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Lakshmi N. Mittal is the Chairman and CEO of Arcelor Mittal. He founded Mittal Steel Company in 1976 and led its 2006 merger with Arcelor to form ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker. He is widely recognised for his leading role in restructuring the global steel industry, and has over 35 years’ experience working in steel and related industries. Among his manifold mandates, Mr Mittal is Member of the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs, of the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council, and of the Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management. Furthermore, he has been awarded numerous recognitions from international institutions and magazines and is closely associated with a number of non-profit organisations.

Principal occupation:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arcelor Mittal

Current mandates:

Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of ArcelorMittal S.A.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aperam S.A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs
Member of the Executive Committee of World Steel Association (earlier named International Iron and Steel Institute)
Member of the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council
Member of the Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan
Member of the Prime Minister of India’s Global Advisory Council
Member of the Presidential International Advisory Board of Mozambique
Member of President’s Domestic and Foreign Investors Advisory Council, Ukraine
Member of the Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management
Member of Board of Trustees of Cleveland Clinic
Member of Executive Board of Indian School of Business
Gold Patron of Prince’s Trust
Member of the Board of ArcelorMittal USA Inc.
President of Ispat Inland ULC
Governor of ArcelorMittal Foundation
Member of the Board of ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd.
Member of the Board of ONGC Mittal Energy Services Ltd.
Trustee of Gita Mittal Foundation
Trustee of Gita Mohan Mittal Foundation
Trustee of Lakshmi and Usha Mittal Foundation
Chairman of Governing Council of LNM Institute of Information Technology
Trustee of Mittal Champion Trust
Trustee of Mittal Children’s Foundation.

Past mandates over the past five years (≥2008):

Member of the International Advisory Board of Citigroup (resigned June 2008)
Member of the Board of Directors of ICICI Bank Limited (resigned May 2010)
Member of the Board of Commonwealth Business Council Limited (resigned February 2011)
Member of the Business Council (resigned December 2011)
Member of the Managing Committee of Lakshmi Niwas and Usha Mittal Foundation (resigned December 2011)
Member of the Board of ArcelorMittal USA Inc.