Mr. Hemant M Nerurkar, Chief Operating Officer of Tata Steel has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Tata Steel. He has been inducted as the Executive Director for India and South East Asia Operations with effect from April 9, 2009.

Mr. H M Nerurkar joined Tata Steel in February 1, 1982 and has held various positions including Chief Metallurgist, Senior Divisional Manager (LD-2 Projects), Deputy General Manager (Steel & Primary Mills), General Manager (Marketing), Senior General Manager (Supply Chain), Vice President (Flat Products), Vice President (Kalinganagar Project, Orissa & Technology), and Chief Operating Officer (Steel), till he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Tata Steel Ltd. in November 07.

Mr. Nerurkar has over 35 years of experience in steel industry in various functions. He is the Chairman of TM International Logistics Ltd., Tata Metaliks Ltd, Hooghly Met Coke and Power Co. Ltd., JAMIPOL Ltd., Vice Chairman of Tata Steel (Thailand) Public Co. Ltd, Bangkok, Director on Board of NatSteel Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd, Singapore and Tata BlueScope Steel Ltd.

He has officiated in several positions and has been actively associated with various academic and professional bodies and clubs in different capacities like Indian Institute of Metals, ULSAC / ULSAS / ULSAB of IISI Brussels, INSDAG, AIMA Governing Council, XIM, Bhubaneswar Governing Council, Institute of Environmental. Management Studies, Tata Steel Rural Development Society, Jamshedpur Kennel Club, Indian Cancer Society, Jamshedpur Branch. His love and care for nature and fellow beings reflects from his active involvement in the associations despite his busy schedules and demanding work pressure.

During his illustrious career, Mr Nerurkar has been conferred with several prestigious awards such as the 'Tata Gold Medal 2004', 'SMS Demag Excellence Award 2002', Steel 80s Award - 1990', 'SAIL Gold Medal - 1989' Visveswaraya Award - 1988' and 'NMD Award 1987'.

He is an executive with multifaceted experience ranging from project execution, manufacturing, Quality Control, Supply Chain, Marketing and is now in the senior management of Tata Steel. His motivational leadership is unique and beyond compare. He instills confidence in his subordinates and mentors and coaches them to reach excellence. He has a natural flair for nurturing and cultivating innovation and out of box thinking. His business acumen in identifying new business opportunities for accelerated growth is commendable.