Alka Mittal becomes first woman Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: January 04 2022

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Alka Mittal has been named as the first woman Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the government-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
Alka Mittal, ONGC's director of human resources, has been given extra responsibility as the company's CEO.
She will serve in the capacity for six months or until a permanent appointment is announced, whichever comes first.
Former ONGC Chairman Shashi Shankar stepped down on March 31, 2021. After that the then former Director (Finance) Subhash Kumar was given the chairmanship.
He retired on 31 December 2021 and Alka Mittal has been given additional responsibility on 3 January 2022.

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Alka Mittal becomes first woman Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC