As per the recommendations of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel, Mr. Brijendra Pratap Singh has been selected as the next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of National Aluminium Corporation (NALCO), a crucial PSU operating under the Ministry of Mines. Mr. Singh is presently serving as the Director-in-charge of SAIL’s Burnpur and Durgapur Steel Plants.
Mr. Singh is a B Tech in Mining Machinery from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. With a rich experience spanning over 33 years, he has diverse experience ranging from Mines, Blast Furnaces, Sinter Plant & Maintenance and overall Plant operation from execution to leading from the front. Singh was instrumental in ramping up production from Modernisation facilities like Blast Furnace-8, Universal Rail Mill and Bar & Rod Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant. At Bokaro Steel Plant, he introduced 3 3-tier Inspection & Maintenance system and successfully executed Converter Shell changing in a record time in SMS-2. He joined SAIL at the Iron Ore Mine of Bhilai Steel Plant in 1989.
He made the cut for the post of CMD of NALCO from a list of six candidates, who were interviewed by the PESB selection panel in its selection meeting held on September 17th. Out of six candidates, two candidates were from SAIL and one each from NLC India Limited, RailTel, NALCO and Indian Revenue Service.
In his new role, Mr. Singh will be the Chief Executive of the corporation and will be accountable to its Board of Directors and the Government of India. He will also be responsible for the efficient functioning of the corporation, and for achieving its corporate objectives and performance parameters.
