Department of Public Enterprises has invited applications to select the Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) — the government’s headhunter — as the post is due to fall vacant in November. The panel will continue to have top bureaucrats of three key departments - Secretary (Personnel), Secretary (Finance) and Secretary (Public Enterprises) — as its members. The PESB is responsible for top-level appointees — Chairman, Managing Director or Chairman—cum—Managing Director, and Functional Director —in the central public sector undertakings. According to the criteria laid down for the post, the applicant shall be a distinguished serving or former chief executive of a public sector or private sector or joint sector enterprise. The person must be a distinguished serving or former civil servant with experience in management of public sector enterprises or in areas of finance, industry and economic affairs.

Source: The Hindu September 08, 2016 08:37 UTC