New Delhi: The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Commodore Sanjay Kumar, Director, HQ Naval Technical Group (Bangalore), Navy, for appointment as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), National Research Development Corporation (NRDC).
The recommendation was made during the PESB selection meeting held on September 10, 2026. 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.
Sanjay Kumar will succeed Commodore Amit Rastogi (Retd.), who has been serving as CMD, NRDC since October 18, 2021. His tenure is scheduled to end on October 18, 2026.
A total of 12 candidates appeared before the PESB selection panel for the post. They were:
- Renu Sarin, Additional General Manager, Additional General Manager (Business Development), NTPC Limited.
- Dr. Rajnish Kumar, Deputy General Manager, DGM, Aviation, Northern Region Office, Delhi, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
- Vijay Kumar, Additional General Manager, AGM, NVVN, NTPC Limited.
- Manoj Kumar, Chief General Manager, Chief General Manager (Mines), Balaghat, MOIL Limited.
- Dr. B. Shanmugarajan, Additional General Manager, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
- Dr. P Anil Kumar, Deputy General Manager, Deputy General Manager (MM), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).
- Ramesh Kumar Dewangan, Assistant General Manager, Assistant General Manager (Mining), NMDC Limited.
- Rajani Kant Gupta, Additional General Manager, Head (Field Quality Assurance), NTPC Limited.
- Satyam Singh, Executive Director, Central Electronics Limited.
- Revati Raman, Deputy General Manager, SJVN Limited.
- Akhilesh Kamal Shah, Chief Quality Assurance Officer, Commodore, Mumbai, Defence Production (D/O).
- Commodore Sanjay Kumar, Director, Director HQ Naval Technical Group (Bangalore), Navy.
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