B Sairam recommended by PESB as the next CMD of Coal India Limited

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended B. Sairam, CMD of Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, to be the next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Limited (CIL). The current CMD, PM Prasad, will superannuate on October 31, 2025.

The selection was made after a detailed interview process, where the following candidates appeared before the Board:

a) Mukesh Choudhary – Director (Marketing), Coal India Limited
b) Indra Dev Narayan – CMD, MECL
c) B. Sairam – CMD, Northern Coalfields Limited
d) Nilendu Kumar Singh – CMD, Central Coalfields Limited
e) Pankaj Kumar Sharma – Director (Production), NALCO
f) Vishwanath Suresh – Director (Commercial), NMDC
g) Vinay Kumar – Director (Commercial), NMDC
h) Anuj Jain – Director (Finance), IOCL
i) Hemant Kumar Das – Executive Director (Projects), PFC Limited
j) Alok Singh – Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Rajkot
k) Dr. Pudi Hariprakash – Chief Administration Officer, Treasury & Reconciliation, Railways

www.indianpsu.com sends its heartiest congratulations to Mr. B. Sairam, for his new stint as the head of the world’s largest coal-producing company.