Our Leadership Demo - Tata BlueScope Steel

Our Leadership

Ms. Debra CounsellChairperson

Mr. Rajeev SinghalDirector

Ms. Samita ShahDirector

Mr. Anoop Kumar TrivediManaging Director

Ms. Gretta StephensDirector

Ms. Debra Counsell is the Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary of BlueScope Steel Limited and has responsibility for legal affairs. She is a member of BlueScope’s Executive Leadership Team. She joined BlueScope in 2014, following an international career extending over 25 years in partner and equivalent roles at leading global law firms. Ms Counsell specialises in commercial law, major projects, infrastructure and project finance and has worked throughout Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East advising corporate, government and financial institution clients on various commercial matters, in particular foreign investments, development and strategic projects (including mergers and acquisitions), corporate law and governance, in a variety of industries including mining, resources, energy and defence.

Mr. Rajeev Singhal is a Mechanical engineer from IIT, Banaras Hindu University and has completed PGDBM in Marketing from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He joined Tata Steel as a Graduate Trainee in 1985. He has completed CEDEP’s General Management Program at, INSEAD, France. After his initial stint in information technology, he handled Marketing & Sales Function for over 20 years across many product lines. In 2010, he was appointed as Executive-in-Charge, Ferro Alloys & Minerals Division. In November 2013, he was appointed as Vice President Raw Material to manage the mining portfolio of Tata Steel. On 18th May 2018, he was appointed as Managing Director of Tata Steel BSL Limited (formerly known as Bhushan Steel Limited). His professional journey that spans a little over than three decades has seen several milestones in various departments such as Information Technology, Marketing, Sales, Human Resources and Raw Materials.

Samita Shah is currently Vice President – Corporate Finance, Treasury & Risk Management. She looks after the financing requirements of Tata Steel Group. She is also the Chief Risk Officer for Tata Steel and has spearheaded the implementation of an enterprise-wise risk management process across the Tata Steel Group.

Samita serves on the Boards of several other subsidiaries of Tata Steel like Tata Metaliks Ltd, Jamipol Ltd, Tata Steel SEZ Ltd, Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd and Abja Investment Pte Ltd.

Samita joined Tata Steel in 2012. She has 20 years of experience in investment banking and has led several IPOs, bond issues, project financing, private equity and M&A transactions for Indian and multinational companies. She did her graduation in BA (Economics) from Mumbai University and is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.

Mr. Anoop Kumar Trivedi has been appointed as the Managing Director of Tata BlueScope Steel effective from 1st January 2022. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Anoop Kumar Trivedi was the Executive Plant Head – Tata Steel Limited (Sahibabad) since May 2018, where he was instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition through “One Team” initiative post the Bhushan Steel Limited takeover by Tata Steel Limited.

Mr. Anoop Kumar Trivedi has a diversified experience spanning over twenty-five years within the steel industry; including manufacturing, erection, commissioning of mills; working closely with technology teams for developing innovative products and solutions for steel consumers across the globe.

A technically sound metallurgist, Mr. Anoop Kumar Trivedi is an alumnus of Institute of Technology, BHU. Being passionate about technology, Mr. Trivedi has developed new processes and products, published papers in several international journals. He has worked closely with several institutions for upliftment & upskilling of societies.

Gretta Stephens joined BlueScope Steel as Chief Executive New Zealand & Pacific Islands in June 2018. She leads BlueScope Steel mining, manufacturing and downstream businesses in New Zealand and the LYSAGHT® and Acier manufacturing and distribution business in the Pacific Islands. In addition to these responsibilities, in February 2021 Ms Stephens assumed the role of Chief Executive Climate Change. This newly created role is responsible for researching, developing and implementing the Company’s global carbon reduction strategies. Gretta brings to the role a technical background in engineering and materials science, and experience working with government and wider industry to solve macro problems. She has over 30 years’ experience in the mining and metals industry in Australian and New Zealand with BlueScope Steel, Rio Tinto and Alcoa, and has held leadership roles in operations, R&D and technology development, business improvement and transformation. She sits on several internal boards, is a member of the Institute of Company directors, a board member of the New Zealand Business and Parliamentary Trust, was a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council and is a member of the Electricity Authority’s Security and Reliability Committee.

Mr. Matthew CoghlanDirector

Ms. Debra CounsellChairperson

Mr. Rajeev SinghalDirector

Ms. Samita ShahDirector

Ms. Shah looks after the financing requirements of the Tata Steel Group and is responsible for raising capital from local and international banks and equity/debt capital markets. Ms. Shah is also the Chief Risk Officer for Tata Steel and has spearheaded the implementation of an enterprise-wise risk management practice across the Tata Steel Group. Ms. Shah joined Tata Steel in 2012 after many years of experience in financial services. Ms. Shah has executed several transactions for Indian and multinational companies including IPOs, rights issues, bond and convertible bond issues, project financing, private equity and M&A. She has also advised Government of India on the privatization of public sector companies. Ms. Shah has done her graduation in BA (Economics) from Mumbai University and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. She lives in Mumbai with her family and is an avid reader, gardener and traveler..

Mr. Riten ChoudhuryManaging Director

Mr. Riten Choudhury is the Managing Director of Tata BlueScope Steel since September 1, 2013 and has successfully led the business towards sustained growth and high performance. He has a rich experience in Profit Centre Management, Strategy, Sales & Marketing and Procurement. He has held various leadership positions within the Tata Steel group. He is a Mechanical Engineer and an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur in Marketing and Finance. He is also a Chevening Scholar and has been awarded the ‘Chevening Manager for Leadership’ scholarship by the British Government. He has completed an Advanced Management Program from the University of Leeds, UK and a General Management Program at CEDEP (INSEAD) France.

Ms. Gretta StephensDirector

Mr. Matthew CoghlanDirector

Matt is Vice President, Corporate Finance and Strategy at BlueScope Steel which includes responsibility for BlueScope’s Corporate Finance and M&A function and Global Corporate Strategy. In addition, Matt is the Executive Director India for BlueScope with overall responsibility for its investment in India. BlueScope is a top 100 ASX listed company and is a flat steel producer for the domestic Australian, New Zealand and US markets, and is a leading international supplier of steel products and solutions, principally focused on the global building and construction industry. Matt was previously CFO for NS BlueScope Coated Products, a joint venture between BlueScope and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation based in Singapore. The joint venture comprises businesses in ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Brunei) and North America. The footprint of this business also covers Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines and employs approximately 3,000 people over 25 manufacturing locations. Matt was also previously CFO for the BlueScope China business and has held other senior finance roles in the US and Australia and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.