Ashok Kumar Panda selected as Director (Finance), Steel Authority Of India Limited

Dr. Ashok Kumar Panda has been selected for appointment Director (Finance), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 8, 2025. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director (F&A), Steel Authority Of India Limited.

He will be appointed to the post of Director (Finance) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The following 10 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

1. Dr. Ashok Kumar Panda, Executive Director (F&A), Steel Authority Of India Limited
2. Praveen Nigam, Executive Director (F&A), Steel Authority Of India Limited
3. Abhay Kumar Behuria, Executive Director (F&A), Steel Authority Of India Limited
4. Arup Mukherjee, Executive Director (F&A), IISCO Steel Plant, Steel Authority Of India Limited
5. Mohit Malpani, Executive Director, (F&A) DSP & BSP, IISCO Steel Plant, Steel Authority Of India Ltd.
6. Ragini Advani, Director (Finance), IRCON International Limited
7. Shyam Awasthi, Director (Finance), Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited
8. Rajesh Kumar Agarwal, Chief General Manager (CGM), New Delhi, Power Finance Corporation Limited
9. Surinder Pal Singh Chawla, Chief General Manager (Finance) posted at Managalore, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
10. Naicker Mahadevan Madan, General Manager (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited