B. Sairam took charge as the new Director Technical (P&P) of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) on Wednesday. CMD, CCL P M Prasad welcomed him to the CCL family. Prasad stated that he is confident that under the guidance of Sairam, the company will attain new heights of success and continue fulfilling the energy aspirations of the country. Dir Tech (Op) R B Prasad, Dir (Pers) HN Mishra along with Dir (Fin) P K Mishra were also present on the occasion. S K Gomasta was serving as Dir Tech (P&P), CCL prior to Sairam assuming charge.
Sairam is a graduate mining engineer from NIT Raipur. He has 31 years of experience in the coal sector, having worked in different capacities in mine operations, planning, logistics and regulatory aspects. He did a 15-month full-time residential PGDM in Energy Management at NTPC School of Business Delhi. As part of the course, he underwent a 15-days' immersion program at Nanyang Business School Singapore He was part of the team that travelled to Germany and Poland to study the Just Energy Transition efforts of those countries. He has the experience of heading the divisions of Employee Welfare, Public Relations and Legal as well. Before joining as Director (Technical) CCL, he served as Executive Director at CIL. After taking charge, Sairam interacted with the employees of the company.