The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Abhishek Swami for appointment as Director (Finance) in Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVCL). The selection was made during the PESB interview held on October 31, 2025.
Mr. Swami is currently serving as Executive Director (Finance & Law) in the Ministry of Railways. His name has been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to the requisite vigilance clearances.
If approved, Mr. Swami will take over the charge from Shalini Darbari, Principal Financial Adviser (PFA) of Western Railway, who has been holding the post in an additional capacity since March 1, 2025, when it fell vacant.
Notably, PESB had invited applications for the post on August 19, 2025. A total of seven candidates appeared for the interview, including:
- Ajay Sinha, Chief General Manager (Finance), Business Development, Corporate Office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ashok Kumar Mali, Chief General Manager-E8 (CFO – NUPPL), NLC India Limited
- Shiv Kumar Sharma, General Manager & Head of Finance (Corporate Centre), Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India)
- Om Prakash, Deputy General Manager (Finance), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
- Pramodkumar Gupta, General Manager (Vigilance), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
- Sudershan Kalra, Chief General Manager (Finance), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
- Abhishek Swami, Executive Director (Finance & Law), Ministry of Railways
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