Manoj Jain set to head GAIL (India)
Manoj Jain, currently the Director (Business Development) at GAIL (India) Ltd has been picked by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), the government’s head-hunter, to helm GAIL (India).
PESB selected Jain for the post of chairman and managing director of GAIL, a maharatna PSU, after an interview held in New Delhi on Friday from a short-list of eight candidates that included five from GAIL, according to sources.
PESB’s recommendation will have to be ratified by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak, Director (Projects) has been holding the additional charge of CMD, GAIL from August 1 after the government denied an extension to B C Tripathi on completing his second five-year term on July 31 as CMD of the state-owned company.
