Alumni, Industry, and Industrial Relations

Alumni, Industry, and Industrial Relations

Alumni, Industry, and Industrial Relations

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Distinguished Alumnus Award

Distinguished Alumnus Award


 
Award Year

Recipients of Distinguished Alumnus Award For 2023


Industry and Management
Shri D. B. Sundara Ramam
B. Sc. Engineering, Mining Engineering, 1990
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Mr. D B Sundara Ramam is a B.Sc. Engineering (Mining) graduate from NIT Rourkela in 1990. Mr. Sundara Ramam he joined Tata Steel in 1990 as a Graduate Trainee followed by General Management Program from XLRI, Jamshedpur in 1999. With over 33 years of experience, he has held key leadership positions in the Coal, Iron ore & Ferro Alloys Division of Raw Material Division apart from serving as the Principal Executive Officer (PEO) to the CEO & MD of Tata Steel. In addition, he has been instrumental in promoting diversity and inclusion in the mining workforce. He has also completed several prestigious training programs both in India and overseas such as Tata Group Executive Leadership Development Program, the UK, Senior Executive Management Program at CEDEP, France, Training program at Sustainable Mineral Institute (Brisbane, Australia) and Global Leadership Development Program. He has received awards such as the Corporate Purush Award by Jamshedpur Citizen Forum and the Mining Hall of Fame award by NIT Rourkela. He serves as the Director in the Governing Boards of Tata Steel Mineral Canada Limited – Canada, Minas De Benga (Mauritius) Ltd, and Tata Steel Global Procurement Ltd – Singapore and also serves as the Vice President of National Council of Mining Engineers’ Association of India.