2023 Judge's Profile

Sonal Choithani

Chief Brand & Communications Officer

Vedanta – Aluminium Business

Sonal Choithani is the Chief Communication Officer at Vedanta’s Aluminium Business. She is also a Non-Executive Director (Board Member) at Vedanta’s Talwandi Sabo Power (TSPL), Punjab’s largest power plant.

She has been with Vedanta since 2019 and is responsible for leading public relations, branding and corporate communication for the company’s aluminium business.

Sonal has been in the branding & communication profession for over 20 years with global brands such the Tatas, ICICI Bank, United Technologies (a Fortune 50 company) and Fidelity International.

She has extensive experience in integrated communication comprising public relations strategy, media management, communication, branding, advertising, social & digital marketing etc. She is an awarded professional who has successfully led multi-country communications campaigns on technology, innovation, sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and corporate affairs across businesses as diverse as banking, consumer durables, aerospace and metals.

Sonal did her B.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry and Math, followed by an MBA in Marketing in 1999 from Devi Ahilya University. She has also completed Harvard Business School’s certification programme on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies.