Vikram Handa Managing Director

A self-motivated result-driven entrepreneur, Vikram Handa is an experienced professional who brings his strong leadership skills in board governance, financial acumen and business strategies to review, refine and develop the strategy and direction of Epsilon Carbon.

It’s his belief in cutting-edge technology and his expansive vision that drove Mr Handa to set up Epsilon Carbon, India’s first ever state-of-the-art continuous coal tar distillation unit in Karnataka. As India’s only backward-integrated company with a dedicated source of raw materials, Epsilon Carbon has become, within a short span of five years, a leader of the Coal Tar Chemicals industry in India. Mr Handa’s keen focus on high-quality products and ethical, sustainable production has made Epsilon Carbon one of the ‘cleanest’ and most sustainable Coal Tar and Carbon Black companies in the world. His results-oriented vision is now committed to seeing Epsilon Carbon take its place among global leaders in the Coal Tar and Carbon Black industries. He is committed to developing and maintaining research and development programmes to ensure that Epsilon Carbon remains at the forefront of the Carbon and Coal Tar industries.

Mr Handa is also the founder of Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt Ltd., which is an upcoming global supplier of synthetic graphite anode materials for use in the production of lithium-ion battery materials. Founded on the core principles of alignment with sustainable growth; business integrity; innovation and technology, Epsilon Carbon Advanced Materials seeks to become the preferred supplier of India-manufactured synthetic graphite anodes to battery manufacturers and energy storage device companies across the globe.

Mr Handa holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Mathematics degree from Tufts University, USA and began his professional journey at Aerotech World LLC, a supplier of high-quality aerospace products and supply chain management solutions to the aviation industry. He is currently pursuing an Executive Education at Harvard Business School. Mr Handa is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).