Category: National Appointments

Sanjay Kumar Panda to be India’s next Ambassador to Turkey

Sanjay Kumar Panda

The Ministry of External Affairs declared that the Senior diplomat Sanjay Kumar Panda will be India’s Ambassador to Turkey. He will take over Sanjay Bhattacharya. Sanjay Kumar Panda is a 1991 Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently Consul General, Consulate General of India, San Francisco.

Sunil Joshi to be new chairman of BCCI’s selection committee

Sunil Joshi

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) has become Sunil Joshi as the new chairman of the national selection panel. The CAC including Madan Lal, RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik will review the panel’s performance after one year and make recommendations accordingly.

Sudhanshu Pandey to be new CMD of MMTC Ltd

Sudhanshu Pandey

Sudhanshu Pandey has taken additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation (MMTC) Ltd. He is currently serving as Additional Secretary at the Department of Commerce. He was the successor of Ved Prakash.

Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi receives 6 months extension

Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi

Ajay Tyagi will carry on to be the head of India’s capital and commodities markets regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for another six months.

Nokia selects Pekka Lundmark as CEO from September 1

Pekka Lundmark

The Fortum CEO will replace Rajeev Suri. Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri will resign in September and is to be taken over by Pekka Lundmark, until now the CEO of energy group Fortum . Suri resigned after more than a decade in charge of Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks, the company stated.

Abhay Kumar Singh to be new CMD of NHPC

Abhay Kumar Singh

Hydropower giant National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) declared the appointment of Abhay Kumar Singh as the company’s Chairman & Managing Director. He will take the place of Ratish Kumar.

Rajlaxmi Singh Deo has been again elected as president of Rowing Federation of India

Rajlaxmi Singh Deo

Rajlaxmi Singh Deo has been re-elected as the president of the Rowing Federation of India (RFI). The presidential elections of the Rowing Federation of India were carried out under the observation of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)’s K Govindraj.

Sunil Gurbaxani approved as new CEO and MD of Dhanlaxmi Bank

Dhanlaxmi Bank

The appointment of Sunil Gurbaxani as managing director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank has been appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The appointment  has been made for a period of three years. Gurbaxani is presently working with Axis Bank.

Bhaskar Khulbe and Amarjeet Sinha have been selected as Advisers to PM

Bhaskar Khulbe and Amarjeet Sinha

Retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers Amarjeet Sinha and Bhaskar Khulbe have been selected as the Advisers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

Sanjay Kothari selected as new Central Vigilance Commissioner

Sanjay Kothari

Sanjay Kothari has been selected by a high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner. He was currently serving as the Secretary to the President.