Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2025 – Dr. Sunil Duggal has taken on a new role as Chief Executive Officer at Bhumi Ventures, a dynamic and sustainability-driven global metals and mining company. In this capacity, he will be responsible for driving P&L, leading strategic operations across the UAE and DRC, and positioning Bhumi Ventures as a global leader in critical minerals and green metals.
Prior to this appointment, Dr. Duggal served as Chairman – Strategy and Policy at Vedanta, where he played a pivotal role in shaping India’s first semiconductor and display glass unit in partnership with the Government of India. He led strategic visioning efforts to position India as a global hub in electronics manufacturing and attracted significant government backing for the initiative.
Before that, he served as the Group CEO at Vedanta Limited for over three years, leading transformation across multiple verticals. Under his leadership, Vedanta delivered the highest EBITDA in the organization’s history—cumulatively over $15 billion across FY21, FY22, and FY23—and significantly deleveraged debt while steering a $6 billion expansion plan. His tenure was marked by operational excellence, digital transformation, and R&D-led innovation.
Earlier, he held the roles of CEO of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) and CEO of HZL & Base Metals, where he transformed HZL into the world’s largest integrated zinc producer. He led a massive underground mining ramp-up and increased silver production tenfold, ensuring lowest-decile cost efficiency while doubling production capacity and maintaining global leadership.
His career spans over 30 years of leadership excellence, including key roles such as President at Ambuja Cements, and multiple leadership roles at Vedanta Resources Plc including Dy CEO, COO, Executive Director, and business head roles at cluster locations. Across these roles, Dr. Duggal consistently demonstrated an ability to drive profitability, strategic growth, ESG stewardship, and community development.
About Bhumi Ventures
Bhumi Ventures is an emerging metals and mining powerhouse operating across the UAE and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company holds a diversified portfolio in Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Gold, Silver, and Platinum Group Metals. With licenses across nearly 1,000 sq. km in the Katanga Copper Belt and an ambitious goal of producing 0.5 MMT of copper and associated metals annually, Bhumi Ventures aims to become one of the world’s largest and most sustainable green metal companies.
Committed to responsible mining and sustainability, Bhumi Ventures leverages innovation and digitalization to drive efficiency, stakeholder value, and socio-economic growth in local communities. Its vision aligns with the global clean energy transition, making it a critical player in the supply chain for electric vehicles, renewable energy, and advanced technologies.
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