Tata Power today said it has appointed Praveer Sinha as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director with effect from May 1, 2018. Sinha is currently serving as the CEO & Managing Director of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (Tata Power-DDL), a Tata Power statement said.

Tata Power-DDL is a public private partnership (joint venture) between Tata Power and the Delhi government, supplying power to over seven million people in North and North-West Delhi. Sinha has over three decades of experience in the power sector and has been credited with transforming the power distribution sector and setting up greenfield and brownfield power plants in India and abroad, it said.

Tata Power Chairman N Chandrasekaran said in the statement, “Praveer’s extensive experience in the power sector and his ability to drive performance, maximise returns and work seamlessly with stakeholders will be valuable for Tata Power, as it looks to strengthen and expand its position in fast-evolving energy market”.

“Tata Power is among the oldest and most iconic companies in the Tata group and it is my privilege to lead such an institution. I look forward to working with all our stakeholders and employees to take this company on its next stage of growth,” said Sinha in the statement. Sinha holds a Master’s Degree in Business Law from the National Law School, Bengaluru and is also professionally trained as an electrical engineer.

He is also a member of the Faculty Board at the Faculty of Management Studies [FMS], and a member of the Board of Governors at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi. He is a research scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and is also a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA.

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