Edelweiss Group has appointed a high profile Advisory Board, comprising senior industry veterans, namely Mr. Sushil Kumar Roongta, former Chairman of Steel Authority of India; Mr. T Sankaralingam, former Chairman and Managing Director, National Thermal Power Corporation; and Mr. Mahendra Singh Mehta, former Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Infrastructure and Vedanta Resources. The Advisory Board will work closely with Edelweiss's Distressed Asset Resolution Business to guide and support its efforts in providing optimal turnaround solutions for select portfolio companies. They will also counsel and mentor Edelweiss's operating teams in implementing industry specific best practices in these portfolio companies across areas including operations and process excellence, corporate governance, environmental and social responsibility, human resources and risk management. Mr. Sushil Kumar Roongta, former Chairman of Steel Authority of India, is one of the prominent experts on strategy and turnaround in the manufacturing industry in India, widely known for his acumen and consulted by the corporate sector and the Government of India for various issues related to mining, metals and power. Mr. T Sankaralingam, former Chairman and Managing Director, National Thermal Power Corporation, is one of the leading experts in the power sector in India and a key advisor to the Government of India on several power sector projects and a member of various committees formulating policy for the power sector in India. Mr. Mahendra Singh Mehta, former Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Infrastructure and Vedanta Resources, has rich experience in driving continuous performance improvement across asset-heavy sectors such as metals and mining, power generation and distribution, cement, steel, and infrastructure.