Managing director of Tata Projects Limited, Mr Kishore Pal Singh, with effect from February 15, 2001. He succeeds Mr. D. S. Rao who retired on November 30, 2000.

Mr Singh was previously the managing director, Rites (Rail India Technical & Economic Services), a premier consulting company. He is a civil engineer from the Indian Railway Service of Engineers, and has worked earlier in senior technical and management positions in the Indian Railways as chief engineer, divisional railway manager and executive director, Railway Board. Mr Singh brings with him rich experience in project execution and business development in India and overseas.

Mr Singh leading Tata Projects Limited, the EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) arm of the group, supported by a human resource strength of over 400 engineers and other professionals, with the company's annual turnover nearing Rs.200 crore and orders on hand of around Rs.430 crore.