PESB recommends Satish Jha’s name as CMD, Eastern Coalfields Limited

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on Tuesday (30.07.2024) recommended Satish Jha‘s name for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL). This recommendation followed interviews with 10 candidates conducted by the PESB. Presently, he is serving as Director (Technical/Projects and Planning), ECL.

He will be appointed to the post of CMD after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The following 10 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

1. Shankar Nagachari, Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited.
2. Niladri Roy, Director (Technical), Operation, Eastern Coalfields Limited.
3. Satish Jha, Director (Technical/Projects and Planning), Eastern Coalfields Limited.
4. Achyut Ghatak, Director (Engineering and R&D)/ Director Technical, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited.
5. Anandji Prasad, Project Advisor (Joint Secretary level), Ministry of Coal.
6. Amitanjan Nandi, Executive Director (Mining), DVC on deputation, Eastern Coalfields Limited.
7. Yurembam Priyo Kumar Singh, General Manager, Eastern Coalfields Limited.
8. Manoj Kumar Agarwal, General Manager, Khadia Area, Northern Coalfields Limited.
9. Md. Anzar Alam, Director (Finance), Eastern Coalfields Limited.
10. N Franklin Jayakumar, Director (Technical) (P&P), South Eastern Coalfield Limited.