Bhubaneswar, January 8: Brijendra Pratap Singh was appinted as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) on Wednesday.
Singh assumed his office at the company’s corporate office in Bhubaneswar this afternoon.
Earlier, Singh was selected for this position in September 2024 by the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB), a high-powered body constituted by the Government of India.
Singh, who succeeded Nalco’s former CMD Sridhar Patra, comes with over 35 years of experience in mines and steel sectors. He was Director-In-Charge for Burnpur and Durgapur Steel Plant and member on the Board of SAIL. With strategic vision and deep industry knowledge, Singh was instrumental in advancing SAIL’s modernization goals, driving the growth and sustainability of India’s steel sector.
Worth mentioning, Sridhar Patra bid farewell to the Aluminium Major, the Nalco on October 31, 2024, after years of his dedicated service.
In the meantime, Sanjay Lohiya, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Mines, took over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nalco, effective from November 2, 2024.
