KP Group Appoints Sunil Kumar Maheshwari as Its Vice Chairman

KP Group has appointed Sunil Kumar Maheshwari as its Vice Chairman. He has also joined the Board of Directors of the Group's three listed companies: KPI Green Energy Limited, KP Energy Limited, and KP Green Engineering Limited. In a press release, KP Group said that Sunil Kumar Maheshwari brings nearly four decades of experience across academia, public sector leadership, and industry engagement. He has advised a wide range of organizations across the power, energy, infrastructure, banking, healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing sectors, among others. His consulting, advisory, and research work focuses on leadership development, organizational restructuring, human capital development, governance, and business turnaround. He has worked with public sector enterprises, multinational corporations, large business groups, government organizations, and international institutions. An alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, he has served on the boards of institutions including UCO Bank, Andhra Bank, and the NTPC School of Business. Past Experience Sunil Kumar Maheshwari previously served as Dean (Alumni and External Relations) and Professor of Human Resource Management and Strategy at IIM Ahmedabad . Before joining IIM Ahmedabad, he served on the faculty of the National Academy of Indian Railways and the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Advisor to the Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India. His contributions have been recognized through several honours, including the Gold Medal for Excellence in Service from the National Academy of Indian Railways. Maheshwari's induction to the Board brings together decades of academic expertise, governance, organizational restructuring and turnaround experience, and corporate boardroom exposure, further strengthening KP Group's leadership bench at a pivotal stage in its growth journey. Faruk Patel, Chairman & Managing Director, KP Group, stated, "It gives me immense pleasure to welcome Prof. Sunil Kumar Maheshwari to our Board as Vice Chairman. I have known him for a long time now and have been personally working with him for the past one and a half years. His career reflects a rare combination of academic rigour, governance expertise, and boardroom experience across some of India's most respected institutions. As the organization grows in scale and complexity, his counsel on governance, strategy, and people will be invaluable in shaping how we build for the future. I am confident that his guidance will help us build stronger systems, sharper decision-making, and a leadership culture capable of sustaining our growth for the years ahead. On behalf of the entire KP Group family, I extend a very warm welcome to Prof. Sunil Kumar Maheshwari."