Jobi VP has been recommended for the post of Director (Personnel) at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a Schedule B public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Coal. The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel selected him for the position following interviews held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
Jobi was recommended for the post from a list of 11 candidates interviewed by the PESB panel. The candidates included senior executives from Coal India Limited (CIL), CCL, Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), MSTC Limited, NTPC Limited and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).
Jobi VP Selected from 11 Candidates for CCL Director Post
The other candidates interviewed for the position were Surapureddi Venkata Ravindranath, Durga Prasad Samal, Suman Rastogi, Samir Barla, Tamoshi Roy Chowdhury, Lalit Prakash Tirkey, Abir Mukhopadhyay, Renuka Verma, Vijaya Lakshmi Muralidharan and Saurabh Sharma.
The selection process brought together candidates from various public sector companies operating across the coal, power and industrial sectors.
Final Appointment Subject to Government Approval
The PESB recommendation is an important step in the selection process. However, Jobi VP’s appointment as Director (Personnel) of CCL will be subject to further approval by the competent authority.

