Sanjay Kumar superannuated from Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in September 2019, as Chief General Manager, after serving it for more than 30 years, in various capacities. After joining SAIL in 1988 as an economist in the Business Planning Directorate, at its Corporate Office, he rose to head the business planning function of the company. In his tenure at SAIL, he was actively involved in tasks pertaining to strategic planning, joint ventures and business development. He was also a part of the investors relations team that regularly interacted with the investors, merchant bankers and equity analysts on the performance and prospects of the company and the steel sector.
Some of the key assignments he handled included formulating long-term strategy for the company—SAIL Vision 2030, Corporate Plan 2012 and Corporate Plan 2005. He developed the demand module for India Vision 2020 for the World Steel Association. He was also a part of the team that prepared the ‘Investor Relations Guidelines’ for the central PSUs in 2011.
Mr Kumar was a key member of the team that formulated and implemented SAIL’s Turnaround Strategy in the years 1997–2003. Subsequently, in the chairman’s secretariat, he dealt with the issues related to the company’s special steels business, cost reduction strategies, business environment analysis and contemporary issues concerning the industry.
He holds a master’s degree in economics and business administration from the University of Delhi.
An avid sports fan, Sanjay Kumar has diverse interests encompassing music, reading and watching movies.
