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Chairperson

Shri. Puneet Dalmia
Managing Director of Dalmia Bharat Limited
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....more.
Shri. Puneet Dalmia
Managing Director of Dalmia Bharat Limited
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.
Members

Shri. P K. Banerjee
Joint Secretary (Mgt. & MC & Scholarship)Ministry of Education
Shri. P K. Banerjee

Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale
Independent Healthcare & Management Consultant
Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale

Prof. Utkarsh Majmudar
Academic and Consultant

Shri. Bhupesh Dinger
Director – OperationsEnrich Salons and Academy Mumbai
Shri. Bhupesh Dinger
Director – Operations Enrich Salons and Academy Mumbai
Mr Bhupesh dinger has been involved in scaling up Company owned and franchisee operated retail chains, in high growth consumer, internet, telecom, food and services retail segments.
He was a core member of the start-up team of Reliance Infocomm and Reliance Retail , and currently works with Enrich as a Director, instrumental in their rapid growth to become the leader in the beauty industry across India.
He is a Governing Council Member of the Beauty Sector Skills Council, is an Industry Advisor to the School of Liberal Arts at IIT Jodhpur and is a frequent speaker at retail and beauty industry conferences.
He has a Diploma in Counselling Psychology from TISS, Mumbai and is a practicing professional counsellor during the weekends.
A Mentor to many start-ups, he is a cofounder at BioMeBar Wellness a biotechnology startup.

Shri. Anand S. Sancheti
Managing DirectorSMS Limited, Nagpur
Shri. Anand S. Sancheti
Managing Director SMS Limited, Nagpur
Mr. Anand Sancheti has graduated from Nagpur University and holds a Diploma in Business Law. He is Trustee at the Bhonsla Military School – Nagpur and is associated with various such organizations.
He has been a faculty for Structured Finance and Project Finance at the World Bank Knowledge Forum and State Bank of India.

Ms. Anuradha Paraskar
Independent Business and Marketing Consultant

Ms. Pooja Beria
General Manager, Business Development,The Linde Group

Ms. Archana Bhaskar
CHRO and Head Corporate Communications Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
Ms. Archana Bhaskar
CHRO and Head Corporate Communications Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
Archana Bhaskar is the CHRO at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited and a member of the Management Council at DRL since June 2017. She has additional responsibility for Corporate Communications.
Archana has over 3 decades of professional experience across diverse industries such FMCG, Energy and now Pharma as well as geographies of US, Europe and Asia. She worked for several years with Unilever and Shell prior to joining Dr Reddy’s. She is a big believer in the potential of human capital and is committed to making a positive difference to society.
She is an alumnus of Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and then went on to complete her PGDM from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. During the course of her career, she has attended several executive development and Leadership development programs.
Outside of work, Archana is passionate about nurturing diverse talent and enjoys Coaching and Mentoring people. She believes in learning and upskilling herself continuously as that is the key to staying relevant professionally.
Currently she is associated with the CII National committee for Skilling and Livelihoods, Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council and HR tech start-ups.
Archana supports several organisations that work for social good, mainly in Education and livelihood spaces.

Shri. Parveen K. Gupta
Former Managing Director State Bank of India Currently Chairman/Independent Director of companies
Shri. Parveen K. Gupta
Former Managing Director State Bank of India Currently Chairman/Independent Director of companies

Smt. Surekha Marandi
Former Executive Director Reserve Bank of India Currently Independent Director of companies

Prof. Ram K. Kakani
DirectorIndian Institute of Management Raipur

Prof. M. Kannadhasan
Professor of FinanceIndian Institute of Management Raipur
Secretary

Col. (Dr.) Harindra Tripathi (Retd.)
Chief Administrative OfficerIndian Institute of Management Raipur