Our Leadership

Rahul Mithal

Chairman & Managing Director

He is also the Chairman of REMC Ltd., a subsidiary of the company. Mr. Mithal is from the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (SCRA 1985 Batch). He holds the additional qualification of MBA (Finance) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) and a Chartered Engineer, registered with the Engineering Council (UK). He was the Functional Director on the Board of Container Corporation of India Limited for 4 years from 29.09.2017 to 06.10.2021, incharge of the Projects & Services wing. He has had a long stint of more than 20 years holding various key positions in the Indian Railways.

Director Technical

Director Finance

Arun Kumar Singh

Director Projects

Shri Arun Kumar Singh is from the Indian Railway Services of Engineers (IRSE 1990 Batch). He holds the qualifications of B.E. (Civil Engineering) from MNIT, Prayagraj and M. Tech (Building Science and Construction Management) from I.I.T Delhi. He has vast experience of more than 30 years in major infrastructure planning, implementation and monitoring design, project management, procurement & contract management, risk management (Including FIDIC based project), Operation and Maintenance, Consultancy services, business development and revenue generation etc while working in Indian Railways, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and RITES. He has been associated with planning of various metros such as Lucknow, Nagpur and Delhi Metro Phase IV etc, implementation of Phase- 3 of DMRC.

He has also worked on General Consultancy / Detailed Design Consultancy for Delhi Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Nagpur Metro, Pune Metro in India and Dhaka & Jakarta Metro abroad. Till recently he was Project Director of PMC team of RITES, on the prestigious and challenging Mauritius Metro Project, for 5 years.

Dr. Deepak Tripathi

Director Technical

Dr. Deepak Tripathi, an ex-IRSME officer of 1990 batch, is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering with Doctorate & Post Graduation from NITIE/Mumbai specializing in Operations Management. He has also been trained in Leadership and Management programs from NUS/INSEAD/IIM-K and other institutes.

During his career span of 30+ yrs. in Indian Railways (IR) & Konkan Railway (KRCL), he has covered wide business spectrum in Traction & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations & Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Rolling Stock Infrastructure, O&M and Technology Projects, Marketing & Business Development and International Business.

He has steered several multidisciplinary business projects in Railway Operations & Maintenance in India and abroad Including Development and O&M of innovative Roll-On Roll-Off services, Electric Traction Operations, Mechanized Railway Maintenance, Design to Construction of Rolling Stock Infrastructure. He has also worked on Rail & Port Connectivity projects.

As Director/Quality Assurance (I&L)/RDSO for 06 years, he organized Vendor Development Inspections, Quality Assurance etc. for Rolling Stock with firms in India and abroad. His contributions in the field of technology include development of patented ‘SMART Yard technology,’ Technology/ Transfer projects Including Industry 4.0 and AI projects.

His contributions to the field of Management & Technology include authored books, international publications and contributions in conferences & workshops in India and abroad, focusing on lean and technology in Rail & Metro sector.

He has been awarded with ‘National Award for Outstanding Services;’ and Best Innovative Idea of the Year Award, from Hon’ble Minister of Railways. ‘Outstanding Author Award’ from EMERALD Publications, U.K for his publications and ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri Award’ for his book ‘Smart Lean Management’. He won ‘Director General Medals’–National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) and RDSO/Ministry of Railways and has also received two Presidential Awards from Hon’ble Home Minister for contributions to Rajbhasha..

Shri Krishna Gopal Agarwal

Director Finance

Shri Krishna Gopal Agarwal has joined Board of RITES Ltd. On 01st August, 2023. He has more than 29 years of experience in Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Strategic business decisions and Treasury Management.

Before appointment as Director (Finance), Shri Krishna Gopal Agarwal was working as General Manager (Finance) with RITES since 17th June, 2021. Prior to joining RITES, he had a long stint of more than 26 years holding various key positions in Finance Department of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at its Bhilai Steel Plant. Before joining SAIL, he worked with Nerolac Paints during initial year of his career.

He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India & Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Sandeep Jain

Govt Nominee Director

He joined Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) in November,1993 and held various positions i.e., AEN, DEN, Sr. DEN, Dy. Chief Engineer/Track Supply, Sr. DEN/Coord., Dy. Chief Engineer (Construction), CGM/IRCON. Presently, he is working as Executive Director Planning (Civil & PSU), Railway Board since October, 2021.

Raj Kumar Mangla

Govt Nominee Director

He graduated as Mechanical Engineer from IRIMEE and has pursued MBA from MDI, Gurugram and M.Des from IIT, Delhi. He is currently posted as Addl. Member/Production Units in Railway Board. Prior to this, he was posted as PCME of Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. He has good experience of Rolling Stock Production, Maintenance and Repair. He has worked as DRM at Kharagpur Division and as GGM/RES at RITES in 2012 to 2015. He has a wide experience in SR, CR, NCR, SER, NFR, COFMOW and IRIMEE. He has received Advanced Management Training at SDA Bocconi, Milan and Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg.

Godawari Mishra

Independent Director

She is social activist who holds Master's degree and PhD in Sociology from Kanpur University. Along with the Doctorate & Masters, she is also having Bachelors degree with specialization in Botany, Zoology and Chemistry from Lucknow University. She possesses a diverse and wide ranging experience in the areas of teaching, women empowerment and social activities. She has served as an Assistant Teacher in Sumitra Intern College for over 35 years ranging from 1981-2016. She is presently working to improve the lives of women of rural & other backward areas.

Laxman T Tapashi

Independent Director

He is a lawyer by profession and is having a vast experience as an Advocate in various area(s) of practice such as Civil/ Criminal/Commercial etc. He obtained the degree of LLM from Kuvempu University and LLB from Karnatak University. Apart from his legal qualifications, he has also obtained MA (Economics) from Kuvempu University, and Bachelor of Arts from Karnatak University. Being a Social Activist, he is working towards upliftment of backward classes. He actively participates in various forums to represent backward class.

Dr. Dineshananda Goswami

Independent Director

Dr. Dineshananda Goswami has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of RITES Limited since 11th November, 2021. He is a social activist who holds M.Com & PhD from Ranchi University. He possesses a diverse and wide ranging experience in the areas of Economics, Commerce, Social Science & Marketing. He served as a lecturer in Tata Steel’s College from 1990 to 2004.

Likha Togu

Independent Director

Mr. Likha Togu has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of RITES Limited since 21st January, 2022. He is a post graduate from Arunachal University. He has a vast experience in different fields. He served as President in All Yachuli Student Union (AYSU), Lower Subansiri District (1993-96). He was also appointed as Chairman, Nyishi Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd. and served there from 2000 to 2003. Later, he served as Chairman, Likha Pon Foundation (LPF) a non-profit charitable organisation from 2014 to 2019.

He is active in Agriculture / Horticulture, Development of Kiwi, Large Cardamom and Mithun (Bros frontalis) rearing. He is an author, lyricist and a singer of tribal folk tales and folklores and an avid Social worker. He is a visionary and an ideologue of Modern technological development Including railways and implementation of various hydropower projects in the state of Arunachal Pradesh and advocates for inclusive development of all regions of the country.