Mr. Prakash Kumar Singh, 57, has recently taken charge as the Chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). Prior to this assignment, Mr. Singh was the Chief Executive Officer of SAIL’s Durgapur Steel Plant, a position he took over in 2012. Earlier this year in July, 2015, he was also given the additional charge of CEO, IISCO Steel Plant.
A distinguished alumnus of IIT, Roorkee in Metallurgical Engineering, Mr. Singh started his career in Bokaro Steel Plant in 1980. A technocrat par excellence, Mr. Singh is regarded as an expert in blast furnace technology and operations. With the right blend of technical expertise and his leadership abilities, SAIL will benefit by the way of faster stabilization and ramping up of its new facilities.
