B Sairam is the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), the Singrauli-based flagship Subsidiary of Coal India Limited. He has assumed the charge for the post on Wednesday( 13 March, 2024).

• Sairam has a vast reservoir of knowledge and experience spanned over 33 years of dedicated service in the coal sector.
• A distinguished graduate mining engineer from NIT Raipur, Sairam has traversed various domains within the coal industry, including mine operations, planning, logistics, and regulatory affairs.
• His commitment to excellence and innovation has been further augmented by his academic pursuits, notably a rigorous 15-month full-time residential PGDM in Energy Management at NTPC School of Business Delhi.
• During this program, he underwent a transformative 15-day immersion program at Nanyang Business School, Singapore, enriching his understanding of global energy dynamics.