Board & Committee

Board of Directors (w.e.f 17 January, 2025)

• Mr. Mahabir Prasad Jalan
    Non-Executive Director – “Chairman Emeritus”
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Mr. Mahabir Prasad Jalan
aged 75 years is presently the “Chairman Emeritus” (Non- Executive Director) of Ramkrishna Forgings Limited. He completed his education from Birla Institution of Technology and Science, Pilani in the field of Mechanical Engineering in the year 1965 with a first-class degree. He is a visionary and was the pioneer in the establishment of the Company which now provides employment to more 8,000+ employees. He was instrumental in expanding the domains of the Company which made a foray into Ring Rolling Technology and Presslines, Machining facility and establishment of the modern Heat Treatment facilities. He implemented with great success the 12,500-tonne wedge press technology which bought the name of the Company among leading forging manufacturers of Indian market and opportunities for the Company. He is the father of Mr. Naresh Jalan, Managing Director of the Company and the grandfather of Mr. Chaitanya Jalan, Whole-time Director of the Company.
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• Mr. Naresh Jalan
     Managing Director
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Mr. Naresh Jalan
aged 49 years is the Managing Director of the Company and has an experience of more than 25 years in forgings. Under his guidance the Company has risen to unprecedented heights, establishing itself as a global leader in the forging industry. Today, it stands as the second largest forging player in India in terms of revenue in the country and is recognized as a premium supplier across key sectors such as Automotive, Farm Equipment, Oil & Gas, Power, Earth Moving, Mining, Construction, and General Engineering, earning the trust of leading OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers in India and overseas. His strategic foresight has driven the Company’s expansion into advanced technologies of Hot forging, advanced Machining and Heat Treatment Facilities. He was instrumental in the foray of the Company to Warm & Cold forgings and Castings , enabling the company to secure a leadership position across diverse sectors. His relentless pursuit of excellence has seen the Company continually invest in Greenfield project incorporating best-in-class technology and Acquisitions and attain unprecedented heights in Turnover and Profitability.
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• Mr. Chaitanya Jalan
    Whole-time Director
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Mr. Chaitanya Jalan,
aged 27 years is a Whole-time Director of the Company. He is B.Com (Hons.) graduate from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and has a experience of more than 5 years in forgings . He represents third generation of leadership and instrumental to propagate a culture of advanced use of Information Technology in the Company. He has also been instrumental in the foray of the Company to Warm & Cold forgings and Castings. He has proven himself as a young dynamic leader who is ready to take the company to new heights. He plays a key role in shaping business strategies, evaluating new opportunities, overseeing daily plant operation with a focus on efficiency, process optimization, quality improvement and guiding the company’s long-term strategy towards sustained success.
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• Mr. Lalit Kumar Khetan
    Whole-time Director & CFO
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Mr. Lalit Khetan
aged 54 years, is a Whole Time Director and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost Accountant from the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India. He has a rich experience of more than 30 years in handling Finance, Accounting, Compliance, Auditing and Commercial function. He has worked as a Chief Financial Officer for multiple companies including large EPC and manufacturing concerns for last 20 years . He was instrumental in all the recent acquisitions made by the Company and has also been awarded the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Excellence Award for the Financial Year 2023-24 by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Southern Region.
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• Mr. Milesh Gandhi
     Whole-time Director
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Mr. Milesh Gandhi
aged 45 years, is a Whole Time Director of the Company. He has been associated with the Company for more than 25 years and heads the Marketing function of the Company. During the career span, he has been instrumental in the growth of the Company and opening of various sectors opportunities for the businesses in Automobiles, Railways, Defence, Earth Moving, Mining, Farm Equipment, Energy, and General Engineering only in India but across the world. He is also responsible for the Global Sales Strategy of the Company. Under his leadership the Company has won various awards from its Domestic & International customers for project excellence, Quality and Delivery excellence , Supplier of the Year and being a Top exporter.
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Independent Directors:

