Govt invites applications for posts of PESB chief, member

Government has invited applications for the posts of Chairperson and member of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), a key body which advises it on PSU appointments.
"Applications are invited from suitable and eligible persons for selection to one post of Chairperson Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) and member PESB," Department of Personnel and Training said in a note to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories.
"A vacancy each in the post of Chairperson, PESB and Member, PESB and occurring in August and September 2015, respectively," it said.
The PESB is a professional body with a large measure of autonomy, constituted by the government for selection and placement of candidates for Board level positions in the central public sector undertakings.

The PESB consists of a Chairperson and three members.
As per the government resolution constituting the PESB, the Chairperson and member shall be a distinguished serving or former chief executive of a public sector or private sector or joint sector enterprise; a distinguished person with experience in selection of top management personnel; a distinguished serving or former civil servant with experience in management of public sector enterprises or in areas of finance, industry and economic affairs.

Moreover, the applicant should not be less than 55 years of age. If working or having worked in the Central or state government, he or she should have held a post equivalent to the Secretary to the Government of India at least for one year.

If holding or having held a post in any Central/state PSU or private sector, the applicant should have occupied a post at the level of CMD or MD at least for a period of two years on a regular basis.
The last date for sending applications is July 30.