New Delhi: Ajit Kumar Saxena has assumed charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of MOIL Limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Steel. He has taken over the charge of the post with effect from December 29, the steel PSU said in a Tweet on Thursday. Prior to this, Saxena was working as Director (Operations) of the RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.

Saxena has taken over the charge of the post from MOIL's Director (HR) Usha Singh, who was given the additional charge as CMD of MOIL, after the retirement of MP Chaudhari on October 31.

According to an order issued from the Ministry of Steel, Saxena has been appointed for a period from the date of his assumption of charge till the date of his superannuation i.e. December 31, 2025, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Saxena started his career as a Management Trainee (Technical) in 1986. He worked in various assignments in SAIL starting with Bhilai Steel Plant and worked in various positions during his long tenure of 33 years in SAIL. Saxena holds a B Tech degree from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in Metallurgy and later also acquired an MBA.

He is also a proud holder of the "Young Metallurgist of the Year Award " for the year 2000 given away by the Ministry of Steel.

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