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The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group has interests across diverse business sectors
- Power & Natural Resources, Carbon Black, IT & Education, Retail, Media
& Entertainment and Infrastructure, with assets close to INR 32,000 Cr
and employee strength of more than 45,000. Over the next five years the
Group is expected to invest more than USD 3 billion across its various business projects. The
Group’s power generation company, CESC is India’s first fully integrated electrical utility
company and is sole electricity distributor in the city of Kolkata as well as several other districts
serving 3 million domestic consumers and industrial & commercial users.
Phillips Carbon Black, the world’s second fastest-growing carbon black company, and India’s
largest, is a part of this Group. The Group also consists of Saregama India, the largest repertoire
of recorded music in India. The Group’s IT wing, Firstsource Solutions Ltd, is among the top
three pure play Business Process Outsourcing companies in India. Spencer’s Retail Limited, part
of the Group, is a multi-format retailer and runs 120 stores, including 37 Hyper stores in over 35
cities in India.
Mr. Rudra Chatterjee, Managing Director, Luxmi Tea Co. (P) Ltd. &
Chairman, Obeetee
Business Interest: Tea & Home Furnishings
Email: rudra.chatterjee@icloud.com
Mr. Kumar joined Tata Steel as a Graduate Trainee (GT) in 1991 and has
handled a plethora of responsibilities including exports and trading of
minerals, ferro-alloys, non-ferrous metals and Steel products. He has
worked in Tata Steel and Tata International in various capacities and
locations including at Kathmandu, Dubai, Kolkata and Mumbai.
After working with the office of Managing Director of Tata Steel at
Mumbai, Mr. Kumar was assigned to start and head S&T Mining (a JV Company with SAIL for coal
mining) in 2008 as its Managing Director. In 2012, he moved back to Tata Steel in the role of
Executive-In-Charge (EIC) of Industrial By-Products Management Division (IBMD). In April,
2017, he was appointed Additional Director in Tata Metaliks.
Mr. Kumar is a Mining Engineer from ISM Dhanbad and a postgraduate in International Trade
from IIFT, New Delhi.
Mr Ravi Poddar is the Chairman of Ravi Auto Limited and P.C. Chanda
& Co. (P) Ltd. He has been member of different committees of industry
chambers and associations. He was conferred Official of the Order of
Infante D. Henrique” the Highest Civilian honour Award by H.E. The
President of Portugal, in recognition of his valuable services rendered
to Portugal. Ravi Auto Group is one of the oldest family business houses
in Bengal, foundation of which was laid in 1945. In the erstwhile days, the Group was mainly
involved in Automotive Distribution and Property Development Business in Kolkata. The Group
is now involved mainly in the Real Estate Development, Paint Manufacturing, Finance, Leisure
and Entertainment business. Its' Paint Factory, located at Kalyani, manufactures Anti Corrosive
Paint for D.I. Pipe Industry as a specialized product and also manufactures other protective and
heavy duty coatings. Ravi Auto Group has also made a strategic investment in Peter-Lacke India
Limited, a renowned German Paint (Lacquer) Manufacturing Company, which specializes in
industrial/protective coating on plastic products being used by most car manufacturers globally.
An Industrial Estate-cum-Warehousing Complex having an area of 1.5 million sq.ft. is being set
up near Taratolla Road while an Entertainment Hub is proposed in Siliguri on 27 Acre Land near
Sevoke Road.