Cover Story | August 2013
Power List | Welspun Energy
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Head of generation company with highest capacity addition in the FY2012-13 (Public Company - Solar Power)
Vineet Mittal is the Co founder and MD of Welspun Energy. He has a wide network across multiple industries and holds positions in ventures ranging from hospitality, textiles, oil and gas, information technology, and information technology-enabled services. Prior to Welspun, Mittal was the President and MD at Infowavz, the world-'s leading global contact center provider, which achieved success despite a global downturn.
Mittal also advises the government on a number of matters. Currently, he is also a member of Solar Energy Advisory Council -Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. He also serves as Chairman of the Solar Independent Power Producers Association. In addition to his position as a Managing Director, Mittal serves as the Managing General Partner at Preston Ventures LLC.
Key achievements
- Mittal is a member of the World Economic Forum-'s Steering Committee on Infrastructure and Urban Development.
- He has been invited as an expert in forum series - CNBC TV18's Sustainable Energy, Danish Embassy-'s 3GF' in Copenhagen, WEF-'s sessions in Davos, India and Myanmar on innovation - low carbon finance -growth through sustainable energy.
- Mittal also serves as a member on the G20-'s Green Growth Action Alliance.
- He was also felicitated as the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' at the Madhavrao Scindia Leadership Awards 2009.