Leadership

Operators and engineers. Indo-Korean by design.

The ZGDI team operates from Pune (India HQ), with engineering and pipeline-development support from parent GS E&C. Founders, senior leaders and the project teams below — combined experience of 150+ years across renewables, EPC and project finance.

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Umakant Shende

CEO / Managing Director · 36+ yrs (16+ in renewables)

Leads ZGDI's India strategy and execution. Founded the platform with GS E&C in April 2023; today operates 432.75 MW with 81 MW under construction.

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Rahul Deshpande

Chief Operating Officer · 26+ yrs (25+ in Wind)

Runs project operations across solar and wind. Deep wind operating experience covering Wind Park 2 and the broader 500 MW repowering pipeline.

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Minsung Kang

Head of Development · 14+ yrs in project management / development

Project development across the ZGDI pipeline — including the SECI-IV co-investment, Solar Park 1 & 2, the Solar+Wind Park, and the 500 MW wind repowering portfolio.

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