The Board of Directors of Zuari Global Limited has approved the appointment of Athar Shahab as Joint Managing Director for a period of three years from 14th November, 2021 to 13th November, 2024. 

Athar Shahab has more than 31 years of rich experience across project finance, advisory, investment, project management and general management. He has a demonstrated track record of building businesses, developing appropriate strategies, plans, systems and processes and running operations. 

He possesses a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape and business risks and has worked with L&T, Vedanta Group, IDFC, AES, Shamil Bank, and ICICI previously. 

Athar Shahab has done PG Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur with specialisation in Finance and Marketing. He has been bestowed with the Maxi Gold Medal for excellence in Marketing. He also holds a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from VSS University of Technology, Burla (VSSUT). 

Shahab has made significant contributions to development of credible policy frameworks for private sector participation in infrastructure in India and has also assisted PM’s Taskforce on Infrastructure. He has played an important policy advocacy role at Cll and FICCI as a Member of their respective National Committees on Infrastructure including chairing the Cll Committee on Highways for several years. He is also a member of Cll National Committee on Power.