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	'''Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand''' (born 17 November 1959) is an Indian mining veteran, executive, and author. He was the [[chairman]] cum [[managing director]] of [[National Aluminium Company]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=47803401&privcapId=880178\|title=Tapan Kumar Chand Chairman and Managing Director, National Aluminium Co. Ltd.\|work= bloomberg.com}}</ref> NALCO is the largest integrated aluminium unit in Asia and is also one of the largest aluminium complexes of the world. He has been in the mining and metal sector since 1982, earlier serving as the [[Director (business)\|director]] commercial of [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam]] Limited / [[Visakhapatnam Steel Plant]] and Director Personnel & Director I/c (Sales & Marketing), of [[Central Coalfields]] Limited.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/tk-chand-to-take-over-as-nalco-cmd/article7452186.ece\|title=T.K. Chand to take over as NALCO Chairman\|work= The Hindu}}</ref>		'''Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand''' (born 17 November 1959) is an Indian mining veteran, executive, and author. He is the Resident Director of [[Vedanta Limited]]. He was the [[chairman]] cum [[managing director]] of [[National Aluminium Company]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=47803401&privcapId=880178\|title=Tapan Kumar Chand Chairman and Managing Director, National Aluminium Co. Ltd.\|work= bloomberg.com}}</ref> NALCO is the largest integrated aluminium unit in Asia and is also one of the largest aluminium complexes of the world. He has been in the mining and metal sector since 1982, earlier serving as the [[Director (business)\|director]] commercial of [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam]] Limited / [[Visakhapatnam Steel Plant]] and Director Personnel & Director I/c (Sales & Marketing), of [[Central Coalfields]] Limited.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/tk-chand-to-take-over-as-nalco-cmd/article7452186.ece\|title=T.K. Chand to take over as NALCO Chairman\|work= The Hindu}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
	* Aluminium : The Future Metal		* Aluminium : The Future Metal
	A book titled ‘Aluminium: The Future Metal’, authored by Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand was released by Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Indore on July 2019. The book, focussing on the entire value chain of the aluminium industry is the second one by Dr Chand named ‘Aluminium: The Strategic Metal’, which was highly acclaimed by the industry leaders and policymakers.		A book titled ‘Aluminium: The Future Metal’, authored by Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand was released by Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Indore in July 2019. The book, focussing on the entire value chain of the aluminium industry is the second one by Dr Chand named ‘Aluminium: The Strategic Metal’, which was highly acclaimed by the industry leaders and policymakers.

	* Aluminium : The Strategic Metal		* Aluminium : The Strategic Metal

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{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand
| image = T K Chand.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| occupation = Former [[Chairman]] and [[managing director]] of [[National Aluminium Company|NALCO]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1959|11|17}}
| nationality = [[India]]n
| years_active = Since 1981
| boards = [[National Aluminium Company]]
| title = Ex [[Chairman]] and [[managing director]], [[National Aluminium Company|NALCO]]
 [[President (corporate title)|President]], Aluminium Association of India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/aluminium-associationindia-elects-nalco-cmd-as-president_5707381.html|title=Aluminium Association of India elects Nalco CMD as president|work= moneycontrol.com}}</ref>
 [[Chairman]], Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)- Odisha State Council<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orissadiary.com/canadian-delegations-meets-nalco-cmd-dr-tapan-kumar-chand|title=Canadian Delegations meets NALCO CMD Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand|work= orissadiary.com}}
</ref>
 ex-[[Director (business)|director]] (C), [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam|RINL]]
 ex-[[Director (business)|director]] (P), [[Central Coalfields|CCL]] ex-[[Director (business)|director]] I/c (Sales & Marketing), [[Central Coalfields|CCL]]
 ex-[[chairman]], [[Computer Society of India|CSI]], [[Visakhapatnam|Vizag]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/chand-is-new-chairman-of-csi-vizag/article5076072.ece|title=Chand is new Chairman of CSI, Vizag|work= thehindubusinessline.com}}</ref> ex-[[Chairman]], [[Confederation of Indian Industry|CII]], [[Visakhapatnam|Vizag]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/entrepreneurship-key-to-success-cii-chief/article3737718.ece|title=Entrepreneurship key to success: CII chief|work= The Hindu}}</ref>
| education = [[University of Calcutta]] [[Utkal University]] [[Andhra University]]
| spouse = Preeti Roy<ref name="spouse">{{cite web|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=62782|title=NALCO Chief visits KIIT, KISS and KIMS |work= Orissa Diary}}</ref>
| children = Ananya Chand (daughter) Ankit Chand (son)
}}

