Pradip Kumar Satpathy assumed charge as director (Production) of NMDC limited, the largest iron ore producer in public sector in India, a statement of the NMDC informed on Monday. Satpathy is a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) with 1st class Mine Manager Certificate of Competency.
Satpathy held key positions in various projects of NMDC. Prior to this appointment as Director (Production), he was General Manager of BIOM, Kirandul Complex in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.
He has varied experience of 31 years in the field of iron ore and copper mining. He has attended various national and international seminars and presented paper in Fragblast - International Seminar in 2012 and also attended Management Development Programmes in IIM, Ahmedabad and IIM, Kolkata. Prior to joining NMDC in 1996, Satpathy worked in Hindustan Copper limited in Malanjkhand Copper Project in various key positions.