Mr Pranav V. Adani has been active in the Group since 1999, playing crucial roles in initiating & developing numerous new business opportunities across various sectors. Notably, he led the Joint Venture with the Wilmar Group of Singapore, transforming it from a single refinery edible oil business into a pan-India food company. He also leads the Group’s Oil & Gas, City Gas Distribution & Agri Infrastructure businesses. His keen understanding of the economic landscape has been instrumental in scaling up the Group’s businesses multi-fold. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Boston University, USA. He is also an Alumnus of the Owners/President Management Programme of the Harvard Business School, USA. He has been conferred with several awards, including the prestigious Globoil Man of the Year Award 2009.

A prominent leader in the areas of Energy, Infrastructure, Metal & Minerals. He has led the growth and diversification of the Adani Group’s Natural Resources vertical, since inception both in India as well as overseas. Adani Natural Resources (ANR) vertical comprises Integrated Coal Management, Iron Ore, Copper, Aluminium, Minerals, Bunkering, LPG, ATF and Mining Services businesses. As an energy enthusiast and sustainability champion, Dr Prakash’s exemplary vision and leadership has propelled ANR towards growth and excellence, earning numerous awards for demonstrating commitment towards environment, community engagement, sustainability, safety, making it a Great Place to Work in India.

He has held key positions in various industry bodies leading committees’ of FIMI, ASSOCHAM, FICCI and CII where he advocated for responsible and sustainable mining practices. He is a Mechanical Engineer, with PG Diploma in Operations/Material Management, and MBA (Finance). He also holds a Doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad. He has received several prestigious honours, including the Global Business Excellence Award at World PetroCoal Congress 2017. Before joining Adani Group in 2001, he spent eight years with Aditya Birla Group.

Mr V. Subramanian held several senior positions in both the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal, including heading the departments of Power and Labour in the state. He most recently served as the Secretary to the Government of India with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), where he introduced key developmental initiatives and reforms for the renewable energy sector, including the "Feed-in Tariff" concept. As Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser in the Ministries of Civil Aviation, Tourism and Culture, he served on the Boards of Air India, Indian Airlines, Airports Authority of India, Helicopter Corporation of India and India Tourism Development Corporation. He was also the Member - Secretary of the High-Level Committee responsible for recommending reforms and creating roadmap for Civil Aviation in India. Later, as a Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Rural Development, he implemented National Rural Development plans including the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. He was also the Business Development Adviser to the Council for Industrial and Scientific Research at New Delhi for a year after his retirement. Presently, he is a freelance consultant. He also chaired the Research Council of the Indian Institute of Petroleum in an honorary capacity for three years and headed the Indian Wind Energy Association as Secretary General and later as Chairman from 2008 to 2018. Presently, he serves on the Advisory Board of India Energy Exchange.

Mrs Vijaylaxmi Joshi has served in key positions both at the State and Centre levels. From 2011 to 2014, she served as a Joint and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce. Thereafter, she was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj on May 1, 2014. She had also served as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Lastly, she headed the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India programme). At the State level, she has also been deputed as Managing Director of Government-owned Companies such as Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited.

Dr Omkar Goswami, a professional economist, spent 18 years of his career teaching, collaborating and researching economics at Oxford University, Tufts University, Rutgers University, Delhi School of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi. He served as the Editor of Business India from 1996 to 1998 and as the Chief Economist at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from 1998 to 2004. Dr Goswami has also been a consultant to the World Bank, the IMF, the Asian Development Bank and the OECD. He serves on the Board of Godrej Consumer Products and since 2004, he has been the Founder and Chairman of CERG Advisory Private Limited.

Mr Rajkumar Beniwal is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from the 2004 batch (Gujarat Cadre), with an experience of nearly two decades of public service. With an academic foundation that includes a B. Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT (BHU), Varanasi, and a master’s in public administration from the prestigious Duke University, US, his competence has been reflected time and again in his remarkable handling of various Government of Gujarat assignments. His distinguished track record includes his tenures as Collector & District Magistrate (Mehsana & Ahmedabad), and District Development Officer in Kutch. He has also coordinated two Vibrant Gujarat summits successfully during 2017 and 2018. Currently in his multi-faceted role, he not only serves as the full-time Vice-Chairman & CEO of Gujarat Maritime Board but also holds the additional charges of the positions of Managing Director at Gujarat Urban Development Company Limited, Additional CEO of Gujarat Urban Development Mission, and Commissioner of Municipalities Administration. These roles reflect his commitment to driving urban development and managing effective administration of Urban Local Bodies in Gujarat. Now, during a pivotal transformation phase in Gujarat’s ports and maritime sector, Mr Rajkumar Beniwal brings his wealth of experience to the fore. A capable administrator with outstanding communication skills, he has linguistic proficiencies in English, Gujarati and Hindi. Given his extensive experience, Mr Rajkumar Beniwal is poised to make significant contributions to the growth and development of Gujarat’s ports and maritime sector particularly at a time when the Gujarat port sector has also diversified by taking up strategic projects related to development of an alternate dispute resolution centre, multimodal logistics parks, logistics facilities for liquid cargo to name a few. His expertise will be instrumental in ensuring that Gujarat continues be a leader in India’s maritime industry.

GICS Industrial Experience:

Energy, Materials, Industrials, Financials, Information Technology, Utilities

No. of Directorships in other listed Companies (other mandates): 1