Tarun Kumar Chopra recommended as WAPCOS Director (Finance)

New Delhi: Tarun Kumar Chopra has been recommended for appointment as Director (Finance), WAPCOS Limited by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

The recommendation was made during the PESB selection meeting held on Monday (July 13, 2026). Chopra is currently serving as Deputy General Manager (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

His name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval. The appointment will be subject to vigilance clearance and completion of other prescribed formalities.

A total of nine candidates appeared before the PESB selection panel. They were:

1. Shyam Awasthi, Director (Finance), Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited.
2. Rakesh Sharma, Chief General Manager (Finance), NBCC (India) Limited.
3. Kamalakanta Nayak, Additional General Manager (CFO, NTPC SAIL Power Co. Limited), NTPC Limited.
4. Guru Dutt, General Manager (Finance), NHPC Limited.
5. Mukesh Kumar, Chief General Manager, Head of Finance, NRLDC (CGM-F&A), Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India).
6. Tarun Kumar Chopra, Deputy General Manager (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
7. Ritu Dhwaj Deo, General Manager (Finance & Accounts – Corporate Accounts & Taxation), REC Limited.
8. Pawan Kumar Tulsyan, General Manager (Finance & Accounts), GAIL (India) Limited.
9. Sanjay Bharti, Chief General Manager, Head Finance BD JV Strategy, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).