Mr. Ashish Guha

CEO

Mr. Ashish Guha has been the Managing Director of HeidelbergCement India Ltd., a subsidiary of at HeidelbergCement AG (a/k/a HeidelbergCement Group) since August 23, 2006 and also served as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Guha is responsible for Heidelberg Cements' activities in India including its operations through joint ventures and acquisitions. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of India operations at HeidelbergCement AG since July 20, 2006. He served as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Partner of Ambit Corporate Finance Pvt Ltd. He served as an investment banker, a career spanning over two decades.

He has an extensive experience in corporate finance and securities business. He joined Ambit Corporate Finance in 2003 from Lazard India where he served as Chief Executive Officer. At Lazard, Mr. Guha assisted leading corporations both global and domestic in developing and implementing their M&A strategies. He was also responsible for the telecom and building materials industry practices and directed the privatisation initiative at Lazard India. Eminent transactions led by him include Bharti's acquisition of Spice Calcutta, GOI divestiture of ITDC hotel properties, Italcementis JV with Zuari Cement, Zuari's acquisition of Shri Vishnu Cement and Baxter's acquisition of Wockhardts IV Fluid business.

Prior to Lazard India, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Merwanjee Securities, an arm of the Lazard Group. He has been a Director of Mysore Cements Ltd. since September 11, 2006. Mr. Guha has been a Director of Ballarpur Industries Limited since July 29, 2008. He served as a Director of HeidelbergCement India Limited from September 11, 2006 to June 30, 2014. He served as a Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. from May 21, 2010 to May 20,2013. He served as a Director of Ambit Corporate Finance Pvt Ltd. and BILT Paper PLC.