Tata Steel has named Pramod Agrawal, an IIT Bombay alumnus, to its Board of Directors. Agrawal is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Limited and has also held the position of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Disinvestment under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Additionally, he retired as Principal Secretary in the Madhya Pradesh government and has held positions as Deputy Commissioner in Morena and Mahasamund. He holds an M.Tech degree from IIT Bombay.

The Tata Steel Board of Directors is chaired by N Chandrasekaran, with Noel Naval Tata serving as Vice Chairman.

Other board members include Deepak Kapoor, Farida Khambata, Bharti Gupta Ramola, VK Sharma, Dr. Shekhar C. Mande, and Saurabh Agrawal. The company’s Managing Director and CEO, TV Narendran, and Executive Director and CFO, Koushik Chatterjee, are also part of the board.

In compliance with SEBI regulations, a notice has been issued for the appointment of the new director. As part of the process, e-voting is being conducted to gather opinions from shareholders.

The e-voting period is open from November 26 to December 25, enabling stakeholders to share their opinions on Agrawal’s appointment. This initiative ensures active shareholder involvement in the decision-making process.