The Tinplate Company of India Limited announced that based on the recommendation of the nomination and remuneration committee, the board of directors of the company has on April 1, 2023, unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. Prabhat Kumar as an Additional Director (Non-Executive, Non-Independent) of the company effective April 1, 2023, up to the date of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company. Mr. Prabhat Kumar is the Vice President - Flat Products, Marketing and Sales, at Tata Steel Limited. He has held multiple leadership roles across functions in the organization since 2008 getting deep exposure to the core business, managing stakeholders and high-level management.

Before taking on his current role, Mr. Kumar was Principal Executive Officer to CEO & MD, Tata Steel. He has rich experience across Marketing & Sales of both Flat and Long Products and has been instrumental in developing strategies for automotive and construction market segments. Mr. Kumar oversaw the launch of several new products to cater to changing market needs.

He has rich experience in techno-commercial functions. Mr. Kumar is Mechanical Engineer from B.I.T Sindri and has over 32 years of rich experience in Tata Steel and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has also completed CEDEP General Management Program at INSEAD, France.

He joined as a Graduate Trainee in 1990 at Tata Steel, Jamshedpur. In addition, he is part of the Profit Centre Councils in Tata Steel and is also a Member of the Board of Directors of subsidiary companies of Tata Steel.