The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Jahangeer Alam Ansari for the position of Director (Finance) at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence. The announcement was made following a selection meeting held by the PESB panel on July 24.
Ansari, who is currently serving as Chief General Manager (Finance) at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), emerged as the top candidate from a pool of 10 applicants. The shortlisted candidates came from various prominent organisations including Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL), Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), NTPC Green Energy Limited, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Kamarajar Port Limited, and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL).
As Director (Finance), Ansari will become a key member of GSL’s Board of Directors and will report directly to the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). He will be responsible for overseeing the company’s finance and accounts functions, and for formulating and implementing financial policies to support the organisation’s strategic goals.