ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel chief Dilip Oommen to retire; Amit Harlalka promoted to CEO

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) India on Thursday announced that CEO Dilip Oommen will retire on June 30 after 22 years with the company, including seven years as CEO.

Oommen, 68, will remain involved as a board member of AM/NS India and take on the role of Vice-Chairman of ArcelorMittal India Private Ltd, the steel maker said in a statement.

Amit Harlalka, the company's current CFO, has been appointed as the new CEO effective July 1. Harlalka joined AM/NS India in December 2019 as Deputy Director, Finance, became CFO in January 2023, and has previously held finance roles across ArcelorMittal operations in Mexico, Zenica, and Luxembourg.


He is a chartered accountant and holds an MBA in finance from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Aditya Mittal, Chairman of AM/NS India and CEO of ArcelorMittal, praised Oommen for his leadership in establishing the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel brand in India and expressed confidence in Harlalka's ability to steer the company's growth and safety initiatives.