SAIL Names New Director of Personnel
04/26/2010 - Bansh Bahadur Singh has recently been named Director (Personnel) of Steel Authority of India Ltd. Singh was previously Executive Director In-charge (Personnel) with additional charge of Operations, SAIL.
Bansh Bahadur Singh has recently been named Director (Personnel) of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL). Singh was previously Executive Director In-charge (Personnel) with additional charge of Operations, SAIL.
Singh joined SAIL in 1974 as Management Trainee (Technical) at the company’s Durgapur Steel Plant. He was transferred a year later to Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), where he gained experience in the areas of Mechanical Maintenance, Refractories, Steel Melting, and Human Resources. He rose to the position of General Manager in 2003 and General Manager In-charge (Steel) in 2005. In 2007, Singh became Executive Director of Salem Steel Plant.
A life member of All India Management Association and Indian Institute of Metals, Singh is said to have vast experience in Human Resource Development. He has helped to introduce systems and processes in training activities that are enhancing the skill-sets of the SAIL workforce.
Winner of the Business Leadership Award for Industrial Development from the Indian Economic Development & Research Association, Singh is Vice-President of the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association. He serves as Director of two joint ventures of SAIL—NTPC-SAIL Power Co. Pvt Ltd. and Bokaro Power Supply Co. Pvt Ltd. He is also Director of Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd., a subsidiary of SAIL.