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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION CORPORATION LIMITED<br />

DI<strong>REC</strong>TORS’ PROFILE<br />

DR. JAIRAJ MORESHWAR PHATAK Chairman & Managing Director<br />

Dr. Jairaj Moreshwar Phatak, 55 years, is Chairman and Managing Director of <strong>REC</strong> since 15th June,<br />

2010. Prior to joining <strong>REC</strong>, he was working as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati<br />

Raj, Government of India.<br />

Dr. Phatak is an IAS officer of 1978 batch from Maharashtra cadre with 32 years service. He holds<br />

a Doctorate in Management from University of Mumbai, a Masters in Public Administration from<br />

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and an M.Sc. degree from the<br />

Department of Physics, IIT Bombay (1975). He was Edward Mason Fellow in Harvard University<br />

and has been recipient of K.K.Birla Fellowship in Economics.<br />

He has an extensive experience in city governance as the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai<br />

(BMC) from 2007-09 in addition to his earlier assignments at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal <strong>Corporation</strong> (Pune’s suburbs)<br />

and Navi Mumbai Municipal <strong>Corporation</strong>. Dr. Phatak has served as the Principal Secretary in Urban Development,<br />

Maharashtra Government. He has also been Secretary of <strong>Rural</strong> Development, School Education and Food & Civil Supply<br />

Departments in Maharashtra. His tenure as Secretary, School education was lauded for his efforts to improve education.<br />

He has also worked in Government of India for five years - four years in Department of Personnel & Training and seven<br />

months in Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He is also a Visiting Professor to the All India Institute of Local Self-government,<br />

Mumbai.<br />

Dr. Phatak was a member of the IIT Bombay Chess Team that won the All India Inter-University Chess Tournament in 1974.<br />

He has also been President of Maharashtra Chess Association.<br />

Dr. Jairaj Moreshwar Phatak was holding Nil equity shares in the Company at the time of joining on 15th June, 2010.<br />

SHRI HARI DAS KHUNTETA Director (Finance)<br />

Shri Hari Das Khunteta, 58 years, is Director (Finance) since May, 2004. He holds a Bachelor’s<br />

Degree in Commerce from the University of Rajasthan. He is also a Associate Member of the Institute<br />

of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Shri Khunteta has 33 years of professional experience in<br />

the area of financial management including resource mobilization from domestic and international<br />

markets, investor servicing and corporate governance. Prior to his appointment as Director (Finance),<br />

he held the position of Executive Director (Finance and Accounts) in National Hydroelectric Power<br />

<strong>Corporation</strong> Limited (NHPC), He was also Non Executive Director on the Board of the Narmada<br />

Hydroelectric Development <strong>Corporation</strong>, a joint venture of NHPC and Government of Madhya<br />

Pradesh.<br />

He is responsible for formulating financial strategies and plans to enable the company in achieving its vision. He provides<br />

directions with respect to Financial Management and Operations of the organization encompassing organizational and<br />

financial planning, formulation of financial policy, financial accounting, management control systems, cash and funds<br />

management, tax planning, mobilization and management of resources, liaison with financial institutions and capital<br />

market players. He also supervises treasury functions, lending operations and advises on corporate risk management matters.<br />

Shri Hari Das Khunteta was holding 14000 equity shares in the Company as on 31st March 2010.<br />

SHRI GULJIT KAPUR Director (Technical)<br />

Shri Guljit Kapur, 59 years, is Director (Technical) since December 1, 2008. He holds a Bachelor’s<br />

Degree in Electrical Engineering in first division from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He<br />

is in charge of all technical and operational aspects of various projects in the generation, transmission<br />

and distribution sectors as well as rural electrification projects under the RGGVY scheme. Shri<br />

Kapur has over 39 years of experience in various Power Sector utilities namely BBMB, PSEB,<br />

POWERGRID, NHPC, THDC and <strong>REC</strong>. Prior to his taking over as Director (Technical) of the Company,<br />

he was working as General Manager (Transmission & Distribution) of the Company. He Joined the<br />

Company on Deputation on September 14, 2005 and he was permanently absorbed in the Company<br />

on September 15, 2007. Before joining the Company, he was working as Deputy General Manager in Power Grid <strong>Corporation</strong><br />

of India Limited (PGCIL).<br />

Shri Guljit Kapur was holding Nil equity shares in the Company as on 31st March 2010.<br />

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