Our board is composed of a diverse group of leaders with extensive expertise and a shared commitment to our mission.
Chairman-cum-Managing Director
Shri Jai Prakash Dwivedi (59), took charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WCL on 01st February, 2024. Prior to that, he was working as Director (Technical) of WCL since 04th February, 2022. Shri Jai Prakash Dwivedi ...
Director Technical (Operations)
Shri Anandji Prasad is a Graduate Mining Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur with over 35 years of professional experience in coal and energy sectors. He holds First Class Coal Mine Managers’ Certific...
Director (Technical) P&P
Shri Anandji Prasad is a Graduate Mining Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur with over 35 years of professional experience in coal and energy sectors. He holds First Class Coal Mine Managers’ Certific...
Director (HR)
Dr. Hemant Sharad Pande (56) assumed charge as Director (Personnel), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) on 27th January 2025. Prior to this, he served as Area General Manager of Raigarh Area, South Eastern Coalfields Limit...
Director (Finance)
Shri Bikram Ghosh is Director (Finance) of our company since 27th March, 2024. Prior to joining WCL, he was General Manager (Finance), BCCL. He holds a Master Degree in Commerce (M.Com - Management) from University of Bu...
Joint Secretary Govt. Directors (Part-Time)
Shri Lakhpat Singh Choudhary is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur. He also holds M. Tech. degree in Energy Studies from IIT Delhi. He started his career with Indian Ordnance Factorie...
Director (Marketing) Govt. Directors (Part-Time)
Shri Mukesh Choudhary, Director (Marketing), CIL has been appointed as Director on WCL Board w.e.f. 27.01.2023. Mr. Mukesh Choudhary took over as Director (Marketing), Coal India Limited (CIL), the state-owned Maharatna ...
Chief Vigilance Officer
Shri. Ajay Madhukar Mhetre
Company Secretary
Smt. Ritu Varshney is the Company Secretary of Western Coalfields Limited w.e.f. 07/10/2022. She is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and a law graduate. She has joined Western C...
Permanent Invitee
Shri S S Gupta, PCOM, Central Railway joined as Permanent Invitee on the Board of Company w.e.f. 11/10/2023. He has taken over as the Principal Chief Operations Manager, Central Railway on 05.09.2023. He is a 1992 batch ...
