HMT Limited announced in continuation with the company?s earlier communication dated 27 March 2024 and pursuant to communication received from Ministry of Heavy Industries dated 26 March 2024, Shri. Rajesh Kohli, Executive Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has assumed the additional charge of the post of Chairman of HMT Limited in place of Shri. K Ravishankar, Executive Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited on April 5, 2024 in the afternoon for a period of one year or till the joining of regular incumbent, or until further orders, whichever is earliest, subject to the ex-post facto approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).

Shri. Rajesh Kohli has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Chairman, HMT Limited with effect from April 5, 2024. Shri.

Rajesh Kohli, aged 58, is Executive Director in M/s. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). Shri. Rajesh Kohli is a Mechanical Engineer with Honours from N.I.T Kurukshetra (Haryana) with more than 36 years of industry experience.

He joined BHEL's Heavy Electrical Equipment Plant at Haridwar (Uttarakhand) in 1987. He has worked in diverse areas of advanced technologies like Superconducting machines, large electrical machines and defence business at BHEL including R&D, and IPR portfolios. He joined BHEL Corporate Office at New Delhi in 2016 in Corporate Technology Management division.

He carries a wide exposure to international practices of Original Equipment Manufacturers and technologies. His recent charge as Executive Director with BHEL at its Corporate Office, New Delhi included diverse roles including Technology Licensing, Joint Ventures, M&A, R&D & Innovation Strategy, Knowledge Management, Cost Optimisation etc. Under his leadership, BHEL successfully forged partnerships with global OEMs in diverse business areas; and working on new partnerships in hydrogen value chain, coal to chemicals and Rail transportation areas.

Recently, he pursued to promote BHEL's in-house technology for coal gasification and its further conversion to chemicals for diverse industrial use, leading to BHEL signing an Agreement with Coal India Limited for a Joint Venture Company. He worked actively on many other such alliances for furthering BHEL's interest in diversifying its portfolio. He actively worked with the management fraternity, under the aegis of All India Management Association.

He is a certified Total Quality Management Assessor and also a certified Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Lead through CIMDATA USA. With his hands-on, practical approach & vast experience, he will drive the Team-HMT to deliver the best.