Chairman and Managing Director

Shri Atul Bhatt took charge as Chairman and Managing Director of MECON Limited on 01.10.2016. Shri Bhatt is a Chemical Engineer from IIT, Delhi (1986) and a Post Graduate in Management from IIM, Calcutta (1989). Prior to joining MECON he was Executive Director (Business Development and Corporate Planning) in NMDC and was instrumental in formulation of Strategic Management Plan 2025 for the Company and was responsible for all mergers & acquisition activities of the Company. Shri Bhatt has also served in Arcelor Mittal as General Manager (Mergers & Acquisition) based in London, UK and as Country Manager (Iran) based in Tehran, Iran. Shri Bhatt has also worked in Tata Steel for a number of years, where he started his career as a Graduate Trainee in 1986.

Director (Technical)

Shri PK Sarangi, has taken over the charge of Director (Technology) on 01.01.2017. Born on 04th May, 1960, Shri Sarangi did his B.E. in Metallurgy from Regional Engineering College, Rourkela in 1982. He Joined MECON Limited on 14.02.1983.

Director (Commercial)

Shri Goutam Chatterjee has taken over the charge of Director (Commercial) on 20.03.2017. Born on 13th October, 1959, Shri Goutam Chatterjee did B.E. in Electrical from NIT, Durgapur in 1982. He Joined MECON Limited on 14.02.1983. 

Director (Projects)

Shri Salil Kumar has joined as Director (Projects) of MECON Limited. An Electrical engineering graduate from MNREC (MNNIT), Allahabad in the year 1983. He started his career with M/s HINDALCO, Renukut in the same year. Thereafter in the year 1987, he joined Engineering Projects (India) Limited and had played integral role in the implementation of various projects. Shri Kumar has rich and varied experience spanning over more than 34 years in Project Management, Planning & Project Execution on turnkey basis, Cost Estimation, Tendering, Business Development and Contract Management for multi-disciplinary Projects in the field of Infrastructure Steel, Power and Process Plants.

Director - MECON & Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Govt. of India

Shri Saraswati Prasad is an IAS Officer of the Assam - Meghalaya Cadre belonging to 1985 batch. He is a Post Graduate in Physics with brilliant academic records. He has wide experience in working for Central as well as State Government.

In State he has worked in various sectors like Urban Development, Management of Environment & Forest and Industrial Development besides working as District Magistrate in two districts of Assam. He has worked in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Heavy Industries in the Government of India. Before joining MECON, he has worked in the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation for about 4 years at the level of Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary. 

Director MECON and Joint Secretary to Govt. of India

Shri Barthwal, and IAS Officer of Bihar Cadre, is a Post Graduate in Economics. He did his B.A (Hons.) Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and his M.A.Economics from J.N.U, Delhi. He has a PG Diploma in Economics of Competition Law from King’s College, London.

During his rich and varied experience as an IAS Officer, he has held various administrative positions in the eareas of Revenue Management, Rural Development, District Administration, Energy & Power, Finance, Home Affairs, Transport, etc. In the State Government and in the Ministries of Labour and Mines in the Central Government. Prior to joining as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel, he was Resident Commissioner, Government of Bihar in Delhi.

He has widely published articles in Economic Times, Financial Express and other publications.

Director - MECON

Shri Sisir Kumar Appikatla, born on 01.01.1967, passed out Chartered Accountancy in the year 1993 is also a graduate from Berhampur University in Physics (Hons.). He is a practising C.A. for the last 22 years. He has been providing management consultancy services in the area of NPA resolution for about 15 banks, both PSU & private sector Banks and other financial Institutions. He has also handled mergers and acquisitions, Sale of Business, Equity Investments for few Corporates in different Sectors. He has also carried out Loss Assessment for all the four PSU's general Insurance companies in very special cases like Bankers Indemnity policies, loss of profit claims and several large fire claim which require investigation and and forensic audit. Apart from above, Shri Appikatla also carried out Central Statutory Audit, Branch Audit, Revenue Audit for various PSU's and private sector Banks.