Sarat Kumar Acharya assumed office as director (personnel) of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation on Wednesday.
Prior to his posting in the NLC, Mr. Acharya served the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) as general manager (human resources) and also as head (corporate human resources) of the joint venture NTPC-SAIL Power Company Ltd.
A statement from the NLC said that Mr. Acharya, hailing from Orissa, had an honours degree in economics from Ravenshaw College and a postgraduate degree in personnel management from Utkal University, Orissa.