Vivek Nishant Nath recommended as Director (Commercial) of NMDC

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Vivek Nishant Nath for appointment as Director (Commercial) of National Mineral Development Corporation Limited. The recommendation was made following interviews conducted on April 25, 2026.

Nath is currently serving as Chief General Manager (Sales and Marketing) at Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd. His name has been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to vigilance clearance and completion of other prescribed formalities.

The post of Director (Commercial) at NMDC fell vacant on January 7, 2026, after Vishwanath Suresh moved to become Chairman and Managing Director of MOIL Limited. Subsequently, Vinay Kumar, Director (Technical), was given additional charge of Director (Commercial).

PESB had advertised the vacancy on January 19, 2026, inviting applications from eligible candidates.

The following 11 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :

1. Satyender Rai, Executive Director, NMDC Limited
2. Rabindra Narayan, Executive Director, Head of Project(HOP), BIOM, Kirandul Complex, NMDC Limited
3. Rajesh Kumar Shetty Bannadi, Chief General Manager, NMDC Steel Limited, Nagarnar, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, NMDC Limited
4. Sreedhar Kodali, Chief General Manager, Head of Project, NMDC Limited
5. V Prashant Rao, Chief General Manager (Materials Management) & Special Officer Technical to CMD, NMDC Limited
6. Ushna Ranjan Mishra, General Manager (Materials) Commercial Dept, Corporate office Bhubaneswar, National Aluminium Company Limited
7. Munna Prasad Singh, Executive Director (Mines), OGOM,CMLO,ROURKELA, Steel Authority Of India Limited
8. Priyaranjan Kant Sahay, Chief General Manager CGM (Projects)- Commercial, Steel Authority Of India Limited
9. Pankaj Tripathi, Chief General Manager, Sales and Contract Manufacturing, Steel Authority Of India Limited
10. Babaji Patchilla, General Manager, Ministry of Defence
11. Vivek Nishant Nath, Chief General Manager (Sales and Marketing), Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd