing Director of our Company since November, 2016. He has completed his Bachelor of Commerce from Shriram College of Commerce, New Delhi and he is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a former Chief Executive Officer – Infrastructure Project Development of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited, managing portfolio across Roads, Ports, Water and Economic Zones. He has previously served as the Chairman- Expert Committee on Infrastructure. of Indian Chamber of Commerce. He has an experience of over two decades in Infrastructure Asset Management, Project Development, Project Implementation, Private Equity and M&A.
Dr. Tuk Tuk Ghosh Kumar
Independent Director
She has been an Independent Director of our Company, since October, 2016. She holds Master of Philosophy degree and degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History from the University of Delhi and has been a lecturer there from 1979-1981. She was a member of the Indian Administrative Service of West Bengal Cadre between 1981- 2015. She retired in the rank of Secretary, Government of India. Post retirement, she serves on the Board of a few Companies/Authorities in the private and public sector, as well as Academic and philanthropic organisations and commentates on governance issues in the media and public sphere.
Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Independent Director
Rakesh Kumar Gupta has been an Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer of 1986 batch, West Bengal Cadre and he retired in January, 2021 in the rank of Director General of Police as Head of Directorate of Anti Corruption Branch, West Bengal. During the service period of about 35 years, he has worked in positions involving administration & governance, law, public service, management, science & technology, coordination & liaison, quasi judicial functions as Enquiring Officer. He was a Director on the Board of Kolkata Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited and West Bengal Police Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited.
Shree Ram Tewar
Independent Director
Shree Ram Tewari is a B.Sc., B. Tech. and M Tech (Electronics & Communication) from Allahabad University and has been one of the most decorated Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer of 1982 batch, Andhra Pradesh Cadre. After joining IPS in 1982 and completing his training in his career spanning for 31 years, he has been the recipient of Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service, Police Medal for Gallantry and Kathin Seva Medal and created outstanding records while working as A.S.P, S.P, D.C.P and Commandant across the states of Rajasthan, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.
He has achieved unparalleled & unsurpassed results while working as D.I.G. of Police in the extremist field, Joint Commissioners of Police (Law and Order) Hyderabad and I.G.P (Admin) in Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh Office. He was Posted to Andhra Pradesh Bhavan Delhi as I.G of Police Security since Dec 2002 and thereafter He worked as I.G of Police, Border Security Force till 2006 before returning to Andhra Pradesh to work as I.G of Police Organization from where he was promoted as A.D.G in 2010 and worked as OSD Printing and Stationary, and Stores, Govt Press.
Prof. Santanu Ray
Independent Director
Prof. Santanu Ray is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI). He is currently the Mentor – School of Business and Member – Board of Governors, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata. He is serving as an Independent Director across the Board of various listed Companies. In his career spanning for about 47 years, he has served diverse Corporate Entities in various capacities and has also been associated with many of them in the Advisory role. He has conducted large number of management development programs with leading corporates and published several books, research papers and articles. He has also been associated with various academic institutes viz. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Kolkata, NSHM Knowledge Campus, NSHM Business School, and B.P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology and Techno India Group.
Dr. Manta Dey
Independent Director
Dr. Manta Dey (PhD, MBA –Finance (SIBM-Pune), M.COM, CA-inter) is an Associate Professor, Department of Management, Amity University. She is a dynamic professional having over 20 years of academic experience in universities & reputable Business Schools along with 10 years of Industry, Audit and Entrepreneurial experience. Previously she was Pan India Academic head & HOD of Techno India University in joint venture with ICA edu skills. Her area of interest includes Audit, Banking, Law, Costing, Corporate Finance, Management Accounting, and Taxation while imparting knowledge to Graduate and Post Graduate students. She has presented and published various scholarly articles and is responsible for managing wide gamut of activities like Planning & Implementation of New Education Policy (NEP) as Chairman of University Board of Studies. She has played a key role in implementing organizational strategy & eyeing the “big picture” for wealth maximization and holistic growth of an organization.
Her research area includes Study of ‘Awareness’ ‘Participation’ & ‘Implementation’ of RBI initiated Financial Inclusions policy among Urban Poor along with women empowerment, Gender based CSR activity, crowd funding to name a few. She is passionate about mentoring young minds for holistic development and promoting their contribution towards welfare of society.
Jaydeep Chakraborty
Independent Director
Jaydeep Chakraborty is BSc. (Economics Honours) from St. Xaviers College, Kolkata and is also an LLB from Calcutta University. He is currently practising as an Advocate in Taxation Matters and has an experience of over 15 years in such matters.
Rajesh Lihala
Independent Director
Rajesh Lihala is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a B. Sc., FCA, DISA, IP and has completed CAAT (A certificate Course of ICAI) in 2005 and has vast experience in Audit, Taxation and Insolvency Profession. He has done a certificate Course in Concurrent Audit of Banks from ICAI and is also a Resolution Professional (IBBI).
Ankita Rathi
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Ankita Rathi is a qualified Company Secretary and first class Commerce Graduate from University of Calcutta with over 6 Years of professional experience in Corporate Secretarial, Governance and other Regulatory Compliance Management. A result driven professional with demonstrated capabilities in monitoring Corporate Governance and Secretarial Audit controls. A quick learner having strong analytical skills, good communication skill and relationship management capabilities to maintain cordial corporate social relations with various Stakeholders including Board Members and Government/ statutory agencies.
Manisha Chandalia
Chief Financial Officer
Manisha Chandalia is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience in the corporate sector. She currently serves as the Vice President of Finance & Accounts at Bharat Road Network Limited, a listed company. Prior to this role, she held the position of Manager at Deloitte Haskins & Sells (Audit & Assurance) in Kolkata and was associated with the Deloitte group from December 2005 to March 2015.
Her core competencies span Fund Management, Budgeting & MIS, Internal Financial Controls, Finalization of Accounts and Related Reports, Vendor and Associates Management, as well as liaising with banks, statutory agencies, and government departments. In addition to her expertise in these areas, she has gained significant experience in IPO-related processes during the company’s stock exchange listing and has also contributed extensively to the group’s strategic initiatives in the past.
