S. K. Roongta

Sushil Kumar Roongta is the former chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), serving from August 2006 to May 2010. He is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT).

He was also the first chairman of International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) – a JV of five leading Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs): viz. SAIL, Coal India Limited (CIL), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), NMDC, and NTPC.

Affiliations and leadership Roongta has held membership and leadership positions in many trade and professional organizations. These include:

All India Management Association (Council Member) Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Advisory Council Member) Birla Institute of Technology And Science (General Body Member) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Executive Committee Member; 'Steel Committee' Chairman; Non-Ferrous Metal Committee Mentor) Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar (Board of Governors Chairman) Institute for Steel Development & Growth (President) Confederation of Indian Industry (National Council Member) World Steel Association (Executive Committee Member)

Awards and recognition alt=Four men in formal attire are standing on a stage in front of a black background with white text on it. The two men in the middle are both grabbing an award plaque. Roongta (right) accepts an outstanding achievement award from the Prime Minister of India (2008). Roongta is represented in several committees of CII viz., National Committee on Mining, CEOs Council on Manufacturing, National Committee on WTO & Trade Agreement and Apex Council on PSUs. He served as the only Indian CEO on the Executive Committee of the World Steel Association in October 2009.

Roongta is the recipient of a number of awards including SCOPE Award for Excellence & Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector Management – Individual Category 2007-08. , and the IIM-JRD Tata award for excellence in Corporate Leadership in Metallurgical industries, 2016.