Mr Atul Sobti is the Chairman & Managing Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), India’s largest Maharatna public sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise. Prior to his taking over the helms at BHEL in January 2016, Mr Sobti was Director on the Board of BHEL, heading two crucial portfolios of Power and Finance. Earlier, he also held additional charge of Director (Engineering, R&D). Mr Sobti is also part-time Chairman on the board of Raichur Power Corporation Limited, a Joint Venture Company of BHEL and Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.