Girish Gopinathan Nair selected as Director (Technical), Eastern Coalfields Limited

Girish Gopinathan Nair has been selected for appointment as Director (Technical), Eastern Coalfields Limited a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 02, 2024. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director Contracts, Coal India Limited.

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

The following 11 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

1. Rajiv Kumar Sinha, General Manager (Mining/Kuju Area), Central Coalfields Limited
2. Girish Gopinathan Nair, Executive Director Contracts, Coal India Limited
3. Ajay Singh, General Manager, Barka-Sayal Area, Central Coalfields Limited
4. Rajeev Kumar Sinha, General Manager OSD to CMD, CMD Sectt., Bharat Coking Coal Limited
5. Kalyanjee Prasad, General Manager (Rajrappa Area), Central Coalfields Limited
6. Abhijit Gangopadhyay, General Manager (Sodepur Area), Eastern Coalfields Limited
7. Ashutosh Dwivedi, Executive Director (Safety & Rescue), Coal India Limited, Coal India Limited
8. Harshad Datar, General Manager , Western Coalfields Limited
9. P D Rathi, General Manager/HOD (Safety & Rescue), Northern Coalfields Limited
10. Vijaya Kumar S, Chief General Manager/Project Head/Barsingsar Project, NLC India Limited
11. Cheru Dayanand, Chief General Manager-Project Head-Talabira II&III OCP & Coal Coordination, Nlc India Limited