Board Members
Mentors and Strategic Advisors are beacons and guides on our business track. With almost life long experience they are well known faces In the Energy industry- be it Coal, Petroleum, as sources or Power utilities, they have held top positions.
Mentors to Winnerspitch and Winnerspitch Energy Private Limited are basically senior colleagues of the Leadership team in their earlier career assignments – well wishers and family friends. They have lead large institutions and enterprises from the positions of Chief Executives appointed by President of India. They have accepted the role basically to act as “Think Tank“ for the company and render strategic advice to leadership position holders. Their opinions and suggestions derived from and into the industry add complete validation to the policies throughout the entire outreach of industry. Being fore-runners and veterans they are figures of National repute to say the least. They are respected by partners and clients equally throughout the organizations that they have been leading. For purpose of convinence specializations although not limited to, can bracketed as under :
Mr. Nityanand Gautam
Strategic Advisor Over 50 + years Specialization in Coal Sector Advisor to ACB (India) ltd Mining and CBM/CMM/VAM Consultant Worked for UNDP for over 9 nine years as National Advisor Coal India (20yrs) Ministry of Coal – Director Technical and Advisor Project British Coal Bengal Coal among others
Has been recognized and awarded for over 50 technical papers to National and International Seminars and Journals Awarded Shri Bhaskar Bhattachrjee Distinguished Alumnus Award 2012 by ISM Alumni Association.
He has also been awarded many Coal India Award of Excellence.MGMI GOLD Medal Worked with CIFMR – on “Stabilization of old, shallow, unsafe, unknown, water filled underground by Hydro Pneumatic Sand stowing” Education – ISM Dhanbad 1962
Prof. B. B. Dhar
A well known expert of mining, environment and higher education in this country, and has significantly contributed to the development of mining education, research and sustainable development of mineral resources. He had lead/worked in various capacities across Govt. and Pvt. Sector. He has contributed in various capacities/ roles working with/as :
Sr. Vice-President, Ritnand Balved Education, Foundation – RBEF (The Umbrella Organization of Amity Educational Institutions and the Sponsoring Body of Amity Universities
- Director (Research) Association of Indian Universities
- Director, CMRI – now (CMFRI) Central Mining & Fuel Research Institute ,Govt. of India
- Founder Director, Academic Staff College, Banaras Hindu University
- Head, Department of Mining Engineering, Institute of Engineering and BHU
- As Board of Directors (Part Time) with
- Tamilnadu Industrial Explosives Ltd.(T.N.Govt. Undertaking) – Chennai
- Kudremukh Iron Ore Co. Ltd., (GOI Undertaking) (2002-05)
- Hindustan Copper Ltd.(GOI Undertaking (98-01)
He was/continues to be a part of many Expert Memberships like : Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, Ministry of Environment and Forest, GOI. Ministry of Mines, Task Force on MOU, Ministry of Heavy Industries, GOI Besides being a Mentor & Advisor to Winnerspitch he is Hon. Advisor to the Mineral Industry on Environment and Sustainability.
He great contribution has won him many national awards namely: National Mineral Award, CSIR Technology Award, NRDC Award, Dewan Bahadur, D D Thacker Coal Mining Gold Medal, Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal and “Award of Excellence-2002” by SGAT (society of Geo Scientist and Applied Technologist.
Mr. Jamestin K. S. – Strategic Advisor
Mr. Jamestin is a B.Tech in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, holds a Diploma in Operations Management and an MBA in Finance. He is trained at Indian School Of Business for an 18 month’s program for senior managers.
Mr. Jamestin served on the Board of ONGC till July 2014, as Director- Human Resource, with additional charge as Director I/C Business development. As Director I/C Business development, he was responsible for a portfolio of large Joint ventures and projects, with a cumulative investment exceeding Rs 50,000 crores.
He also served on the boards of the following ONGC group companies
- ONGC Videsh Limited – ( Overseas E&P)
- Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd- ( Refining & Petrochem)
- Petronet Mangalore Hassan Bangalore Pipeline Ltd (PMHBL)- as Chairman of the Board
- ONGC Petro Additions Ltd (OPAL) – ( Rs 27000 Cr, Olefinic Petrochemicals)
- ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd (OMPL) – (Rs 6000 Cr, Aromatic Petrochemicals)
- ONGC Tripura Power Company LTD (OTPC) -( Rs 7000 cr, Gas based power)
- Dahej SEZ Ltd. -(Infrastructure)
- Mangalore SEZ Ltd.- (infrastructure)
Mr. Jamestin has 37.5 years of multifaceted professional experience. In HR, he has brought in remarkable transformation in areas such as E- Enablement of HR functions, path breaking employee welfare schemes, Talent Acquisition & Management, Succession Planning, Performance Management and Compensation, Stake Holder Relationship, Work life balance etc.
As a blend of HR professional and a Technocrat, his other areas of expertise encompass Process Control and SCADA, Information Technology and Telecommunication Projects , Offshore Construction, Power and Renewable Energy Projects, Petrochemical Projects, LNG Business, Business Computing and ERP, Office Automation, Offshore Security Projects, Large Civil Construction Projects, Project/Program Management, Contract administration, Material Management etc. He is credited as the architect and implementer for one of the largest & most successful SAP ERP Projects in the word, Project ICE for ONGC, which has won much international acclaim.
Mr. Jamestin is a certified PMP and a Certified Project Director & Assessor from Internationals Project Management Associates ( IPMA –Level A). Currently, he is the Vice President of PMA –India Chapter.
Mr Hemant Minocha- Board Advisor
Board Advisor | Transformation Executive, Washington DC-Baltimore Area, Alumnus XLRI-MBA, and CPA from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hemant is a business leader with global experience in Business Strategy, M&A, P&L management and Corporate and Organizational Development across multiple industry groups. Most recently he has focused on Wireless, IT and Professional Services organizations serving the Public Sector, Telecom and Petroleum Industries where he has led Strategic Business and Customer relationships, M&A strategy and investments in emerging growth businesses like Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and other connected technologies. Hemant was a top performing partner and global practice leader at leading consulting organizations: IBM Global Business Services and PwC. He is a recognized leader for driving strategy and business transformation, with special emphasis on guiding technology/digitization enabled transformation and operational excellence at global organizations.
Mr Kumar Bashyam – Board Advisor
Serial Entrepreneur – Co Founder & CEO, Drill2Frac LLC, Vorpal Energy Solutions LLC
Experienced Entrepreneur , Chairman and CEO with demonstrated history of working in the information Technology industry. Skilled in Business Process, Enterprise and Scientific Software, Business Development, Strategy, and IT Strategy. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Corporate Strategy from University of Michigan.