Mr. Charlie Elias joined BlueScope Steel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in March 2008. He is responsible for finance, treasury, taxation, supply, investor relations, investments, audit and insurance. Prior to this, he was CFO and Director for Linfox Group and CFO, Director and General Manager Strategy and Business Development for TXU Australia. He began his career with Deloitte Consulting as a Senior Consultant. Mr. Elias is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr. Anand Sen is President, TQM & Steel Business at Tata Steel and is responsible for the steel business including marketing & sales and for the promotion of TQM across Tata Steel India.

Mr. Sen graduated from IIT Kharagpur as a Metallurgical Engineer and joined Tata Steel as a Graduate Trainee in the year 1981. Subsequently, he completed his PGDBM (Marketing) from IIM, Kolkata and also has an Executive MBA from CEDEP at INSEAD, France. He has worked across Marketing and Sales, Strategy and Business Leadership, Operations and Projects in his career of over three decades. He led the company’s foray into branded steel from India’s first dedicated Steel Distribution Channel and was associated with the development of specialized steel for the automotive industry. Under his leadership, Tata Steel successfully challenged the Deming Grand Prize, the highest award in the field of Quality.

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 Choudhury has been appointed as the Managing Director of Tata BlueScope Steel effective from September 1, 2013. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Riten Choudhury was heading the Building Products business of Tata BlueScope Steel since 2010, as a Vice President, and has successfully led the business towards sustained growth and high performance.

Mr. Riten Choudhury has a rich experience in Profit Centre Management, Strategy, Sales and Marketing. He has held various senior positions within the Tata group. He has a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur in Marketing and Finance. He is a Chevening Scholar and has been awarded the ‘Chevening Manager for Leadership’ scholarship by the British Government.

Mr. Ian Cummin has almost 20 years of experience serving on Executive Leadership teams of major Australian publicly listed companies. He has extensive organizational change management experience, including mergers and acquisitions, remuneration governance, executive talent development and industrial relations. He has had key roles in Public Policy Development and Safety Management.

Mr. Cummin joined BlueScope in 2003 as Executive General Manager – People and Organization Performance with responsibility for HR, Corporate Affairs and Safety. He has served as a Director on the board of BUTLER Manufacturing following the acquisition by BlueScope, acted in the capacity of President of NZ Steel, served as an independent Non-Executive Director of IFS – a superannuation investment company with $40 billion under management, and is a member of Deakin University Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Group.

Mr. Sudam Maitra, a Mechanical Engineer from IIT Delhi, is currently the National President of Indian Value Engg Society (affiliated to SAVE U.S.A.). Mr. Maitra worked in Bata, India for a period of 3 years in Mould Shop. He then joined TELCO, now Tata Motors, for a period of 4 years in the department of Quality Assurance. Post this employment, Mr. Sudam Maitra worked in Maruti Suzuki for a period of 31 years in the areas of quality including Supplier Quality, manufacturing, service and supply chain and resigned the office as Chief Operating Officer (Supply Chain). Currently, he is also Deputy Managing Director of IFB Industries and MD of IFB Automotive Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Maitra was awarded the Supply Chain Person of the year 2013, from Indian Chamber of Commerce. He was the Sourcing Committee Chair person of SIAM.

He joined Linde India Ltd in October 2001, as a Finance Director, and served as the Managing Director of the company from Oct 2008 to July 2013. He took over responsibilities for the South Asia Cluster comprising of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Jan 2012, and was formally designated as the Managing Director, South Asia of the Linde Group in August 2013. Mr. Menon has worked in various capacities in Central Govt., Joint Sector, India, Private Sector and Multinational companies. Prior to joining Linde, he was Vice president, Finance, at Pidilite Industries Limited. He is also council member of the Eastern Region of the Indo- German Chamber of Commerce and is a member of General Committee of CII, Eastern Region, and serves as the chairman of Economic Affairs, Finance & taxation sub-committee.

Mr. Venkat Iyer, Fellow Chartered Accountant, retired as Audit Partner, KPMG LLP, Singapore w.e.f Sept 30, 2015. He was associated for more than 33 years with various KPMG offices, including London, Middle East and Singapore providing Audit and Advisory services. He was Asia Regional coordinating partner for large US multinational groups and also led and worked on IFRS, US GAAP and SOX engagements. He has vast experience in the Audit of different industries, businesses and listed companies. Mr. Iyer held the position of Chairman of the ICAI, Singapore Chapter, and is the member of the Indian Business Leaders Group forum, Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Directors. Mr. Iyer holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Bombay, Masters of Business Administration from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He is also Fellow Member of ICAI and Practicing Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA).

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.