New Delhi: Nirlep Singh Rai is set to be the next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), a Miniratna PSU under the Department of Fertilizers. He has been recommended by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel on Tuesday. He is currently serving as Director (Technical) in the same organisation.
Rai has been recommended for the post of CMD of NFL from a list of three candidates, who were interviewed by the selection panel. Out of them, one candidate was from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and another was from Indian Forest Service (IFoS).
Rai has been serving as Director (Technical) of NFL since April 1, 2020. Prior to this, he was serving as Executive Director in the same organisation. He holds a B.E. (Instrumentation and Control) from Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab. He has professional experience of more than three and a half decades. He has served the company in different capacities in all the production units of NFL including heading the Nangal Unit for more than two years. He took charge of CEO, RFCL on November 1, 2018. Rai has worked in all units of the NFL in various capacities. He has also held charge of technical services and projects at the Bathinda unit.
Rai has been involved in various projects such as feedstock change over from fuel oil to Natural Gas, commissioning of DCS and ESD systems, Machine Monitoring Systems, Process Gas Analyzers, Fire and Gas Systems etc. His experience includes technical services and operation and maintenance of large scale Fertilizer Plants. Rai has played an active role in the commissioning of instrumentation and electrical systems pertaining to the ammonia feedstock change over the project (AFCP) in the Bathinda unit. He is credited for various system improvements during his tenure at Nangal which resulted in sustainable running of the plant.
As CMD of NFL, Rai will be the Chief Executive of the corporation and will be accountable to its board of directors and the government. He also will be responsible for the efficient functioning of the corporation for achieving its corporate objectives and performance parameters.
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