Mr. Sushil Kumar Roongta has been on the Board of the Company since 31st January 2012 and has served as the Chairman since 17th October 2014. He holds a BE (Electrical) degree from BITS Pilani and is a gold medallist in PGDBM (International Trade) from IIFT, New Delhi. He is also a fellow member of the All India Management Association. Mr. Roongta holds significant positions in various apex chambers, including being a Member of the National Executive Committee of FICCI and the National Council of ASSOCHAM. He is also a Jury Member for several prestigious awards, such as the Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow Leadership Awards, BML Munjal Awards for Excellence in Learning and Development, ICWAI National Awards for Excellence in Cost Management, and AIMA Awards, among others. Mr. Roongta has received numerous accolades, including the SCOPE Gold Award for Excellence & Outstanding Contribution to Public Sector Management in the Individual Category for 2007-2008. He is the Chairman of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination & Remuneration Committees of the Board.

Mr. Tarun Jain has been a member of the Board of the Company since March 2, 2001. He is actively involved in several key committees, including the Audit, Nomination & Remuneration, and Finance Standing Committees. With over 40 years of extensive experience in corporate finance, audit and accounting, tax and secretarial practice, and strategic financial matters, Mr. Jain has built expertise in corporate finance, corporate strategy, business development, and mergers and acquisitions. He is a fellow member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and is a graduate of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. Mr. Jain also serves on the Board of Vedanta Medical Research Foundation, Aart Ventures Private Limited, and Aart Corporate Advisors Private Limited. Additionally, he has previously served on the Boards of Vedanta Limited, Cairn India Limited, Sterlite Opportunities and Ventures Limited, and Vedanta Aluminium Limited.

Mr. Tapan Kumar Chand is an accomplished professional with over three decades of experience across the mining and manufacturing sectors, including steel, coal, and aluminium. He formerly served as Chairman and Managing Director of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna CPSU, where he led a significant turnaround, resulting in a threefold increase in profitability and positioning NALCO among the world’s lowest-cost producers of bauxite and alumina.

He has also held key leadership roles as Chairman of Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) and Utkarsha Aluminium Dhatu Nigam Limited, and as Vice Chairman of the Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC). Mr. Chand has served on the Boards of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and Central Coalfields Limited, contributing to business growth, capacity expansion, and resource development. He has been closely associated with shaping long-term strategy for the aluminium sector, including formulation of industry roadmaps and development of new business verticals such as green energy and critical minerals. He is also an author on the aluminium and mining sectors and a recipient of several national awards for professional excellence.

A Gold Medallist from Utkal University, he holds postgraduate qualifications in Public Administration and History, a degree in Law, and has completed advanced management and corporate governance programmes in India and abroad.

Mr. Thomas Mathew T holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management, a Postgraduate Degree in Economics, a Law Degree, and is an Associate of the Insurance Institute of India. He is the former Managing Director and Chairman-in-Charge of the Life Insurance Corporation of India and he has also served as the MD & CEO of the Reinsurance Group of America for India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

With over four decades of strategic leadership and operational experience in the life insurance and reinsurance sectors in India, Mr. Mathew has held several distinguished positions. He served as Senior Advisor – Insurance at McKinsey & Company and was Chairman of the Reinsurance Committee of IRDAI.

He brings extensive experience from multinational corporations, having served as a Director on the Boards of Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Tata Power Ltd, Voltas Ltd, IFCI Ltd, Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co., and L&T Finance Ltd.

Mr. Mathew has also contributed to academia and industry bodies, having been a member of the Governing Council of MDI Gurgaon and the Actuarial Institute of India, and serving as Chairman of the National Insurance Academy, Pune.

In the banking sector, he served as a Director of Corporation Bank (now merged with Union Bank of India). Currently, he is a Director on the Boards of ESL Steel Ltd and Hindustan Zinc Ltd and is a member of the Takeover Panel of SEBI.

With his vast and diverse experience, Mr. Mathew makes significant contributions to company boards in the areas of Corporate Governance, Human Resource practices, Insurance, Technology, and Sustainability.

Mr. Ashim Kumar Modi, an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax), 2000 batch, is currently serving as Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. He also holds additional responsibilities for the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Effective 15th October 2025, Mr. Modi has joined the Board of BALCO as a Part-Time Official Director. In addition to this role, he serves as a Part-Time Official Director on the Boards of Coal India Limited (CIL), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), and Hindustan Zinc Limited. Mr. Modi holds a B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Prior to his current assignment, he held various positions in the Income Tax Department, with postings in Kolkata, Mumbai, and Delhi.

Ms. Farida M. Naik has been serving as a Government Nominee Director on the Board of the Company since November 21, 2022. An alumna of Sophia College, Mumbai, Ms. Naik graduated in Psychology. She currently serves as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. Throughout her career, Ms. Naik has held various key positions across multiple ministries and departments of the Central Government. Her previous roles include serving as Joint Director at the National Book Trust and as Director in the Ministry of Mines. In addition to her current responsibilities, she is also a Director on the Boards of Hindustan Zinc Limited and Bharat Gold Mines Limited.

Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Mines IAS (2014 Batch, Tamil Nadu Cadre)

Mr. Johny Tom Varghese is a 2014-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, with wide-ranging experience across district administration, infrastructure development, fisheries, social welfare, and central government roles. His field postings include Sub-Collector, Cuddalore; Additional Director, Fisheries, Ramanathapuram; Director, Welfare of the Differently Abled; and District Collector of Ramanathapuram and Nagapattinam.

He is widely recognized for driving infrastructure-led growth in the fisheries sector through the construction of greenfield fishing harbours, upgradation of existing harbour facilities, and promotion of state-of-the-art deep-sea fishing vessels, as well as for his role in coordination and negotiations relating to the Indo–Sri Lankan fishing disputes. As Director, Welfare of the Differently Abled, he also initiated the World Bank–funded Tamil Nadu Rights of Persons with Disabilities (TN RIGHTS) Project, strengthening inclusive, outcome-oriented welfare delivery systems.

As District Collector, his focus areas included industrial development, infrastructure augmentation, access to education, and risk management in agriculture, combining economic growth with social development and resilience-building. He later moved to central deputation and currently serves as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Mines under the Central Staffing Scheme, contributing to mineral policy development and sustainable mining practices.

With effect from 19 January 2026, he joined the Board of Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) as a Part-Time Official Director and has earlier served as the Professional Director on the Board of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation.