Jubilant Ingrevia Reappoints Sudha Pillai and S.K. Roongta As Independent Directors
At the AGM of Jubilant Ingrevia Limited, several key proposals were approved, including the reappointment of Shyam S. Bhartia and Priyavrat Bhartia as Directors, along with the continuation of Sudha Pillai and Sushil Kumar Roongta in their roles as Directors.
Sudha Pillai joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1972 with a Second Rank on an all-India basis. Pillai served as Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, and other positions under the Government of India. She has served as Member Secretary of Planning Commission (India) in the rank of Minister of State and has served as a member of high-powered bodies on infrastructure development. She has served as Sub Collector and District Collector, Trivandrum, Chairman and Managing Director of Kerala Finance Corporation, Secretary Finance (Coordination), Govt. of Kerala, and Principal Secretary (Finance), Govt. of Kerala. She has also served as Joint Secretary, Department of Company Affairs, and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines. She was an ex officio member of the National Highway Authority of India, Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd., and the Central Councils of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
She is an alumna of Panjab University with a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature, securing First Rank and Gold Medal, and a Master’s degree in Psychology, also securing First Rank and another Gold Medal. She also has a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University, USA.
Sushil Kumar Roongta was the Executive Chairman of SAIL and also served as the MD of the Aluminium and Power business of the Vedanta Group. He has been the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar, and Chairman of the Panel of Experts on Reforms in the Central PSEs constituted by the then Planning Commission. Its report, known as the ‘Roongta Committee Report’, is generally taken as a benchmark for CPSE reforms. He also serves as Director on the Boards of several reputed companies.
He is an Electrical Engineer from BITS, Pilani, and holds a PG Diploma in Business Management (International Trade) from IIFT, Delhi. He has over 47 years of illustrious background in the industry.
