Shaping our Future

Mr. Vinod R. Tanti, brother of Late Mr. Tulsi R. Tanti and the eldest among the remaining siblings, is aged 61 years and is founding member of Suzlon. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and has extensive experience of about 3 decades managing various key functions at Suzlon. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer of Senvion, Germany, from 1st June 2012 to 15th June 2013, when Senvion was a global leader in wind turbine technology. With a strong techno-commercial background, he has handled diverse portfolios, including wind resource assessment, acquisition, product design, prototyping, comprehensive supply management, project execution, and lifecycle management through operations and maintenance services. Mr. Vinod R. Tanti brings to Suzlon his vast experience of the complete Wind Energy value chain as well as his process centricity and drive for innovation. Under his supervision, Suzlon established, and continues to maintain, its technology and service leadership in India.

Mr. Girish R. Tanti, brother of Late Mr. Tulsi R. Tanti and youngest among the siblings, aged 53 years, is also a founding member of Suzlon. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the United Kingdom. With over 28 years of experience in renewables and international business, Mr. Girish R. Tanti brings a wealth of expertise to Suzlon. He possesses a unique blend of insights into technology dynamics and strong business acumen. Over the years, he has played many roles, including incubating the Renewable Energy business in 1995, establishing technology development centres in Europe and India, setting up the global supply chain, developing wind markets across India, and establishing global business operations and corporate development activities. He has also led diverse service functions, such as human resources, information technology, communications and CSR. He has been instrumental in Suzlon’s rise to become the sole Wind Energy player from a developing nation to rank among the top five worldwide. He is well known for his contributions to the wind industry and has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) India. He is also the Vice-Chair of the Board of Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and holds Co-Chair of CII National Committee on Renewable Energy.

Mr. Pranav T. Tanti, son of Late Mr. Tulsi R. Tanti, holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and a dual honours degree in Business Administration & Finance from Keele University, United Kingdom. With nearly 22 years of experience in international business, Mr. Pranav T. Tanti also possesses an extensive expertise in the renewable energy industry. During his diverse global experience, he worked in some of the major business hubs in the world, including India, China, the United States, and Hong Kong. Most recently, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Skeiron Renewable Energy, a company that invested and managed a portfolio of nearly 400 MW of wind turbine assets. Mr. Pranav T. Tanti founded the said company and successfully spearheaded fundraising from two Hong Kong based private equity firms. At the peak of the market in 2018, he successfully led the exit of the portfolio worth USD 500 Million. In the past, he has worked in various executive roles at the Chicago and India offices for the Suzlon Group. He has also held positions at Merrill Lynch and CLSA in the investment banking and equity research divisions in Hong Kong and Beijing. Currently, he is leading the efforts in developing large utility scale Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia projects in North America and Asia.

Mr. Per Hornung Pedersen began his career at Arthur Andersen and has more than 40 years’ experience in various managerial and executive positions, primarily with listed companies in the construction, packaging, telecom sector and since 2000 in the renewable sector. He joined the wind industry as CFO of NEG Micon/ Vestas in 2000, and moved to Suzlon in 2004. Under Mr. Pedersen's watch, the company transformed from a strong player in India to number five globally. He was also the CEO of REpower and succeeded in doubling turnover to 1.2 billion euros and quadrupled EBITA to around 100 Million euros. He is currently a senior advisor to McKinsey, Atrium Partners, Copenhagen and MCF Corporate Finance, Hamburg. He is the Chairman of PNE AG Germany and also holds directorships/membership of advisory board in several companies. Complementing his long experience in business strategy and development within the wind industry and renewable sector, Mr. Pedersen has many years of international experience, managing diversity of cultures, growth and change. Mr Pedersen has a Bachelor in Accounting and Finance, Diploma in Tax and Audit as well as a Master in Business Administration.

Mr. Sameer Shah has over 40 years of experience. In his last employment, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Information and Communications Technology at a Petroleum, Chemicals & Mining company for five years. Before that, Mr. Shah worked with Deutsche Bank for 13 years as Managing Director, heading the Equity Services Business for Asia Pacific and the Arabian Gulf countries. He also led the Corporate Banking division for Western India from 2009-2011. His previous employments were with SABIC, Ontario Hydro (Hydro One), and Tata Consultancy Services. Currently, he is an independent Strategic Planning and Finance Consultant and has colloborations with non- profit organizations such as Mercy Ships and Pacific Opera Victoria in Canada. He is on the board of Victoria Literacy Connection and Sidney Classical Orchestra. He has also volunteered with Chinmaya Mission, the Sujaya Foundation, Jeevan Vikas Ganga Trust and United Way. Mr. Shah is a qualified Treasurer with the Association of Corporate Treasurers in London, United Kingdom and has a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Rochester, New York and a Securities Law Diploma from the Government Law College, Mumbai

Mrs. Seemantinee Khot possesses a versatile experience of over 40 years in sustainable development with several domestic and international organisations, including the United Nations, Swiss Development Corporation, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and other Bilateral Aid. She continues to serve on the boards of several listed and unlisted companies, not-for-profits, micro-finance institutions, and farmer-producing organisations. With a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, she has dedicated herself to agro-based livelihoods, rural development and women's empowerment initiatives through organisations like Participatory Research in Asia and BAIF Development Research Foundation. She has been instrumental in introducing gendered situation analysis and responding to class and caste inequities in governmental and non-governmental projects. Mrs. Khot has worked across all continents as Senior Evaluation Specialist for the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. She is a Partner at CHHAYA Strategic Advisors LLP and the founding member of "Every Woman Everywhere," an initiative by Harvard Business School, and “Consult for Women’s Land and Resource Rights”. In 2023, Mrs. Khot was honoured with the prestigious Iconic Women Directors Awards 2023 for Greater Social Impact.

Mr. Gautam Doshi, a Chartered Accountant and Masters in Commerce, has been in professional practice for over 45 years. He advises various industrial groups and families and also serves as a director on the boards of various listed and unlisted companies. Mr. Doshi’s experience covers wide range of areas including advisory services in the field of accounting, taxation, corporate and commercial laws and regulatory matters. He has been actively involved in conceptualizing and implementing a number of mergers and restructuring transactions both domestic and cross border, involving many of the top 20 listed companies on the BSE as also those forming part of FTSE 100. A prolific speaker, Mr. Doshi has addressed several seminars and conferences within and outside of India and courses organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, International Fiscal Association, Other professional bodies and Chambers of Commerce. He has served on the Councils of Western Region as also All India level of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India which has the task of development and regulation of profession of accountancy in India. During his tenure on the Council, he served on several committees and contributed significantly to the work of Board of Studies which is responsible for education and system of training of students. He also served as Chairman of Committees on direct and indirect taxation.