New Delhi: Manish Gupta has taken over charge as Director (Technical, Projects & Raw Materials) of Steel Authority of India's (SAIL) corporate office with effect from January 13. Prior to this, he was serving as Executive Director (Works) at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant.
Gupta was recommended for the post of Director (Technical, Projects & Raw Materials) of SAIL by the PESB selection panel in its selection meeting held on September 19, 2024. He was selected for the post from a pool of 12 candidates.
Gupta is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from MANIT Bhopal. He started his career with SAIL in 1991 as a Management Trainee (Technical) at Durgapur Steel Plant.
An accomplished professional with over three decades of experience in the steel industry, Gupta has worked in various plants and units of SAIL while consistently demonstrating excellent technical expertise, operational excellence and leadership.
During his tenure at Durgapur plant, he played an important role in improving the efficiency and safety of the steel melting shop. In 2019, he became Chief General Manager at the Bokaro Steel Plant, led various technology upgrades and was part of modernisation projects. Later as Executive Director (Works) at IISCO Steel Plant, he focused on sustainability, cost optimisation and digital technology adoption.
At SAIL's corporate office, he served as Executive Director In-charge (Operations), enhancing operational efficiency and strategic coordination.
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