The government has appointed Robert Jerard Ravi as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Ravi is currently appointed as Deputy Director General, Standards, Research and Innovation at the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). He will hold additional charge as CMD BSNL, CMD MTNL, and CMD BBNL effective from July 15.
Earlier DoT has denied an extension to outgoing P K Purwar, who served as the CMD of BSNL and MTNL since July 2019.
This will be Ravi’s second stint at BSNL as earlier, he had served as Additional General Manager at the State-run firm for about six years.
Till January 14, 2025, or until further orders are issued, he will hold this position.
An Indian Telecom Service officer, Ravi, has 34 years of experience in the telecom sector.
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