Coal India board Appoints CMD B Sairam as Chief Executive Officer

29 Dec 2025 CW Team

The board of Coal India (CIL), the country’s largest coal producer, has approved the appointment of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) B Sairam as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), consolidating top-level leadership at a time when the miner is pursuing ambitious production goals.

The decision was taken at a board meeting held on Friday and is aimed at ensuring sharper decision-making and operational agility at the Maharatna public sector undertaking, which accounts for more than 80 per cent of India’s domestic coal production.

Sairam’s dual role as CMD and CEO assumes significance as Coal India intensifies efforts to achieve a production target of 875 million tonnes in 2025–26, while simultaneously navigating diversification into critical minerals and improving operational efficiencies across its subsidiaries.

“The board of CIL at its meeting held on December 26, 2025 has inter alia appointed B Sairam, Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CIL,” the company said in a filing to the BSE.

Before taking charge as CMD of Coal India, Sairam served as CMD of Northern Coalfields (NCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of CIL. During his tenure at NCL, he was involved in driving production growth and strengthening project execution.

Earlier, he was Director (Technical) at Ranchi-based Central Coalfields (CCL), where he played a key role in the development of coal logistics infrastructure, implementation of first-mile connectivity projects, and securing forest and environmental clearances for mining operations, the PSU said.

Industry observers see the leadership consolidation as aligned with the Centre’s broader push for streamlined governance and faster execution in strategic energy sector companies, especially as Coal India balances production expansion with sustainability, logistics modernisation and diversification initiatives.

News source: The New Indian Express

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