• Mr. Partha S Bhattacharyya
    Independent Director
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Mr. Partha S Bhattacharyya
aged 73 years is an Independent Director of the Company since 2016. He is MSc (Physics) from Jadavpur University and joined Coal India Ltd (CIL) as Management Trainee in 1977, rose to become its Chairman. He steered CIL through Miniratna in 2007, Navratna in 2008 and finally Maharatna in 2011 - a unique feat in the career of any PSU CMD.
In 2010, Mr. Bhattacharyya spearheaded the Initial Public Offer (IPO) of 10% of CIL's equity. The IPO was one of the top three in the World in that year and is still reckoned the largest in India so far in most parameters. In Nov 2003, Mr Bhattacharyya took over the reins of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) - a perennialy loss-making CIL Subsidiary - as the CMD. In less than two and a half years, the company reported its maiden profit in 2005-06. The implementation of sale of coal through e-auction was first introduced by Mr Bhattacharyya in BCCL and extended later to all over CIL
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• Mr. Ranaveer Sinha
    Independent Director
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Mr. Ranaveer Sinha
aged 70 years is an Independent Director of the Company from 2019. He is a B.E. (Mechanical), PGDBM (XLRI) by qualification. He has also done a course in General Management and Strategy from INSEAD France. He retired as the Managing Director of Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. He was also the Chairman of CII Eastern Region and Chairman of Indian Earthmoving and Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association.
He is a Member of the Board of Governors of XLRI School of Business as also the current President of its Alumni Association. He also held position of Chairman Serviplem SA. Spain, Leberero SA Spain and North Baryval Special Vehicles, China. He has been mentoring several companies in their quest for Business Excellence.
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• Mrs. Rekha Bagry
    Independent Woman Director
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Ms. Rekha Bagry
aged 50 years is an Independent Woman Director on the Board of the Company from 2022. She is a Commerce Graduate and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Ms. Bagry started her career with RRSM (1997) and then Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) in 2005 and rose to the level of a partner in the year 2010 at PwC. She has worked in diverse sectors/industries of the like Beverages, Textile, Retail, Cement, Steel, Engineering, Telecom, Packaging Chemicals, Pharma, Media, BPO, among others. She is now working as an Independent Professional .
  Ms. Bagry has over 20 years of experience in tax and advisory. She specializes in tax and regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisition including deal advisory and diligences and has advised on family succession, Trust formation, wills etc.  She also has wide experience in Mergers & Acquisition, handling large Indian corporate and multinationals.
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• Mr. Sandipan Chakravorty
    Independent Director
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Mr. Sandipan Chakravortty
aged 75 years is an Independent Director of the Company since 2016. He has a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering and Masters of Technology (M.Tech) from IIT Kharagpur, CEDEP (Instead) from Paris and a Post Management Course from Case Western Reserve University USA. He is a Member of the Governing Council of Globysn Business School and Siksha O Anusandhan University (Bhubaneshwar). He is an Active Member of CII Regional Council and Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In the past he has been the Managing Director of Tata Ryerson Ltd (Now “Tata Steel Downstream Products Ltd”), Director of Sales at TATA Steel Limited, Chairman of CII (Eastern Region), Tata Martrade International Logistics Ltd, MJUNCTION, JUSCO and Board of Practical Training (Eastern Region). He has also been part President of Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Member of the Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur and Kolkata Port Trust.
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• Mr. Sanjay Kothari
     Independent Director
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Mr. Sanjay Kothari
aged 61 years, is an Independent Director of the Company from 2022. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He has been honoured with a Certificate of Merit in recognition of his outstanding achievements from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He is a Commerce Graduate from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and has also done Diploma in Business Finance from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst of India. He was associated with Industrial Meters Limited, Ajanta Auto Industries Private Limited, Akar Tools Limited, and Hindustan Wires Limited. He has more than 35 years of expertise in finance and taxation, specializing in loan syndications, equity placements, and financial restructuring initiatives. He is the head of the family office of one of the leading Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNI) Investor of India. He is Actively involved with Krishnashray Gurukul “https://krishnashraygurukul.org” a skill and Entrepreneurship development institute –SEDI at Jatipura, Dist. Govardhan, Uttar Pradesh. Krishnashray Gurukul SEDI is a charitable initiative running under Krishnashray Foundaton with a mission to provide mentorship to Youth (Male & Female) for under-privileged communities in order to develop them into socially conscious leaders
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• Mrs. Sucharita Basu De
     Additional Independent Woman Director
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Mrs. Sucharita Basu De
aged 49 years is Bachelors in Law (LLB) from University of Calcutta. She has over 23 years of experience in Corporate – Commercial, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Banking & Finance and Trust Laws. She advises a wide range of Indian and multinational clients in various sectors. She is the Founding & Managing Partner of AQUILAW, a full-service law firm, having offices in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai.
Prior to founding AQUILAW, she was engaged as an Associate Partner with Khaitan & Co. She also has expertise in Government Advisory and Policy. She is the Chairperson ‐ Sub Committee on Ease of Doing Business, CII Eastern Region Council and was the past Chairperson of CII, West Bengal State Council for 2023‐24.
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Committes (W.e.f 14 August, 2024)