Subodh Pandey

Mr Subodh Pandey is currently Vice President, Operations at Tata Steel Meramandali. He played a key role in the transformation journey of Tata Steel BSL Limited (formerly known as Bhushan Steel Limited). After assuming responsibility as its Chief Operating Officer on September 1, 2018, he ramped up operations, reduced cost through operational efficiency and improved reliability of operations. This is probably the first company under IBC to demonstrate a turnaround in a short span of three years.

Prior to moving to Tata Steel BSL, Mr Pandey was the Executive-in-Charge of Tubes SBU, Tata Steel. He led the digital transformation journey of the Division, wherein he piloted and scaled up various initiatives in the areas of maintenance, warehousing, logistics, marketing and sales and safety.

He also has rich experience across Marketing & Sales of both Flat and Long Products, Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division, Improvement Functions and Engineering & Projects.

Mr Pandey is a B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Kanpur and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has also completed CEDEP General Management Program at INSEAD, France. He joined Tata Steel Jamshedpur as a Graduate Trainee in 1992.

Mr Pandey is also Chairman of Angul Energy Limited (formerly known as Bhushan Energy Limited), a subsidiary of Tata Steel, since September 27, 2019. He is passionate about Total Quality Management and has contributed to Tata Steel’s journey to achieve the Deming Grand Prize.