B Ashok, Executive Director (Retail
Sales) at Indian Oil Corp (IOC), was on October 9, 2013, chosen to head
the company by government headhunters Public Enterprise Selection Board
(PESB) but the previous UPA government could not appoint him before its
tenure ended.
The Prime Minister's Office, where Ashok's
appointment file was pending since last month, had sought Pradhan's
comments on the issue.
"The Minister has consented to
Ashok's appointment and the file has been sent to the Department of
Personnel and Training (DoPT) for processing," a ministry official
said.
The appointment orders will be issued after approval of
the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
57-year-old Ashok was to succeed R S Butola, who
retired from service on May 31 on attaining superannuation age of 60
years. Since a full-time chairman was not appointed in time, R K
Malhotra, Director (R&D) and senior most director on IOC board, has
been given the additional charge for the time-being.
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