Sumant Sinha
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| Occupation | Chairman & CEO of ReNew Power |
| Parent | Yashwant Sinha |
| Website | sumantsinha |
Sumant Sinha (born February 1965)[1] is an Indian businessman. In 2010 he founded investment banking and consulting firm Savant Advisors and in 2011 founded independent power producer ReNew Power, headquartered in Gurgaon, India, for which he serves as CEO.
Personal life and education
Sinha is the son of Yashwant Sinha who was finance minister of India.[1] He is the brother of Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance.[2]
Sinha received his education from IIT Delhi, where he received a Bachelor of Technology, IIM Calcutta, where he received a Master of Business Administration, and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where he received a master's degree.[2][3][4]
Career
After his education, Sinha became an investment banker, working in the United States and then the United Kingdom with Citibank and ING Barings.[5] In 2002, he became CFO of the Aditya Birla Group in India, a role he retained until 2007.[2][3] During that time, he founded and served as CEO of Aditya Birla Retail. In 2008, he became the COO of wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy. Shortly after his departure from Suzlon in 2010, he founded investment banking and consulting firm Savant Advisors. Early the following year, he founded independent power producer ReNew Power. The private power plant, for which he serves as CEO, focuses primarily on wind power.ReNew Power became the first company in India to cross 1000 MW in wind and solar capacity[6][2][7]
References
- ^ a b Bandyopadhyay, Tamal (2 June 2007). "People often confuse noise with aggression: Sumant Sinha". live mint & the Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d Seetharaman, E. (21 April 2011). "Sumant Sinha starts own firm". dna. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b Mishra, Ashish K. (5 September 2013). "Renew Power: Tapping into India's Wind Energy Potential". Forbes India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Speakers". The FT Global Renewal Energy Summit. Financial Times. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Ramakrishnan, N. (14 October 2012). "How a banker ReNewed his career". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "ReNew Power hits 1000 MW milestone". Thehindu.com. The Hindu. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Official site. ReNew Power. Retrieved 1 September 2014.