Coal India promotes executive, details AGM outcomes and board changes

Coal India Limited (CIL) has announced the appointment of S K Maimud Alli as executive director – materials management, effective August 28, 2025, following his promotion. Alli, aged 58, holds a BSc. Engg (Mining) and MBA, and brings over 30 years of procurement experience since joining CIL on October 10, 1990. Concurrently, Asheesh Kumar, who was appointed as an additional director (business development) on August 28, 2025, has ceased to be an additional director on the same date as his appointment could not be regularized at the 51st Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The 51st AGM, held on August 28, 2025, included the adoption of financial statements for FY 2024-25, confirmation of interim dividends, and the declaration of a final dividend of Rs. 5.15 per share for FY 2024-25. Total dividend for FY 2024-25 is Rs. 26.50 per share, up from Rs. 25.50 in FY 2023-24. The AGM also ratified the reappointment of Dr. Vinay Ranjan as director (HR) and approved the appointment of M/s T Chatterjee & Associates as secretarial auditor for a five-year term.

Furthermore, new independent directors, including Bhojarajan Rajeshchander and Punambhai Kalabhai Makwana, were appointed for a period of one year with effect from March 28, 2025. Rupinder Brar was appointed as an official part-time director from January 1, 2025, and Achyut Ghatak as a wholetime director from January 23, 2025. Kamesh Kant Acharya and Mamta Palariya were also appointed as independent directors from March 28, 2025.