Board Of Governors

Shri Puneet Dalmia, the Chairperson of IIM Raipur’s Board of Governors (BoG) is the Managing Director of Dalmia Bharat Limited. Dalmia Bharat group is in the cement and sugar business and amongst the top 5 in India in both businesses.

Shri Puneet Ji transformed a family business into a professionally run company. The group’s revenue has grown at 17% CAGR over the last decade to about $2 Billion and the current market cap is around $4.5 Billion.

The group has plans to be carbon negative by 2040 & its carbon footprint is one of the lowest in the cement world globally. It is also amongst the top 3 producers of ethanol in India.

Prior to leading Dalmia Bharat, Shri Puneet Ji co-founded JobsAhead.com in 1999, which was sold to Monster.com in 2004. In 2017, he received EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in the manufacturing category. Shri Puneet Ji was appointed also the Chairman of Development Council for Cement Industry (DCCI) by the Government of India in June 2021. In 2022, Business Today magazine awarded him as the Best CEO in the Cement Category.

Dalmia Bharat adopted Red Fort as Monument Mitra in 2018 in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, and has created a laser show, a hi-tech museum and a world class sound and light show at the Red Fort. National Geographic has listed the Jai Hind Show at Red Fort as one the Top 5 Sound and Light Shows in the world.

Shri Puneet Ji firmly believes that good business must be a force for good in the society. He serves as a Trustee of Ashoka University. He is a gold-medalist MBA from IIM-Bangalore and holds a B. Tech degree from IIT-Delhi.