'''Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand''' (born 17 November 1959) is an Indian mining veteran, executive, and author. He was the [[chairman]] cum [[managing director]] of [[National Aluminium Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=47803401&privcapId=880178|title=Tapan Kumar Chand Chairman and Managing Director, National Aluminium Co. Ltd.|work= bloomberg.com}}</ref> NALCO is the largest integrated aluminium unit in Asia and is also one of the largest aluminium complexes of the world. He has been in the mining and metal sector since 1982, earlier serving as the [[Director (business)|director]] commercial of [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam]] Limited / [[Visakhapatnam Steel Plant]] and Director Personnel & Director I/c (Sales & Marketing), of [[Central Coalfields]] Limited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/tk-chand-to-take-over-as-nalco-cmd/article7452186.ece|title=T.K. Chand to take over as NALCO Chairman|work= The Hindu}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in history and a [[master's degree]] in arts, [[public administration]] and [[history]] from Utkal University. He holds a [[bachelor's degree]] in law from [[Andhra University]], [[Visakhapatnam]], and a diploma in social welfare (labour welfare) from [[University of Calcutta]].

He graduated as a gold medalist from [[Utkal University]], [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name="chandcol" />
He was also the former student president at Utkal University in 1981.<ref name="chandcol">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150919/jsp/odisha/story_43385.jsp#.VrsxrZN97BI|title=Hot seat with T K Chand, CMD Nalco – Full Interview|work= The Telegraph}}</ref> The Utkal University, awarded him the [[Honoris Causa]] D.Litt. for his contributions towards 'nation building', on the occasion of the university's 47th convocation.<ref name='Dlitt' />

==Career==
After taking charge as chairman and managing director of [[National Aluminium Company]] on 27 July 2015, he asked his team to renegotiate contracts with the aim of reducing procurement costs by 20%, which would save Nalco nearly 100 crores. In addition, he was trying to convince the board to include mining in its vision plan.<ref name="ETIE">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-27/news/64918854_1_state-run-national-aluminium-co-nalco-potangi|title=Nalco puts expansion, diversification plan in fast mode|work= India Times}}</ref> He also announced investments of $10 billion to be made for a number of projects, including a greenfield aluminium smelter abroad.<ref name="ETIE" />

During his tenure in [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam]] Limited, Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant, he had worked for various segments of the company and pioneer initiatives which have changed the way the firm works. Some of his initiatives include the introduction of a productive work culture, organizational restructuring, etc. in the field of HR. He won the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for outstanding performance as an executive for his initiatives and efforts to improve the organization. In 1983 he joined in as a management trainee in [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam]] Limited, eventually becoming its [[Director (business)|director]] in 2010.<ref name="CCL"/>

In 2007 he joined as the [[Director (business)|director]] (P) of [[Central Coalfields]] Limited. Here his focus remained in the field of HR and brought a paradigm shift. His efforts and initiatives in the areas of corporate social responsibility and welfare earned the company a good name and the membership of UN Global Compact.<ref name="CCL">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/new-director-commercial-for-rinl-assumes-charge/article1004775.ece|title=New Director (Commercial) for RINL assumes charge |work= The Hindu BusinessLine}}</ref> Exercising powers as a functional director, he has handled and decided all important matters of sales and marking – e-auction, forward e-auction, road sales, sales realization, coal linkage through LOA, etc. since joining.

== Bibliography ==
* Aluminium : The Future Metal
A book titled ‘Aluminium: The Future Metal’, authored by Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand was released by Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Indore on July 2019. The book, focussing on the entire value chain of the aluminium industry is the second one by Dr Chand named ‘Aluminium: The Strategic Metal’, which was highly acclaimed by the industry leaders and policymakers.

* Aluminium : The Strategic Metal
This book is aimed at promoting the strategic use of aluminium in all sectors. The author pressurises on the importance of using [[aluminium]] for green-cities and smart-cities. The book was also gifted to [[Narendra Modi]], [[Prime Minister of India]] by the author at Raj Bhavan, [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name="ALBOOK">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/nalco-chief-presents-his-book-to-pm.html|title= NALCO Chief presents his book to PM | work= The Pioneer}}</ref>

== Honors ==
* J Mathai National Fellowship Award, The Highest Management Award <ref name="JMATHAI">{{cite web|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=69200|title= Highest Management Award conferred on Nalco CMD Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand| work= Odisha Diary}}</ref>
* Honoris Causa D.Litt.<ref name="Dlitt">{{cite web|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowOriyaOrbit.asp?id=64808|title= Nalco Chief T.K. Chand to receive D.Litt. from Utkal University| work= Odisha Diary}}</ref>
* India Gaurav Award <ref name="IGA">{{cite web|url=http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=69657|title= India Gaurav Award conferred on Nalco CMD Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand| work= Odisha Diary}}</ref>
* Jawaharlal Nehru Award<ref name="CCL"/>
* Corporate Governance Award
* Achievers of Odisha Award by [[The Times of India]]<ref name="ToIAWARD">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/TOI-coffee-table-book-in-honour-of-9-top-achievers/articleshow/52965186.cms|title= TOI coffee table book in honour of 9 top achievers| work= The Times of India}}</ref>

==References==
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