Venkatraman Krishnan is a Non Executive Director on the Board of the Company. He is a Chartered Accountant with over four decades of experience in the Corporate Sector.
Shashi Shekhar, a retired IAS officer of Tamil Nadu Cadre, had held various positions in the State and the Central Government. He was joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, and was associated with preparing the Energy Conservation Bill that became an Act in 2002. He was the first Director-General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. He spent more than 10 years in the power and renewable energy sector, while in the Government. He presented many papers in international forums on power sector development and climate change. He prepared the 12th Plan draft document of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy wherein for the first time he advocated wind and solar energy to acquire market orientation. He also worked in the Ministry of Environment & Forest as Additional Secretary and Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board. He retired in December 2016 as Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Govt. of India. During this period, he initiated far-reaching reforms in the water sector. Currently, he works for policy advocacy, business strategy, and development for solar power, green hydrogen, regulatory issues, IT-based solution for the power sector including RE integration, among others in the ACME Group.
Atul Sabharwal is a founder of Snipp and has over 10 years of experience in the digital media/mobile industry. His earlier experiences include a board role at eSolar, an Idealabs company funded by Google, GE & Oak Capital, founder of the Finalysis Group, and positions with AOL, IBM Business Services (previously PWC Consulting), the Boston Consulting Group, and News Corporation. He holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management and attended Wharton.
Mr. Subhash Kumar is an energy industry veteran with more than 38 years of experience in India and abroad. He superannuated from ONGC as Chairman and Managing Director and Director Finance in December 2021. He has also served as a member of the board of various group companies, including four equity listed companies, ONGC, HPCL, MRPL, and Petronet LNG Limited. He has been and continues to be closely associated with issues around sustainability and energy transition. During his leadership role at ONGC Group companies, he has also been the President of Global Compact India. During his role at ONGC Group of companies he has worked with global majors with interests in upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, petrochemicals, LNG and infrastructure as business partners or counterparties. He has played an active role in global acquisitions and has been a key contributor to the growth of the company's portfolio from just one asset in 2001 to about 40 assets across the globe. He is associated with the Energy Transition Advisory Committee (ETAC) set up by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natura Gas, GOI. Mr. Kumar was also a member of the CII NetZero Council for 2022-2023. Currently, he is the Director at ACME Group, a company working in renewables space with focus on green hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives in driving energy transition. He is also Advisor to the Indian Sugar Mills Association, helping membership explore options beyond sugar, be a sustained supplier of ethanol and broaden industry’s product offerings through bio-based energy efficient sustainable adjacencies arising in wake of energy transition.
Nikhil Dhingra has over 20 years of leadership experience in investment banking and infrastructure sector. In his earlier stint at ACME, he led Company’s growth from 300 MW to 5 GW+ capacity establishing ACME as leading renewable energy company in India. Prior to his current assignment at ACME, he served as CEO of Oriental Tollways, a leading national highways company in India and on board of directors of all operating companies of Oriental Infratrust, a leading infrastructure investment trust with assets of over $ 2 billion. He served as head- Infra and renewables for ICICI Securities Investment Banking. He holds an MBA in finance from IIM Bangalore and B.Tech, Electrical Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra.
Daniel has over 17 years experience in renewable energy technology, project development, finance and construction. His renewable energy projects have been recognized by the United States Congress and the White House. Daniel’s prior leadership roles have included Head of Renewables Business, Adani USA and Chief Development Officer of Dynamic Energy (now Pattern). He was also Chief Strategy Officer of Safari Energy (now Aspen Power). In these capacities he executed many of the first-of and largest-of renewable projects in the USA. He leads ACME’s USA business, including renewable and green hydrogen / ammonia project delivery. Daniel specializes in maximizing the synergies of the valuable U.S. – India relationship. Daniel is a certified solar designer, MBA, Stanford certified project manager, Villanova certified Six Sigma Master Lean Blackbelt, and holds dozens of certificates in energy hedging, grid infrastructure and hydrogen conversion and storage.
Ashwani has nearly 30 years of marketing and business development experience in the energy sector and has worked across Asia and Europe in various functional and leadership roles. He has contributed to the development of gas and power markets, enabling policies, and regulatory frameworks by leveraging his rich global experience. He is currently leading the green hydrogen and ammonia business for ACME Group as the President and Director based out of Dubai. Prior to joining ACME, Ashwani was heading the global LNG marketing business for ADNOC, the national oil company of UAE. Previously, Ashwani has worked for ~20 years with Shell (and BG Group) and his last role was as the Country Head for Shell Energy India responsible for the Gas, LNG and Power businesses of Shell in India. He also worked with Reliance Industries and Thermax before joining Shell. Ashwani holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
Rahula is an experienced professional with close to two decades of experience in Corporates & Consulting. He currently holds the position of Chief Commercial Officer at ACME, where he oversees both the Utilities and B2B divisions. With a diverse background spanning the entire Energy Value Chain, including Generation, Transmission & Distribution, and Renewable Energy, Rahula brings a wealth of expertise to his role. Before joining ACME, Rahula served as the head of B2B business at Renew Power, further establishing his leadership in the energy sector. His career is characterized by significant accomplishments, including Business Development, Commercial and Regulatory Management, Contract Management, Corporate Strategy, and Mergers & Acquisitions in multiple organizations.
