Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. Rakesh Himatsingka currently serving as Chairman & Managing Director of India Carbon has been Managing Director of the Company since May, 1996 and then took over as Chairman in 1999. He completed his Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. He is also Chairman of Assam Carbon Products Ltd and has over 34 years of industry experience. Furthermore, he has served as the National President of The Confederation of Export Units and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Modern Management, Kolkata. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Morganite Electrical Carbon Ltd., UK, a subsidiary of Morgan Crucible Company plc, UK, from 1992 to 2003. Deeply involved in social welfare, he is the Secretary General of the National Diabetics Association of India and also an active member of various Public Trusts such as the India Carbon Charitable Trust, Manav Kalyan Trust, Raghumull Charity Trust, Ghanshyamdas Charitable Trust, Jan Seva Nidhi Trust, Shree Shyam Seva Nidhi Trust and the Ramkrishna Vivekananda Mission.

Deputy Managing Director & CEO
Mr Shaurya Veer Himatsingka - Mr. Himatsingka comes to the Company with a strong entrepreneurial and management base, having completed his Masters in Business Administration from The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2005. He also obtained his Bachelors in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and attained Specializations in the fields of Finance, Operations and Computing & Information Technology. Mr. Himatsingka also had the experience of Investment Banking with JM Morgan Stanley and undertook Consulting opportunities with Mellon Financial Corporation, Pennsylvania and Morgan Advanced Ceramics, Massachusetts.

Mr. Hemant Kumar Khaitan (Independent Director)
is Managing Director of Steel Products Ltd. and has the benefit of over 32 years of industry experience. Currently involved with the execution of contracts based on power transmission and substation engineering, Mr. Khaitan has also had numerous experiences in international markets such as Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Mr. Manoj Mohanka (Independent Director)
Director of Television Eighteen India Limited (CNBC News channel) specializes in the areas of Finance and Strategic Planning and enjoys special expertise in fund raising. Mr. Mohanka is a B. Com(Hons.) from St. Xavier.s College, Calcutta and has a Master's degree from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business. Mr. Mohanka is also a Chevening Scholar from the London School of Economics. He has held various positions in industry forums, such as President, Calcutta Chamber of Commerce, Co-Chairman, Economic Affairs Committee of FICCI (ER), Committee Member, Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce, Board of Governors, Eastern Institute of Management, Chairman, Young Presidents Organisation, Kolkata etc.

Mr. Soumendra Mohan Basu (Independent Director)
was past Executive Chairman of Manpower-India. Manpower Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, is a global leader in HR and Staffing Solutions. Prior to joining Manpower, he worked with three premier Banking Institutions namely State Bank of India, ANZ Grindlays and Standard Chartered Bank during a career spanning thirty-three years. Following the acquisition of ANZ Grindlays by Standard Chartered Bank in 2000, Mr. Soumendra became Chief Operating Officer-India Region. He served as Director of both Scope International (wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank) and Standard Chartered Finance Ltd. In 2003, Mr. Soumendra moved to Singapore where he was in a global role with the Wholesale Bank of Standard Chartered, managing the Credit Risk Control function and the Basel Programme. He graduated with honours in English from Presidency College, Kolkata. Now Mr. Soumendra is an independent consultant in the areas of organization, human resources and corporate affairs.

Mr. Sunirmal Talukdar (Independent Director)
is a Chartered Accountant from ICAI and B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta University. He retired as Group Executive President and Chief Financial Officer of M/s. Hindalco Industries Ltd. in 2012. The flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, Hindalco - a Fortune 500 company - is the world's largest aluminium rolling company and one of the biggest producers of primary aluminium and copper in Asia. Mr. Talukdar has specialization and comprehensive experience in various areas such as Strategic & Tactical Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Project Evaluation & Financing, Equity & Debt Syndication, Internal Control/Audit Compliance, Direct, Indirect & International Taxation, Organisational Restructuring etc. He also serves on the Board of several Companies.

Mrs. Susmita Ghose (Independent Director)
is a National Director of SAVE (Student Action for Value Education) a wing of Help Age India foundation, Kolkata, she is specialized in the areas of fund raising for the organization and monitor the state heads, and oversee their functioning, as well as programme implementation. Mrs. Susmita Ghose is a B.A(Hons.) in Psychology class from Indraprastha College, University of Delhi and has Master's degree in Psychology from Indraprastha College, University of Delhi. Mrs. Susmita Ghose has received Bharat Nirman Award on behalf of Help Age India and she also won Gold Medal in Basketball in Madras in the year 1975. She also participated in the International Federation on Aging Global conference at Bangkok in 2011. She is a regular spokesperson for elderly and motivational speaker at schools, colleges, conferences, workshops, IDOP (International day for older persons) at the local, state and national level.

Mr. Gordon Kenneth McIntosh (Non Executive Director)
is Director, Supply & Marketing Calcined Coke in Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC. Mr. McIntosh is a B.A in Industrial Relations and Economics.

Mr. Tony William Grims (Non Executive Director)
is a Vice President- Finance and Planning of Oxbow calcining International LLC. Mr. Tony William Grims is an expert in Accounting and Management.

Mr. Mark R. Jones (Alternate Director to Mr. Tony William Grims)
is Vice President, Green Coke Purchasing & Optimization in Oxbow. Mr. Mark R. Jones holds Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing from Kansas State University.

Mr. Alvaro Emilio Martinez (Alternate Director to Mr. Gordon Kenneth McIntosh)
Is a vice president (Sales) of M/s. Oxbow Calcining LLC. Mr. Martinez is a qualified MBA in finance.