Team Category: Senior Management Personnel

With more than twenty-five years of experience across the Financial and IT domains, Soumen Roy brings deep expertise in enterprise technology management, digital transformation, and ERP governance. A qualified Cost Accountant and Six Sigma Green Belt holder , he has spent over two decades leading the implementation, support, and optimization of major ERP platforms including BaaN IVc4 and Oracle E-Business Suite (11i and R12) across diverse business environments.

Soumen currently serves as the Associate General Manager – Information Technology at McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited (MBECL), where he also heads the IT function. As a member of the Executive Committee, he plays a key role in defining the organisation’s IT roadmap in alignment with corporate strategy. He oversees the execution of digital initiatives, reviews departmental performance, and ensures IT governance across the enterprise.

Prior to joining MBECL, Soumen held progressive leadership roles at Tega McNally Minerals Limited and CMC Limited, where he managed major ERP and workflow-based projects for global and domestic clients, including GE Healthcare, TATA Cummins, McGraw Hill, IATA, and several government and banking institutions. His early career in finance and accounts further strengthens his understanding of operational requirements, process controls, and system-driven financial management.

 

 

Mr. Harish Avadhani (born 29th May 1964), aged about 62 years, B. Com (Hons), CMA
(Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India), and Fellow Member
of IMMI (Institute of Materials Management of India), with over 30 years’ experience
across Finance, Commercial, SCM, Outsourcing, EPC contract finalisation, purchase
processes, imports, indirect taxation, domestic & international logistics, insurance,
stores & inventory management. He joined McNally Bharat Engineering Company
Limited in the capacity of President – Commercial & Finance with effect from 16th April
2026.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Avadhani was associated with Garden Silk Fashion
Private Limited (The Chatterjee Group) as Vice President – Finance and OSP from
August 2024 to April 2026.
Preceding the above assignment, Mr. Avadhani was with Gainwell Commosales Private
Limited (Gainwell Group) from 2014 to 2024, where he headed Commercial & Logistics
and steered Commercial, Logistics, Inventory, and SCM for TIL Limited. As Head –
Commercial & Logistics, led the end-to-end order cycle and introduced greater rigor
and operational efficiency across the function.
Prior to his assignment with the Gainwell Group, he was associated with India Power
Corporation Limited (SREI Group) as Vice President – Commercial & Procurement from
2010 to 2014. He has served in various capacities in the field of materials management
and logistics across the cement, aluminium, gas, shipbuilding, and manufacturing
industries. Mr. Avadhani has extensive experience working on ERP systems across
multiple organisations.
Mr. Avadhani had also worked with Temba Shipyards Limited (a part of Cochin
Shipyards Limited) from 2008 to 2010 as Head – Procurement & Materials
Management and later as Finance Controller. From March 2001 to January 2008, he
was with BOC India Limited (Linde Group) as Procurement Manager, where he earned
the recognition of Key Manager in addition to MD’s Award for best team performance,
outstanding performance in project implementation and working in cross-functional
teams.
Between 1995 to 2001, Mr. Avadhani served as Commercial Manager at India Foils
Limited, prior to which he started his career as Assistant Manager Purchase at
Raymond Cement Works (presently, Lafarge Cement) in the year 1988.
On 28th May 2026, the Board of Directors of McNally Bharat Engineering Company
Limited on recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee,
appointed Mr. Harish Avadhani as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company,
effective from 1st June 2026.

Subhrangshu Sekhar Patra, Bachelor (B. Com-Hons) in Commerce from Burdwan University and a Fellow member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He is also holding a Diploma in Forensic Audit from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has been serving MBE since 2006 among various departments from Finance and Accounts, Administration, Central Monitoring and Project Control and Internal Audit.

Before joining in MBE, he was a Practising member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and excel his professional career working with many organisations like State Bank of India, Coal India Limited, Tea Board of India, United Bank of India- presently Punjab National Bank. He worked with Kolkata (Calcutta) High Court as a valuer. He was also associated with the Institute of Cost Accountants of India as a Faculty Member and Examiner.

He has more than 28 years of experience in the Areas of Finance and Accounts, Internal Audit, Cost Control and Monitoring, Pricing and Valuation.

Indrani Ray is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary having over 20 years’ experience in Corporate Governance & Compliance functions, Finance & Treasury, Accounts/ Taxation/ MIS and Legal functions in listed companies. Last employment in EIH Limited of Oberoi Group. Earlier assignments include Tata Tea Limited (renamed as Tata Consumers Products Limited), Appejay Group, Philips Carbon Black Limited in RPG Group and Foster Wheeler Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Foster Wheeler USA, a major engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) company acquired by Amec plc in 2014 to form Amec Foster Wheeler, which was subsequently acquired by Wood Group in 2017

Ms. Indrani Ray has been appointed as the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer (Category: Key Managerial Personnel) of the Company w.e.f. 07^th December, 2021.

Key player in shaping business strategy, managing talent, and fostering organizational change, aligning HR objectives with business goals.

Having Rich and proven exposure in setting up Manufacturing unit from green field to start of production. Completed all due diligence from scratch up to institutionalize the HR set up.  Handled all verticals of HR, IR & Admin in last 30+ years.

Operated in segments like Engineering, Power, EPC, O&M & Automobile.

Specialties: Labor Laws, Ethical, Straight, Target Oriented HR Professional, considered himself as business partner. development, and leveraging technology to automate routine tasks.

 

Leading the engineering team and is responsible for complete project systems for bulk material handling, ash handling and mineral beneficiation processes.

This role provides leadership throughout all project phases—including conceptual design, preliminary engineering, detailed design, and operational support—while driving the development of engineering requirements and ensuring alignment with overall project objectives.

Key responsibilities include coordinating and collaborating with multidisciplinary design teams and related vendor support to achieve project deliverables, as well as participating actively in the project management process. The position works closely with the Project Manager, meets with clients, gathers and verifies field data, engages with equipment vendors, participates in project meetings, establishes project standards, and assists in developing project design criteria. Responsible for directing and coordinating the work of the Engineering Team to ensure successful and timely completion of project tasks.

 

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Choudhary is Vice President (Projects) at McNally Bharat Engineering Co. Ltd (MBECL) He has got additional responsibility as Chief Operating Officer for taking care of various ongoing Joint Venture projects for Coal India Limited.

Mr. Choudhary is a seasoned Project Management Professional with more than 34 years of vast experiences in handling various diversified projects in Steel, Mining, Port and Power Plant segments of the industries. He has ability in swiftly ramping up projects with competent cross-functional skills, foreseeing performance bottlenecks and taking corrective measures on right time to ensure timely driveable.

Mr. Choudhary holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from BIT Sindri (Ranchi University) and has been continuing with MBECL since November’2008

Prior to MBECL, he has worked in various Public Sector company as well as in Private Sector companies like Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited, Central Coalfields Limited, Tata Bearing, MESCO Steel, etc. at various capacity in the field of project, production and maintenance.