Acc Limited

• National Safety Award for 2008 from Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment to ACC Gagal and Tikaria
  
  
• National award for excellence in Energy Management from Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to ACC Lakheri and Wadi
  
  
• Pollution Control Excellence Award from State Pollution Control Board, Orissa to ACC Bargarh
  
  
• 9th Annual Greentech Safety Platinum Award to ACC Tikaria, Gold Award to ACC Jamul and Sindri ; Silver Award 2010 to ACC Lakheri, Madukkarai and Wadi Expansion Project
  
  
• Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) Good Performance Award by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India
  
  
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) award for Excellence in Financial Reporting for Annual Report 2008
  
  
• Financial Express-Emergent Ventures India (EVI) Green Business Leadership award
  
  
• 9th Greentech Safety Gold Award in cement sector to ACC Jamul

Appointment of Mr Kuldip Kaura as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

The Board of Directors of the Company have today appointed Mr Kuldip K Kaura as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of ACC Limited with effect from 13th August 2010. He succeeds Mr Sumit Banerjee who is taking up a new assignment.

Mr Kaura brings with him rich experience in leading businesses in diverse sectors such as power, natural resources, metals and mining as well as a deep understanding of corporate governance and sustainable development. He has been a Director on the Board of ACC Limited since October 28, 2009.

Prior to this Mr Kaura was CEO of Vedanta Resources Plc, where he is still acting as an advisor. He worked with the Vedanta Resources group for 7 years, playing a significant role in transformation and rapid growth of its group companies, initially as Managing Director of Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Before that he was Managing Director & Country Manager of ABB India, a group where he served 18 years holding various management positions. He started his professional career at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in 1969,

Mr Kaura holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and is an alumnus of several executive education programs at the London Business School and the Swedish Institute of Management.

ACC was among the first Indian companies to adopt automation of information technology. We started computerizing our systems as early as 1968 - a commitment to progress through the harnessing of relevant available technologies, a practice that continues even today.

We have traveled a long way from our early days when we were using simple keypunching machines. Significant improvements have been made in application systems and infrastructure since then - from Batch processing to on-line systems, from IBM 1401 and Data General system to the latest Linux/UNIX and Windows 2003 based machines. We have made timely transitions determined by available technologies and business requirements.

In February 2007 the company made a quantum jump from in-house developed systems using Oracle 9i and Developer 6i to an ERP (SAP) based solution. This decision was based solely on our strategic objectives and the business benefits that we expect to derive from implementing such a solution. With this move we also aligned people, business processes and technologies across the country.

The Company has an Intranet Portal called ‘Accelerate’ which is dedicated to employees. The portal’s content is based on Personal information relating to Human Resource matters, Performance Management, as well as other information of use to employees such as the latest news on company affairs, developments on sustainable development, house magazines and newsletters.

Being a large organization with a countrywide network of manufacturing, marketing and R&D centers, we have invested in the creation of a comprehensive infrastructure that allows free flow of information across the organization. This enables almost instant communication between all levels in the organization. A hybrid WAN network connects each of our 275 plus locations. A judicious mix of VSAT and VPN links ensure adequate connectivity between these locations. Each manufacturing location has a well designed LAN to meet its needs.

IT in ACC is well placed to master future expansions of our core businesses.

Our Vision

TO be one of the most respected companies in India; recognized for challenging conventions and delivering on our promises.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr N. S. Sekhsaria
Chairman

Mr Paul Hugentobler
Deputy Chairman

Mr Kuldip K Kaura
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Mr S M Palia
Mr Naresh Chandra
Mr Markus Akermann
Mr M L Narula
Mr D K Mehrotra
Mr R A Shah
Mr Shailesh Haribhakti
Mr Aidan Lynam

Product Development has always been an important activity at ACC, arising out of a focus on quality and process improvement. It has been a constant partner, driving research, innovation and evaluation.

ACC has effectively pledged its reputation as the market leader in the quality of cement. Maintaining this lead calls for harnessing the resources and expertise of the company - from applied research and production to marketing. Accordingly, all ACC factories are equipped with state-of-the-art process control instrumentation and associated quality control and testing laboratories manned by qualified personnel.

As a result of this focus on quality, ACC cement specifications exceed those set by BIS by a wide margin. Today, all ACC cement plants have the ISO 9001 Quality Systems certification. This demonstrates our tradition of providing reliable and consistent quality through the application of modern technology, and justifies the preferences of a nationwide customer base.