PESB Recommends Atul Gupta as New CMD of Engineers India Limited

In a significant development for the engineering consultancy and energy infrastructure sector, the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Atul Gupta for the position of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Engineers India Limited (EIL), a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

Gupta currently serves as Director (Commercial) in EIL and brings decades of leadership experience across project execution, commercial operations, and strategic business development within the organisation.

Highly Competitive Selection

The interview attracted exceptional interest from industry observers, given EIL’s influential role as a premier engineering consultancy engaged in key sectors such as refineries, petrochemicals, pipelines, infrastructure, and energy transition projects both in India and internationally.

Atul Gupta was selected from a strong and diverse pool of candidates, which included senior leaders from EIL, GAIL, IOCL, Bridge & Roof Company (India) Ltd., and Indian Railways.

The other candidates who appeared for the interview were:

• Deepak Gupta, Director (Projects), GAIL (India) Limited

• Rupesh Kumar Singh, Director (Human Resources), EIL

• Upendra Kumar Verma, Executive Director (Technical), EIL

• Dronamraju Sreeman Narayana Murthy, Executive Director, EIL

• K.Y. Malleshwarappa, Executive Director, EIL

• Rajesh Kumar Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, Bridge & Roof Company (India) Limited

• Ajay Tripathi, Executive Director (PC-O&M), GAIL (India) Limited

• Manoj Kumar Sharma, Executive Director & Regional Head, Indian Oil Corporation Limited

• Dr. Ajit Kumar Thakur, Executive Director (Alternate Energy), Indian Oil Corporation Limited

• Dr. Pudi Hariprasad, Chief Administration Officer (Treasury & Reconciliation), Indian Railways Accounts Service

What This Means for EIL

Industry experts believe that Gupta’s selection comes at a crucial time when EIL is expanding its portfolio in:

• clean energy and green hydrogen

• refinery upgradation

• petrochemical expansion

• digital transformation in engineering services

His leadership is expected to strengthen EIL’s position as a global engineering consultancy and a strategic partner in India’s energy transition journey.

The final appointment will be made after approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).