Board approves appointment of two Senior Management Personnel
Board on October 15, 2026 approved two senior management appointments: Mr. Kiran Patel as Design & Operations Head-DC (effective October 15, 2026) and Mr. Gaurav Barjatiya as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer (effective October 16, 2026).
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- Design & Operations Head-DC Appointment
- Mr. Kiran Patel, effective October 15, 2026, full-time employment
- Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Appointment
- Mr. Gaurav Barjatiya, effective October 16, 2026, full-time employment
- Board Approval Date
- October 15, 2026
Two senior leadership appointments
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, approved the appointment of two persons as Senior Management Personnel of the Company.
Design & Operations Head-DC
- Mr. Kiran Patel is appointed as Design & Operations Head-DC, designated as Senior Management Personnel.
- Appointed with effect from October 15, 2026, in full-time employment.
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
- Mr. Gaurav Barjatiya is appointed as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, designated as Senior Management Personnel.
- Appointed with effect from October 16, 2026, in full-time employment.
Profile of Mr. Kiran Patel
- Brings over 29 years of cross-functional experience in data center project management, critical engineering, facilities management and turnaround operations.
- Has served as Head of Delivery and Design (DC Infrastructure) at Colt Datacenter Services, where he spearheaded major hyperscale projects, including a 63 MW + 63 MW data center initiative for Amazon in Mumbai and Chennai.
- Over his career, he has delivered over 200MW+ in data center capacity for hyperscalers and enterprise customers, while maintaining a track record of 100% infrastructure uptime.
- Holds a 3-Year Diploma in Electrical Engineering from K.J. Somaiya Polytechnic, has completed PMP coursework, and is pursuing a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies.
- He will focus on scaling the company's data center capacity, strengthening customer relationships and achieving high operational efficiency.
Profile of Mr. Gaurav Barjatiya
- Brings close to 17 years of experience in building and scaling businesses across IT infrastructure, digital infrastructure and technology services.
- Has served at NCC Limited, where he played a pivotal role in creating and scaling new business opportunities across digital infrastructure and technology services, contributing to the development of an order book exceeding ₹10,000 crore.
- His appointment marks his return to the Sterlite Group, where he spent over 13 years in progressively senior roles spanning business analytics, strategy and alliances, business development and sales.
- He worked with marquee public-sector and enterprise customers across the power, transport and IT sectors, contributing to large-scale technology and digital infrastructure programmes.
- He will focus on accelerating the Company's growth trajectory, developing new customer segments, strengthening strategic partnerships and driving sustainable, profitable growth across its technology businesses.
Other details in the disclosure
- Term of appointment: Not Applicable for both appointees.
- Disclosure of relationships between directors: Not Applicable for both appointees.
What this means
- The disclosure concerns changes at the senior leadership level, with two named persons designated as Senior Management Personnel in full-time employment.
- It sets out the professional background of each appointee and the areas the Company states each will focus on.
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More numbers
- Order book contributed to at NCC Limited₹10,000 crore
- Mr. Kiran Patel's experience29 years
- Mr. Gaurav Barjatiya's experience17 years
- Mr. Barjatiya's tenure at the Sterlite Group13 years
- Data center initiative for Amazon (each phase)63 MW + 63 MW
- Data center capacity delivered by Mr. Patel200MW+
- Infrastructure uptime track record100%
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