Dr. A K Sarkar

Dr. A.K. Sarkar, aged 59 years, is the Director (Marketing) of our Company. Dr. Sarkar holds a post graduate degree and a doctorate in physics from Calcutta University. Dr. Sarkar joined our Company as a management trainee in 1977 and since then has held various positions in our Company and in our Subsidiaries. From 1994 to 2004, Dr. Sarkar was a chief finance manager in our Company and played a crucial role in our Company obtaining USD 1.03 billion multi currency sectoral loan from the World Bank and the Japanese Bank of International Cooperation, and USD 63 million for the Coal Sector Environment and Social Mitigation Project from the International Development Authority. In October 2004, Dr. Sarkar was appointed as the Director (Finance) of CCL and was instrumental in CCL being awarded ‘Mini-Ratna’ status. As Director (Marketing) of our Company, Dr. Sarkar is in charge of sales and marketing functions of our Company and is responsible for developing strategies, action plans, pricing, systems and for sale and marketing of coal and coal products.