Rohit Pathak is the CEO of Birla Copper, the largest Copper player in India and #3 globally for Copper Rods (outside China). This is the Copper business of Hindalco Industries Limited, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group.
Mr. Pathak is a Director on the National Executive Council of IEEMA since 2019 (the industry association of the electrical equipment industry in India) and the President of the Association for the year 2022-23. Mr. Pathak is also the President of the Indian Primary Copper Producers Association (IPCPA) since 2022 and a Director of the Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) since 2021.
Prior to moving to Birla Copper, Mr. Pathak was the President & CEO of Aditya Birla Insulators (largest Insulator player in India and 3rd largest porcelain player globally), where he led its diversification into Composites and the growth of the international business. He was also appointed the first CEO of Aditya Birla Power Composites Limited, a JV of Grasim Industries Limited with Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen of Germany for Composite Hollow Core Insulators.
Mr. Pathak joined the Aditya Birla Group in 2011 as the Principal EA to the Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla. In that role he advised Mr. Birla on key priorities (such as M&A, organic growth, and special initiatives) and strategic planning & monitoring across the Group Businesses, and helped the businesses on strategic issues. He is a recipient of the Chairmans’ Award for Exceptional Contribution in 2015.
Prior to joining the group, Mr. Pathak was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he worked on diverse issues such as new market entry, business turnaround, inorganic growth, large scale performance transformations, and business plan development and delivery. He also led the Procurement practice and co-led the Automotive & Assembly practice in India for the firm.
Mr. Pathak has done his PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (India) and Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani (Pilani Campus, India). He is a recipient of the Prof L K Maheshwari Distinguished Alumnus Award 2023, awarded by the EEE Dept of BITS Pilani.