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Director Profiles  
These are the profiles of the directors of AREVA T&D India and do not respresent the organisation of AREVA T&D worldwide.
Dr. Ajay Dua Chairman (Non - executive)
Dr. Dua joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1971. Thereafter he held a variety of senior assignments in the Government of Maharashtra and the Government of India, including Managing Director of Industrial Promotion Corporations. He was also the CEO of Housing and Area Development Authority, Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Power, Director General, Employees' State Insurance Corporation.

Since July 2005, he is the Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Government of India. He has also worked as an industrial consultant in the Solomon Islands on behalf of the Commonwealth Secretariat, UK.

Dr. Dua has a strong academic background. He is a graduate in Economics from St. Stephens' College, Delhi. He then pursued his M.Sc (Eco) course at the London School of Economics and Politics. He completed his Ph.D from the University of Bombay. He holds diplomas in Business Administration, Marketing Management and the Russian language.

Due to his significant work experience in the electricity industry and in promoting industrial activities, Dr. Dua is currently responsible for formulation of industrial policy, intellectual property issues and catalyzing both domestic and foreign investments in the Country.

Dr. Ajay Dua, 62 years has served in the Government of India and Government of Maharashtra in several senior capacities. He brings in significant experience of the electricity industry having worked as a Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Power and as Chairman cum Managing Director of National Hydro Electric Power Corporation and the Rural Electrification Corporation of India. As Secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, he had spearheaded the formulation of policy for industrial development, intellectual property and promotion of domestic and foreign investments.
 
Mr. Rathin Basu - Managing Director
  Mr. Rathindra Nath Basu is a qualified Engineer. Mr. Basu joined NTPC in 1978 and was incharge of India's first computer based Data Scquisition System for Thermal Power Plants. He Joined Cegelec India in 1985 and headed the Energy Division. In 1998, after Cegelec's merger with the then GEC ALSTHOM, he was nominated as the Managing Director of two separate business divisions of ALSTOM T&D India. In 2003, he was transferred to ALSTOM T&D ( which later became AREVA T&D) Head Office as Vice President of the product line Power Distribution (a 350 M Euro world-wide business). Mr.Basu has also attended 'Advanced Management Programme' at Insead, France and a programme on 'Global Electricity Markets' at London Business School. Mr. Basu has been appointed as Managing Director of the Company with effect from 1st February, 2007.

Mr. Basu is a permanent invitee to the Audit Committee and member of the Share Transfer and Shareholder / investors grievance Committee.
 
 
Mr. Michel Augonnet - Director (non-executive)
  Mr. Michel Augonnet is a Graduate in Electrical Engineering from Ecole Superieure d'Electricite (France). His career started in 1974 at CEGELEC Energy Division. In a career span of 32 years, he has held several key positions in CEGELEC, ALSTOM and ABB ALSTOM. At present, he is the Executive Vice President-Systems Business, AREVA T&D SA
 
 
Mr. Pierre Laporte - Director (non-executive )
Mr. Pierre Laporte has a Master Degree in Business Law. His career started in 1987 as an Attorney specializing in Business Law. He has held several key positions in GE Group in the Europe Middle East Africa and in Asia Pacific. He joined AREVA in the year 2005 and at present, he is the Senior Vice President , Corporate Legal and General Counsel of AREVA Corporate, France.
 
Mr.Arthur de Montalembert - Director (non-executive )
Mr Arthur De Montalembert graduated in Economics and Finance from the Paris Institute for Political Studies. He also holds degerees in Philosophy from the Paris -Sorbornne University and in Regional & Urban Planning from the French School of Civil Engg. His Career in the energy field started in 1979 as an Officer of International energy affairs at the French Ministry of Indudsry.He joined COGEMA, the French Nuclear fuel cycle Company in 1983 and after holding various positions for business development, including acting as COGEMA'S chief representative in Japan, from the beginning of 1995, he was in charge of American affairs at COGEMA's Corporate Strategy & International Development Division. In May 2000 was appointed Director for International Development. He joined AREVA in September 2001 and is the Chairman & Managing Director of AREVA India Pvt Ltd.
Mr. C. M. A. Nayar - Director (non-executive)
Mr. Nayar is a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Madras and has also undergone Advanced Management Training at the renowned institute INSEAD, Paris. He started his career as a Project Engineer with ALIND, Kerala in 1965 and rose to become a Chief Executive of its Switchgear Division. In 1988, he left ALIND and joined ALSTOM's Power Transmission Group as Marketing Manager. In ALSTOM, he had held several key positions.

Mr. Nayar is also a Member of the Audit Committee.
     
Mr Subir Raha - Director (non-executive)
Mr. Subir Raha had served as Chairman & Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC), India's #1 Company in Forbes 2000 Global ranking, for five years from 25th May 2001. He was concurrently the Chairman of the wholly-owned subsidiary, ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL). He was also the Chairman of Mangalore Refinery & Petrochem Ltd. (MRPL, March '04-May '06), and other Group Companies. During Mr. Raha's tenure, ONGC's share price increased x11 times, achieving the recognition of the most valuable Company on the Indian stock market. MRPL, a terminally sick company was turned around to be listed BSE30. Mr. Raha had served as Director (HR) (June '98-May '01), and concurrently, Director in-charge of Business Development, Information Technology and Corporate Communications of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), India's #1 ranked Fortune Global Company where he had began his career as a Management Trainee in 1970. Mr.Raha had served on secondment in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India, as the Head of the Oil Coordination Committee (OCC) (August '96-June '98). Mr. Raha was recognized as the global Petroleum Executive of the year 2005 by the Petroleum Economist, London.

Mr Raha is the member of the Audit Committee.
 
 
Mr. Karim Vissandjee – Director (non-executive)
Mr. Karim Vissandjee graduated from H.E.C.Montreal (Canada). Before joining AREVA, he worked as Chief Financial Officer of Group Vedior France, after having held various top positions in finance within LVMH, Valeo and Olivetti. Presently, he is the Chief Financial Officer of AREVA T&D SA.
Mr. Vissandjee is also a Member of the Audit Committee and member of the Share Transfer and Shareholder / investors grievance Committee
 

Committee of Directors

I. Audit Committee
1. Dr. Ajay Dua, Chairman
2 Mr. C.M.A. Nayar - Independent Director
3. Mr. Subir Raha - Independent Director
4. Mr. Karim Vissandjee - Director with financial and accounting knowledge.
 
II.Share Transfer and Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee
1. Dr. Ajay Dua, Chairman
2. Mr. Rathin Basu
3. Mr. Karim Vissandjee