V Balasubramanyam takes charge as new director of National Aluminium Company Limited

KOLKATA: V Balasubramanyam, executive director (production), National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) took charge as the new director (production) of the state-owned aluminium company on January 1, 2015. His elevation to the company's board follows the superannuation of S S Mohanty on December 31, 2014.

After completing his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai in 1984, Mr Balasubramanyam started his career with Nalco in December 1984 as graduate engineer trainee. During his three-decade association with Nalco, Mr Balasubramanyam contributed significantly from technology adoption to absorption in the field of aluminium technology.

He is a life member of Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), a management committee member of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) and also member of Energy Panel in the Odisha chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industries(CII).