Gautam Saha is a dynamic civil engineering professional with over 28 years of rich knowledge and hands on, proven & demonstrated core experience in setting up new business vertical, due-diligence, feasibility studies, international business development, tendering & proposals, cost estimation & budgeting, cost & commercial management, contract management/administration, project management & control of metro rail, railways, viaducts, hydro power projects, mega industrial infrastructures, highways, commercial structures, tunnels, dams & underground structures in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Singapore, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Africa and UAE. He is a high-performing leader & a motivator with great influencing skills, deep knowledge & robust understanding of highly complex and mega-scale Infrastructure development Industry. He possesses proven & demonstrated leadership skills & collaborative competencies for on-time delivery of complex projects within cost, quality & safety parameters. Previously, Gautam has worked in companies including L&T, HCC, Tata Projects Ltd, Bauer GmBH, & Reliance Infrastructures Ltd.
Anil Chutani is responsible for promoting green hydrogen and green ammonia technology at ACME Group. He has over 26 years of professional experience in the technology domain in various sectors including telecom, renewables, energy storage, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen storage, and electrolyzers, among others. He is an expert in engineering, product development, technical due diligence for M&As, and scaling up start-ups from R&D stage to commercial scale. He has Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Communications.
Dr. Abhilash Raghavan is a Certified Sustainability Reporting Practitioner, Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner (CMIOSH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), LEED Green Associate, ISO Lead Auditor for Safety & Environment. He also holds a PhD specialized in Environmental Health and Sustainability. Over the course of last two decades, he had worked in a wide range of industries, gaining experience in EHS, ESG, Sustainability, and Environmental Management. These industries included Government and regulatory, pharmaceuticals, engineering, healthcare, industrial gas manufacturing, recycling, financial sector, and more. Dr. Abhilash is ardently committed to protecting human life from injuries and accidents and assisting organizations in finding their path to success, while transitioning to sustainable business models. As an Environmental and Sustainability leader, he had driven initiatives in the areas of Sustainable Business Practices, ESG Due Diligence, Risk Assessment and Rating, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocols and Abatement, Climate Change, Net Zero, Carbon Neutral, and the Circular Economy. In addition to his current role as Head of ESG at ACME Group, he is an active volunteer in promoting ESG, environmental, social & community development services and mentoring young and aspiring professionals. He is also serving as a Council member of IOSH, the largest professional OHS organization in the UK, which represents about 50K professionals globally. He firmly believes in conveying and using the knowledge gained via continual learning and professional upskilling, and his most recent degree is an MBA in Energy and Sustainability from a prestigious European university.
Nitin has over 20 years of exposure in various aspects of Human Resources (HR) as a function. His extensive tenure in the domain is highlighted by a comprehensive understanding of HR as a function. Throughout his career, Nitin has gained expertise in Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Learning & Development, and overall HR strategy including Change Management. His wealth of experience is a testament that he navigated through diverse challenges and changes in the HR landscape, making him a seasoned professional in the field. His sectoral exposure has been diverse ranging from Power / Energy / Infrastructure / Renewable, and has worked with Organisation of repute like NHPC, Lanco, Larsen & Tubro, Tata Projects, ReNew. His wealth of experience in both traditional and emerging sectors positions him as an asset, with a comprehensive understanding of new-age HR functioning and perspectives.
Sukant is currently leading the complete finance function including strategic partnerships, debt, equity, controls and taxation for the Green Hydrogen/Ammonia business across various geographies including Middle East, US and India. Sukant has nearly 22 years of corporate finance and business development experience in the renewable energy sector and has worked across India, Southeast Asia and Australia in various functional and leadership roles. He has worked across setting up two renewable energy portfolios spread and contributed extensively in raising debt and equity aggregating to multi-billion dollars till date. Prior to joining ACME, Sukant was leading the investment committee role, with ReNew Power, one of the leading private sectors IPPs in India and listed on Nasdaq. Previously, Sukant has also worked for ~7 years with Continuum Energy (funded by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners). He carries a lot of on ground understanding of technologies, optimal financing solutions and contractual structures. Sukant holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee), and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad.
Gursharan Jassal has over 15 years of experience in Procurement, Project Management, Business Development, Corporate Strategy & Strategic Advisory in ACME, Tata Consultancy Services, India Today group & Accelerator Group LLC. He holds a MSc in Finance & Management from Cranfield School of Management, England and Bachelor of Engineering from Panjab University.
Rajesh Sodhi has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of corporate compliance, investors’ relations, public and private placement of securities, financing documentation and overseas corporate compliance. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
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