Alakesh Roy has taken over as the Managing Director of Zamil Steel, India, with effect from June 2013. He is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT (BHU) Varanasi and has completed his post graduation in Management with specialisation in marketing and finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur. Roy began his professional career with Tata Motors and has an experience of over 25 years across various industry segments. He has worked at various senior and top management levels for Exide Industries Ltd, Kirby Building Systems India. Prior to joining Zamil group, Roy was the CEO of Reliance Innovative Building Solutions. In his earlier assignments, he has managed two Greenfield start-ups in different geographies and was also instrumental in launching and brand building of several concept products. He has implemented world-class systems and global best practices across the organisations he has worked for.