Tata Steel appoints Akshay Khullar as VP, redesigns Peeyush Gupta's role

Tata Steel has appointed Akshay Khullar as Vice President of Engineering and Projects, according to a statement released on Monday. company has also re-designated Peeyush Gupta as Vice President of Total Quality Management (TQM), Group Strategic Procurement, and Supply Chain.

As part of company's succession plan for senior management, Khullar will assume role of Vice President of Engineering & Projects (Designate) from December 1, 2023, and officially take over as Vice President of Engineering & Projects from February 1, 2024.

Peeyush Gupta, who currently holds position of Vice President of Group Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain, will now also le Total Quality Management (TQM) function alongside his existing responsibilities. Effective February 1, 2024, Gupta will be re-designated as Vice President of TQM, Group Strategic Procurement, and Supply Chain.

ditionally, regulatory filing announced upcoming superannuation of Avneesh Gupta, current Vice President of TQM and Engineering & Projects at Tata Steel. Avneesh Gupta, who has been associated with company for over 37 years, will retire on February 1, 2024.

(With PTI Inputs)