“India’s construction sector is expected to be the third largest in the world after China and the US, with an expected overall value of USD 1.4 trillion by 2025,” Rahul Sharma, CEO, Vedanta Limited – Aluminium Business

Rahul Sharma is the Chief Executive Officer of Vedanta's Aluminium Business. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Vedanta's Alumina Business and also held the position of Director of Corporate Strategy for Vedanta's Aluminium and Power Business. He joined Vedanta in 1998 and has held various leadership positions at Vedanta Limited and Sterlite Technologies Limited. Before joining Vedanta, he was Chief Marketing Officer (Domestic and International) and Business Head of System Integration Business at Sterlite Technologies Limited.

He is one of the principal figures of India's Metal & Mining industry and has been playing a significant role in driving various policies and creating a strategic framework for numerous government reforms for the sustainable development of exploration, mining, and non-ferrous metal sector in the country. Rahul is also the office bearer of various eminent industry associations, including the current President of the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), Chairman of the Indian Captive Power Producers Association (ICPPA), and Co-Chair of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Mining Committee.

For his exemplary leadership, he has been conferred with various awards and accolades, including 'The Extraordinaire – Business Leader 2020-21' at the Brand Vision Summit 2022, 'People's CEO of the Year 2020' and `Business Leader of the Year  - 2017' at International Conference on Non-Ferrous Metals-2017 for his contribution to India's Metal and Mining industry.