KD Diwan takes over as new CMD of Hindustan Copper

KOLKATA: Kailash Dhar Diwan has taken over as the chairman cum managing director of state-owned Hindustan Copper Limited on Saturday, September 1, 2012. He replaces Mr Shakeel Ahmed who retired from service on August 31.

Born in Dhamtari, Raipur, Mr Diwan completed BE (Electrical) from NIT, Raipur. He went on to complete LLB and Graduate Diploma in Materials Management and Post Graduate Diploma in Finance and Accounts Management.

He joined Hindustan Copper Limited as Director (Operations) on September 14, 2007, where he also held additional charge as head of HCL's Materials and Contracts Department.

Mr Diwan joined Bharat Refractories Limited, Bokaro in 1983 as Assistant Electrical Engineer. He was posted at its unit Bhilai Refractories Plant and he worked in various departments like Electrical-Maintenance, Purchase, Stores, Contract Cell, Finance and Accounts, Marketing and Services and EDP.

He was promoted to the rank of DGM (Marketing and Services) in Bharat Refractories Limited/Bhilai Refractories Plant in 2006 and he served in that capacity till September 2007.