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Board approves appointment of Vivek Singhal as Chief Executive Officer and Key Managerial Person
Board approves appointment of Mr. Vivek Singhal as Chief Executive Officer and Key Managerial Person of the Company, with effect from November 5, 2026.
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- CEO Appointment Effective Date
- November 5, 2026
- Experience in EPC and Infrastructure
- Over 38 years
- International Experience
- 16 years
What happened
- The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on November 5, 2026, approved the appointment of Mr. Vivek Singhal as Chief Executive Officer and Key Managerial Person of the Company.
- The appointment takes effect from November 5, 2026.
- The Board meeting commenced at 1:30 p.m. and concluded at 4:15 p.m.
Who is the new CEO
- An EPC and infrastructure professional with over 38 years of experience in leadership, project execution, business development and P&L management.
- He has 16 years of international experience and has delivered projects and managed assets worth over US$3 billion across five countries.
- His experience spans airports, metro rail, urban transport, hydropower, bridges and other infrastructure projects.
Where he comes from
- Mr. Singhal joins from GMR Airports Ltd., Singapore, where he was CEO, responsible for global strategy, P&L management, business development and airport asset development across international markets.
- Before GMR Airports, he held senior leadership positions with Tata Projects Ltd., GMR Group, Maldives and Alpine Bau GmbH, Singapore and Larsen & Toubro.
- At Tata Projects he led the Urban Infrastructure business, growing its turnover from inception to over US$349 million, with an order backlog of over US$4 billion.
- At Alpine Bau he led major underground metro projects in Singapore with a combined contract value exceeding US$1 billion.
Points to note
- The update states the term of appointment as Not Applicable.
- The appointment is to a Key Managerial Person position, which places the CEO role among the company's key management posts.
- The disclosures were made under the SEBI Master Circular No. H0/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026, enclosed as Annexure A.
What investors can take away
- A CEO appointment is a change at the top of the management structure, and the update records it as approved by the Board with immediate effect.
- The update gives the incoming CEO's professional background and prior roles, which investors can read alongside the company's own disclosures over time.
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More numbers
- Experience in leadership, project execution and P&L managementover 38 years
- International experience16 years
- Projects and assets managed, worthUS$3 billion
- Countries where projects and assets were managedfive countries
- Tata Projects urban infrastructure turnover grown toUS$349 million
- Tata Projects order backlogUS$4 billion
- Combined contract value of metro projects at Alpine BauUS$1 billion
Source: BSE · 5 Nov 2026
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