Mr. Satish Pai
Managing Director
Mr. Satish Pai is the Managing Director of Hindalco Industries since August 2016. At Hindalco, he has been the driving force behind Hindalco’s journey from a metals commodity player to a value-added solutions provider in the aluminium and copper sectors. Under his leadership, Hindalco has evolved into a future-facing company with a Greener, Stronger, Smarter Purpose at its core, and a focus on digitalisation, innovation and high performance. Mr. Pai also oversees the operations of Hindalco subsidiary Novelis Inc.
Some key transitions under his stewardship include adoption of large-scale renewable energy and path breaking responsible mining initiatives through India’s first Sustainable Mining Charter. He drove global-first circular economy solutions that utilise bauxite residue as an industry input rather than waste. Initiatives for carbon neutrality, water positivity, biodiversity and zero waste to landfill have contributed to Hindalco consistently ranking as the world’s most sustainable aluminium company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for four consecutive years, since 2020.
Mr. Pai received an Honorary Doctorate from Utkal University in 2024 for his extraordinary contributions to the metal industry, at the hands of Hon’ble President of India Ms. Droupadi Murmu. He was recognised with the ‘BT-PwC India’s Best CEO’s 2024 - super large companies’ award.
Mr. Pai holds a mechanical engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. In his personal capacity, he holds a patent in directional drilling. He was conferred the ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’ by IIT Madras in 2017.