New Delhi: The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Dhirender Prakash, Executive Director at the National Handloom Development Corporation Limited, for appointment as Director (Finance) at the Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI).
The recommendation was made at the PESB selection meeting held on November 12, 2026. His name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for approval.
The post will fall vacant on January 1, 2027, following the retirement of incumbent Rajendra Kumar Gupta on December 31, 2026. Gupta has been serving as Director (Finance) since February 2024.
Anticipating the vacancy, the PESB had advertised the post on June 17, 2026, and invited applications from eligible candidates.
A total of 11 candidates appeared before the PESB selection panel for the post. They were:
- Tilak Raj Taneja, Chief General Manager, The Cotton Corporation Of India Limited
- Rajendra Shah, General Manager (Purchase/Insurance), The Cotton Corporation Of India Limited
- Kamal Kant, General Manager, The Cotton Corporation Of India Limited
- Dhirender Prakash, Executive Director, National Handloom Development Corporation Limited
- Shyam Awasthi, Director (Finance), Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited
- Sadashiv Shankar Naganure, Chief General Manager (IA), Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Om Prakash, Deputy General Manager (Finance), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited, Mangalore.
- Yogesh Kumar, Chief General Manager, National Fertilizers Limited
- Kundan Kumar Shahi, Senior Manager ( Associate Finance-Incharge, Central Coalfields Limited)
- Amiya Kumar Dhal, Chief Financial Officer, Gail (India) Limited
- Satyabrata Bal, Assistant General Manager (Finance), National Aluminium Company Limited
Get Latest Updates