AS Kesavan Nampoori appointed as Director (Technical) of FACT Limited

• AS Kesavan Nampoori gets ACC clearance as Director (Technical) of FACT Limited

• Nampoori was recommended for the post by a PESB panel in August 2020

New Delhi: The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Kesavan Nampoori as Executive Director of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT Ltd.), a fertilizer and chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. According to an order from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), he has been appointed to the post for a period with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post till September 30, 2022, i.e. the date of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Currently, he is serving as Executive Director in the same organisation.

Earlier, PSU Watch had reported when Nampoori was recommended for the post of Director (Technical) of FACT Limited by the PESB panel in August 2020. He was selected for the post among two candidates who were interviewed by the PESB selection panel. Another candidate was from National Fertilizers Limited (NFL). The post of Director (Technical) in FACT is vacant since July 13, 2017.

New role and responsibilities

As Director (Technical) in FACT, Kesavan will act as head of the Technical & Operations division of the company. His responsibilities will be to ensure the efficient operation of the plants of the company in a manner that would also ensure optimum utilization of resources. He will also act as Principal Adviser of the company in all technical and operations matters.

Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT)

The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) is a fertilizer and chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. The company was incorporated in 1943 by Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma of Travancore Kingdom. FACT is the first fertiliser manufacturing company in independent India and also the largest Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) in the state of Kerala.

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