May 2007 - SIMA

Suresh Thawani becomes the new Managing Director of Tata Sponge Iron Ltd.
Mr.Suresh Thawani joins Tata Sponge as the Managing Director of
the company with effect from 10th March 2007. He replaces Mr.Ashok
Pandit after the latter retired on completion of his term on 9th March
2007.
A Graduate in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur (1972
batch), Mr Thawani started his career as a Graduate Trainee in
Tata Steel in 1972. He has spent three decades in Tata Steel.
Mr Thawani holds multifarious experience of working in Scientific
Services Division, Sales and Marketing, Production Planning and
Raw Material Commercial Division of Tata Steel. He was the Executive Director
(Operations) of Standard Chrome Limited during 1995-96. Around 1997, he was deputed
to Timken Company, USA and Luken Steel, USA to explore business opportunities for
them in India and South East Asia. He worked as the CEO of Nilanchal Refractories
Limited and thereafter served for three and a half years as the Managing Director at
Jamshedpur Injection Powder Limited, a joint venture company promoted by Tata Steel,
SKW Stahl Metallurgie AG, Germany and Tai Industries, Bhutan prior to assuming the
Managing Directorship of Tata Sponge.
Mr. N K Patnaik
Mr. N K. Patnaik, Vice Chairman, SIMA joined Monnet Ispat & Energy
Ltd. as Chief Executive Officer for Angul Project, Orissa w.e.f. March
2007. On behalf of members Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association,
we wish Mr. Patnaik all success in his new challenging assignment.
S. K. Ghosh
On behalf of the members of Sponge Iron Manucaturers Association,
we convey our heartiest congratulations to Mr. S K Ghosh who has
been redesignated as General Manger of Orissa Sponge Iron &
Steel Ltd. w.e.f. 1st April 2007. A well-earned and well-deserved
promotion, we wish Mr. Ghosh all success in his new and responsible
assignment
MAY-2007/26