New Delhi: The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Yatindra Mohan, Executive Director (PS-WR) at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), for appointment as the company’s next Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).
The recommendation was made at the PESB selection meeting held on October 23, 2026. His name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for approval.
Mohan is currently serving as Executive Director (PS-WR) at BHEL. If approved, he will succeed incumbent CMD K. Sadashiv Murthy, who is scheduled to retire on February 28, 2027.
Murthy has been heading the public sector engineering major since November 1, 2023.
A total of 8 candidates appeared before the PESB selection panel for the post. They were:
- Vinod Jacob Sam, Executive Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
- Ramesh Kumar N, Chairman and Managing Director, HMT Limited, holding additional charge from BHEL.
- Yatindra Mohan, Executive Director (PS-WR), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
- Nishit Babyloni, Executive Director, Transportation Business and Systems Group, Industry Sector, New Delhi, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
- Shivendra Nath, Chairman and Managing Director, Engineering Projects (India) Limited, New Delhi.
- Daryaw Londhe, Executive Director, REC Limited.
- Anish Sengupta, Executive Director (Projects), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
- Chetan Prakash Jain, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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