Raghu Vamsi Group appoints Dr S K Jha as CEO of Advanced Materials Division

Raghu Vamsi Group has appointed Dr S K Jha as CEO of its Advanced Materials Division. The former MIDHANI chairman will lead the group’s advanced materials business, including development of an integrated nickel-based superalloy manufacturing facility in Telangana.

Hyderabad: Raghu Vamsi Group, the Hyderabad-headquartered precision aerospace and defence manufacturing group, has appointed Dr S K Jha as Chief Executive Officer of its Advanced Materials Division. He will lead the Group’s advanced materials business, including the development of its integrated nickel-based superalloy manufacturing facility in Telangana.

Dr. Jha brings over three decades of experience in metallurgy, advanced materials, technology development, and strategic manufacturing. He joins Raghu Vamsi Group after serving as Chairman and Managing Director of Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), where he led initiatives across manufacturing, technology development, product diversification and indigenisation of strategic materials.

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Dr Jha contributed to the development of lattice tubes for nuclear power plants and a high-pressure compressor disc for the Jaguar military aircraft. His experience spans critical aerospace, defence, space and nuclear programmes, including aero-engine programmes, PSLV, GSLV-MkIII, Chandrayaan and Gaganyaan.