BIO

Ms. Bani Varma assumed charge as member on the board of BHEL as Director (IS&P) on the 9th of October 2023. 

Prior to this, Ms. Varma held dual charge of BHEL’s Transportation Business segment at New Delhi and Electronics Division Manufacturing Unit at Bangalore. As Head of company’s Transportation Business & Systems Group, she was responsible for BHEL’s diversification initiatives for the Rail Transportation business and strategized to secure the prestigious Vande Bharat Trains Manufacturing cum Maintenance order. As head of Electronics Division, she was responsible for complete operations of the unit, which produces power electronics & control equipment and was able to turnaround the unit profitably with a top line growth of 25%. She also has the distinction of being the first woman to head a manufacturing unit of the company.

Ms. Varma is an electrical engineering graduate from the Delhi College of Engineering and started her career with BHEL as an Engineer Trainee in the company’s Industry Sector vertical in 1990. During her 34 years of tenure of diversified and hands on experience in the Energy, Industry and Transportation segments, she has developed a comprehensive set of competencies in the areas of Strategic management, Business development, Operations and Change management. 
She has also played a pivotal role in formulation and implementation of plan for BHEL’s New Growth Areas and in driving BHEL’s transformation initiatives across functions and verticals.

A passionate and professional leader, Ms Varma brings with her a track record of over three decades of notable performance.