PESB recommends Sunil Kumar Nagdawne as CMD of Pawan Hans Limited

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Sunil Kumar Nagdawne for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Pawan Hans Limited. The recommendation was made after interviews conducted by the board on February 16, 2026.

He is currently serving as General Manager (Aviation), Western Region, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

A total of six candidates were considered for the post. These included;

1. Chandra Pratap Dwivedi, General Manager & Airport Director, Patna, Airports Authority Of India
2. Sunil Kumar Nagdawne, General Manager (Aviation), Western Region, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
3. Kundan Kumar Mishra, Additional General Manager, NTPC Limited
4. Bijendra Nath Tripathee, General Manager, Steel Authority Of India Limited
5. Nishant Kumar Singh, General Manager (MS-WH)/ RO/NR/DELHI/ SAIL- CMO, Steel Authority Of India Limited
6. Manoj Kumar Das, Deputy General Manager (IED) ISP Burnpur, Steel Authority Of India Limited