Dr Vinod K Verma

Dr Vinod K. Verma is a dynamic professional with comprehensive networking and interpersonal skills with a career spanning more than 30 years in the corporate world. He is a multi-faceted personality with wide-ranging responsibilities cutting across multiple sectors. He has established a consistent track record of thought leadership & success through his sheer grit & determination.

His current assignment is with the Aditya Birla Group as Sr Vice President – Group Corporate Affairs & Head- Regulatory Affairs-Hindalco. His scope of responsibility includes verticals such as Aluminium, Copper, Bauxite, Coal, Power, Mining etc., to name a few. Action-oriented and a performance driven leader, Dr. Verma's approach to work is strategic, systematic & customer centric. He is acknowledged in the industry as an authority on public relations with bureaucracy, polity, central & state govt., diplomatic community, import & export confederations & various trade bodies. He has been a core team member of that envisioned & evolved a long-term road map for comprehensive growth backed by strategic business & tactical action plans with far-reaching impact on both the business community and the society at large.

He is widely recognised as an expert on clearances for Greenfield & Brownfield Projects and has tremendous exposure in legal/tribunals & in the project monitoring group of the Cabinet Secretariat as well as of various Ministries.

After holding forte in HR, CSR, Compliance & Environmental Responsibility in the Steel Industry, he took on the mantle of Corporate Affairs and has since then made cutting-edge contribution with respect to Policy Advocacy for the growth of the Steel, Power, Mining and Non-Ferrous Industry. He symbolizes the best in Human Resource Management, Public Relations, Govt. Affairs, Strategic Planning, Industrial Relations and Corporate/Regulatory Affairs. Due to his vast wealth of knowledge & networking acumen, Dr Verma is affiliated with several social, technical and business organizations. His professional conduct, value-based life philosophy and affable nature has won him immense goodwill and numerous well- wishers. His excellent public relation & networking skills with various Embassies/High Commissions/Diplomatic Community has earned him the position of Director Economic Affairs on various Business/Friendship Forums such as- India-Russia, India -Bhutan, India-Bulgaria, India-China etc. He has also served as a member on key Central Government Committees such as:

• Member TAC (Telephone Advisory Committee) Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt. of India.
• Member, ZRUCC-SER, Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India
• Member of Steel Consumer’s Council, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India
• Member of Sectional Committee on Copper in BIS, Govt. of India
• And various Committees of FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, FIMI, PHD and SIDM

Dr Verma is a Ph.D (Economics), MBA, PG Diploma in PM&IR, Journalism & HRD, Dip-T&D and LLB. He has also completed various certifications to keep himself updated with the latest knowledge:

• Certified Human Resource Director (CHRD) by Talent Management Academy, Germany
• Certified Corporate Directorship by International Institute of Directors, London
• Certified Trainer by ISTD
• Accredited Management Teacher by AIMA
• Certified in Consulting Skill by Consultancy Development Centre, Institute of DSIR
• Certified Security Practitioner (CSP) & Certified Disaster Management (CDM), BCP Professional by International Institute of Security & Safety Management
• Certificate in Strategy- Finance and Marketing by ASTD, USA
• Certificate in Mastering Corporate Social Responsibility by CII

Dr Verma has been conferred with various prestigious awards like Excellence Award at London Parliament, Global Citizen Award for excellence in Diplomatic Community Networking, Hindalco and ABMCPL Pride Awards, Sharam & Corporate Ratna Award, Excellence in Thought Leadership Award, Nominee for Chairman Award for Exception Contributor @ 2019, Excellence in Policy Advocacy, International Excellence Award 2020 for Policy Advocacy & Diplomatic Relations in Madrid-Spain, Philip Kotler Award - India Achiever Corporate Affairs Specialist, Dr Kalam Memorial Ignited mind Award for Innovative & Exemplary work in Corporate Excellence and Bharat Gaurav Samman for Diplomatic Relations & Though Leadership in Dubai, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Gaurav Award for Excellence in Diplomatic Networking & Leadership 2021, Mumbai, APN News , Swadesh Business Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award 2021- Policy Advocacy for Metal Industry Silver Jubilee Award for Excellence in Policy Advocacy for Non – Ferrous Industry to name a few.