Mr. Hemant Madhusudan Nerurkar was appointed as Chairman of the Board of TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited on August 27, 2011. A Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgical Engineering from the College of Engineering - Pune University, Mr. Nerurkar has attended several management courses in India and overseas, including CEDEP in France. Mr. Nerurkar has vast experience of over 35 years in Tata Steel in various positions. He joined Tata Steel in 1972 and rose to the level of Managing Directors in-charge of India and South East Asia Operation and superannuated from services on 31st Oct' 2013.
Mr. Nerurkar has been conferred with several prestigious awards such as the 'Tata Gold Medal 2004', 'SMS Demag Excellence Award 2002', 'Steel 80's Award-1990', 'SAIL Gold Medal - 1989', 'Visveswaraya Award-1988', 'NMD Award-1987', 'CEO with HR Orientation Award-2010', 'Maxell Foundation & Maharashtra Corporate Excellence Award-2012' and has been honoured with Melvin Jones Fellowship Award from Lions Club International.