Leading sponge iron manufacturer Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd said that it has appointed former Coal India chief Mr NK Jha as Chief Executive Officer for its mining business operations.

Mr Jha who has expertise in mining technology and knowledge of world's coal basins, was acting Chairman and Director (Technical) of Coal India between March 2011 and January 2012.

Mr Sandeep Jajodia CMD of Monnet in a statement said that "Mining is one of the key business verticals for Monnet Group... His appointment has happened at an opportune time as Monnet Group is substantially scaling up the mining operations in India and abroad.”

Mr Jha M Tech in Mining Engineering from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jha started his career in 1975 with CIL. He has also held several top posts in Coal India's subsidiary companies, before becoming the Board member of CIL.

Source - Press Trust of India

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