Mumbai, June 1 -- The appointment was approved by the company's board on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee and the Audit & Risk Management Committee, according to a regulatory filing.

Gupta has been associated with the Vedanta Group since July 2006 and has held several leadership positions across Cairn, Vedanta Corporate and Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO). In his most recent role at Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited (VAML), he served as Deputy CFO and CFO of the Jharsuguda operations, overseeing financial performance, cost optimisation, cash flow management and governance for one of the world's largest single-location aluminium smelter facilities.

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