Three new independent directors joined the board of state owned NMDC, taking the strength of the board to 13.

A spokesman of the mining firm said one more independent director is to join the board. In a communication to the BSE recently, NMDC informed that the Union Ministry of Steel had issued orders appointing the three Independent Directors on the Board and their appointment has come into effect from June 19 for a period of three years or until further orders whichever is earlier.

The new directors are Mr YK Sharma chartered accountant; Mr Abdul Kalam, former Chairman and Managing Director of Eastern Coalfields; and Mr KS Raju former official of the Indian Bureau of Mining.

(Sourced from Business Line)