NEW DELHI. POWERGRID has elevated and appointed 11 senior officials as Executive Directors, strengthening its leadership team across key functional and project areas. Among those elevated is Sanjay Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of POWERTEL, who brings over three decades of experience in telecom marketing, corporate planning and asset monetisation. Abhinav Verma, currently Executive Director (Rajasthan Projects), has also been elevated, recognised for his extensive experience in executing transmission projects that are critical for renewable energy evacuation.
Other senior officials approved as Executive Directors include M. S. Hejib (SR-II), Kumud Wadhwa (ERP & IT), Harinarayanan Puthan Kalam (HR), Vikas Bagadia (CTUIL), Ashok Kumar Naik (ER-II), Rajesh V. (Khavda–Nagpur HVDC Project) and Arindam Chakraborty (Field Quality & Assurance). All the appointees bring more than three decades of rich experience in the power sector, with proven leadership across operations, technology, human resources, project execution and quality assurance.
In addition, Vineeta Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer of Powergrid Energy Services Ltd (PESL), and Akhilesh Kumar Dixit, Chief Executive Officer of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), will continue to serve on secondment. Their continued association will support POWERGRID’s expanding focus on emerging business areas such as smart grids, energy efficiency, renewable energy integration and digital transformation, reinforcing the organisation’s strategic growth objectives.
