Archive · 22 May 2025
NTPC Chair Selection: Search Committee to Find Successor
The government's headhunter, PESB, couldn't find a suitable candidate from the 12 shortlisted individuals, including current directors, to become the next chairman of NTPC.
Because of this, the government will now use a search-cum-selection committee to find a replacement for the current chairman, Gurdeep Singh.
This is not the first time this has happened; similar rejections occurred in the past for top jobs at ONGC, IOC, HPCL, and BPCL since 2021.
Gurdeep Singh, who was also selected through a search committee in 2016, is set to retire on July 31st.
PESB did not find any suitable candidates among the 12 shortlisted for NTPC chairman.
The government will use a search-cum-selection committee to find the new chairman.
The current NTPC chairman, Gurdeep Singh, will retire on July 31st.
Singh was also selected through a search committee in 2016.
Similar rejections by PESB have occurred for other major companies since 2021.
- Who
- PESB and the government
- What
- PESB did not find a suitable candidate for NTPC chairman, prompting a search committee to find a successor.
- When
- Gurdeep Singh will superannuate on July 31st
- Where
- NTPC
- Why
- The search committee did not find any suitable candidates from the initial pool.
- Company
- NTPC
- Government Headhunter
- PESB
- Shortlisted Candidates
- 12
- Incumbent's Retirement Date
- July 31st
- Selection Process
- Search-cum-selection committee