Kelkar wants more to apply for ONGC post
Twenty-two (22) candidates have been short listed by the Public Enterprises Selection Board for interview for the high-profile job of CMD at ONGC.
PETROWATCH learns that as on 18th April, no date had been fixed for the interviews. A well-placed source tells us the reason for this is because Dr.
Vijay Kelkar, a highly respected former oil secretary, and member of the Search Panel, wants four additional, private sector candidates of his choice to apply. “A date for the interviews,†we hear, “will be fixed when their CVs come in.
†Sixty-nine (69) people are learnt to have applied for the job, one of the most prestigious in the Indian public sector. However, criticism of the government’s handling of the process is mounting.
“How can they interview the same candidates who were not found suitable earlier†asks one observer. “Has anything changed since then†See below short-listed candidates: RS Sharma, Director and acting CMD, ONGC Dr.
MN Prasad, CEO, Prize Petroleum Arun Bhagra, Eastern Central Railways DK Pande, Director Exploration, ONGC MR Hingnikar, Director Human Resources, GAIL JV Dattreyulu, Singareni Collieries RV Pillai, Director, Borosil Glass Works K. Muthupandian, Director Finance, Hubli Electricity Supply Company Ltd. KP Rajendran, Managing Director, Kerala Minerals and Metals RS Butola, MD, ONGC Videsh Najeeb Jung, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies UN Bose, Director Technical & Field Services, ONGC Baala Venkateswarlu, MD, PPML A.
Sankar, MD, PL Agro Tech RR Aluri, Senior Consultant Partner, Systonomy AK Hazarika, Director Onshore, ONGC Prof. D.
Aravindakshan, CMD, ABIL Bikramaditya Raha, President, Vestas RRB India Ltd HN Belawat, Vice-President, Essar Oil BB Pradhan, President, Surya Roshni Dr. AK Balyan, Director Human Resources, ONGCVV Vikram, Executive Director, Threewin Maritime