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Vedanta Leadership: founders, CEO and board

Reviewed by the editorial team · Updated 5 Nov 2026 · Last verified 5 Nov 2026 · 1 min read
Quick answer

Anil Agarwal chairs Vedanta Limited, Navin Agarwal is executive vice chairman and Arun Misra became CEO in August 2026 1617.

Founded1976, Mumbai (then Bombay)
StatusListed
Listed onBSE, NSE (Vedanta Limited): VEDL (NSE), 500295 (BSE)

Vedanta leadership

Name Role
Anil Agarwal Non-executive chairman, Vedanta Limited 17
Navin Agarwal Executive vice chairman, Vedanta Limited 17
Priya Agarwal Hebbar Non-executive director, Vedanta Limited; chairperson, Hindustan Zinc 1719
Arun Misra Executive director and CEO, Vedanta Limited, from 1 August 2026 16
Ajay Goel Chief financial officer, Vedanta Limited 16
Deshnee Naidoo CEO, Vedanta Resources, from 20 January 2025 18

The founder

Anil Agarwal built the group from a scrap metal trade into one of India's largest natural resources companies 10. He is non-executive chairman of Vedanta Limited 17.

Family on the board

Navin Agarwal is executive vice chairman 17. Priya Agarwal Hebbar sits on Vedanta Limited's board as a non-executive director and chairs Hindustan Zinc 1719. Forbes counts the Agarwal family's holdings across Vedanta Limited and the four demerged companies 1.

The CEO

Arun Misra, listed by Hindustan Zinc as its chief executive from August 2020, was re-appointed an executive director and named chief executive of Vedanta Limited for one year from 1 August 2026 1916.

The demerged companies

Vedanta's aluminium business is led by a whole-time director and CEO who joined from Tata Steel in March 2025. Angel One names him Rajiv Kumar and the company's own release Rajesh Kumar 2021. The sources reviewed do not name the heads of Vedanta Oil and Gas, Vedanta Power or Vedanta Iron and Steel.

London parent

Deshnee Naidoo became chief executive of Vedanta Resources in January 2025 18.

Frequently asked questions

Anil Agarwal is non-executive chairman of Vedanta Limited.
Arun Misra, from 1 August 2026.
Sources✓ Verified 5 Nov 2026
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