Chandra Shekhar Verma, 51, has taken charge of the office of chairman of the Indian steel giant Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) as of June 11. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Verma was director (finance) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), India's largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in the energy-related/infrastructure sector.
Spanning nearly 29 years, Mr. Verma's career profile also covers stints as director (finance) of ITI Ltd., as group general manager of Indian Railway Finance Corporation, and as general manager of Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE), besides experience of working in a financial institution for about nine years.