New Delhi: Public sector hydro power major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL) today announced it has appointed Surinder Pal Bansal as the new Director-Civil of the company. He has been selected by the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) and will succeed Kanwar Singh who superannuated on 31 March. Prior to joining SJVN, Bansal was the Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Salts Limited.
Bansal holds a B-Tech Civil degree from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala.
He started his career in 1987 with Punjab State Electricity Board and has teaching experience at REC, Kurukshetra. He had joined SJVN in 1993 as a Civil Engineer and worked in various departments and projects and occupied the post of Additional General Manager before joining Hindustan Salt Limited as CMD.