Mahendra Mehta

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Mahendra Mehta
Born
Mahendra Singh Mehta

(1955-12-09) 9 December 1955 (age 68)
NationalityIndian
Alma mater M.B.M. University
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1976–present
TitleCEO, Vedanta Resources plc
Term2008–2014
PredecessorKuldip Kaura
SuccessorTom Albanese

Mahendra Singh Mehta (born 9 December 1955) is an Indian businessman. He is a former CEO of Vedanta Resources and is currently the head of India operations for GFG Alliance. He is on the board of directors of ESL Steel, a division of Vedanta Resources, and Hindustan Construction Company. [1]

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Biography

Early life and education

Mahendra Mehta holds a BE degree in mechanical engineering from the MBM Engineering College, University of Jodhpur (now known as Jai Narain Vyas University), Jodhpur and an MBA from the IIM Ahmedabad, India. [2] [3]

Career

Mehta served various positions in the marketing, finance and commercial departments of various companies in the steel industry. [4]

Mehta joined Sterlite Copper, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, in April 2000 [5] and served as senior Vice President of copper business from October 2001 to November 2002.

He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, from 15 November 2005 to 30 June 2010.

From October 2008 until April 2014, he was the CEO of Vedanta Resources. [5] [6]

Mehta was appointed CEO of Reliance Infrastructure in July 2014. [7]

In July 2018, he was appointed as the head of India operations for GFG Alliance. [8]

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