Ramesh Kumar Maali, formerly Senior Manager of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Enel Green Power, has been appointed Head of Legal at Vedanta FACOR.

With over nine years of experience as in-house counsel for both Indian and multinational companies, Maali has previously worked with organizations such as the Gas Authority of India (GAIL), the National Hydroelectric Corporation (NHPC), Enel Green Power, and Eastern Book Company.

“After working with CPSEs [central public sector enterprises] like GAIL and NHPC, I was looking for opportunities with sectors other than I have already worked with",  said Maali who found the opportunity on the social media site LinkedIn and applied for the role.

His expertise spans legal risk analysis, dispute prevention, and managing high-value contracts and disputes in the power, gas, hydrocarbons and renewable energy sectors.

Speaking on his new role, Maali told India Business Law Journal, “I see the in-house legal function as a key business enabler. Therefore, the top priority is to develop a legal department, which is a strategic partner involved in business decision-making to achieve long-term business goals.

“This will include fostering integration with senior leadership at group level, motivating colleagues to lead and take larger responsibilities, policy and process development, and capacity enhancement”.

The key responsibilities of this role include leading the “legal, compliance and regulatory affairs functions and to ensure legal risk is prevented and mitigated without diluting the larger business and commercial objectives”, he added.

Maali will be responsible for ensuring legal and regulatory compliance by coordinating with both internal and external stakeholders.