New Delhi: The Public Enterprises Selection Board has recommended Sushil Sharma for the post of Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN, an official statement said on Tuesday.

It said Sharma has been working as director (project) in the state-owned company since August 1, 2020.

"Sushil Sharma has been recommended for the post of CMD of SJVN after a rigorous selection process by PESB from a list of nine candidates from different sectors," it said.

The interview for the top post was held on April 8. Apart from Sharma, the list of interviewees included two other SJVN officials, two Indian Railways officials and an official each from NHPC, BSNL, Power Grid, GAIL (India) Limited and Patel Engineering. The statement said.

An alumnus of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, he joined a Hydroelectric Power Generation Company in January 1994 as an Assistant Engineer.

He has played a key role in the design, construction and commissioning of major projects such as 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station in Himachal Pradesh, 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station and 60 MW Natwar Mori Hydro Power Station in Uttarakhand.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, is responsible for the selection and appointment of Chairman, Managing Director or Chairman-cum-Managing Director and Functional Director in Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs). Also on posts at any other level specified by the Government.