B. Shriram (CMD) appointed as CEO of Coal India

New Delhi: Shri B. Sairam, Chairman-cum-Managing Director(CMD) of Coal India Ltd has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

The Board of CIL at its meeting held on 26/12/2025  has appointed Shri B. Sairam, Chairman-cum-Managing Director(CMD) as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CIL, the filing stated.

The Tenure of the appointment is till the date of his superannuation or until further orders whichever is the earliest.

Shri B. Sairam was CMD, Northern Coalfields Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of CIL. He brings a vast reservoir of knowledge and experience spanning over more than 3 decades of dedicated service in the coal sector.

A graduate mining engineer from NIT Raipur, Shri Sairam has traversed various domains within the coal industry, including mine operations, project planning, logistics, and regulatory affairs. He pursued MBA in Energy Management from NTPC School of Business Delhi.

Before appointment as CMD of NCL, he was serving as Director (Technical) in Ranchi based Central Coalfields Limited where he played pivotal roles in development of coal logistics, First Mile Connectivity projects, Forest & Environment Clearances, and projectising greenfield and brownfield mines. Shri Sairam has been instrumental in community development initiatives during his stint as Executive Director at CIL.

In NCL, his leadership and technical acumen led to projectisation, structuring of project financing, and developing a compensation and R&R framework for shifting of urban township-considered as the largest mining rehabilitation & resettlement programme- for Jayant expansion project.