Mr.Sitaram Kemmannu
S.E.O – Southern Region
Sitaram Kemmannu holds Masters in Applied Geology & Business Administration (HR & Marketing) with First Class Mines Manager certificate of Competency & RQP certificate. He is associated with SCMS as State Engagement Officer (Southern Region) based in Karnataka and supports SCMS in implementation of various program in the states of Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu and Kerala. He is also Consultant & Advisor to various mining companies where he supports them to incorporate sustainable mining principles in their operations, environment, health and safety ensuring their statutory compliances. He is also National Council member/Fellow member/Line member of Mining Engineers association of India and life member of Geological Society of India, MMMGI, GSAT, EGAI and many more professional bodies.
In overall, Sitaram carries with him + 30 years of Industry experience in various capacities such as CEO of Sustainable Mining Initiative (unit of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries), Resident Director for Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, Exploration Head, Mine Planner, Geologist and Beneficiation in-charge for both major Global & Indian Mining companies like –Vale & MSPL with field experiences in India, Latin America & Africa for various minerals like- Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Bauxite, Gold, Base metals, Ni-PGE, Diamond, etc.