Sanjeev Gupta, executive chairman of the Liberty House Group received the title ‘CEO of the Year’ at the prestigious S&P Global Platts Global Metals Awards, attended by senior industry figures from across the world, at London’s Grosvenor Square Marriott on 19th May.
The honour follows an intensive 18-month period during which the Liberty leader invested more than GBP 500M to acquire and turn around metals, energy and engineering operations across the UK. He has subsequently gone on to pursue major mining and metals assets in the USA and Australia.
Since mid-2015, Liberty become one of the UK’s largest industrial employers and owner of the country’s last aluminium smelter, its largest steel plate mill and largest scrap melting capacity. It recently completed the acquisition of Tata’s speciality steels business – now Liberty Speciality Steels.
In leading Liberty through this transformational phase, Mr Gupta has applied the ground-breaking GREENSTEEL business model designed to secure a competitive, low-carbon future for metal manufacture, through recycling, use of renewable energy and vertical integration with value-added engineering activities.
His success in securing the coveted S&P Global Platts CEO title comes in the Liberty Group’s 25th anniversary year.
