Vedanta's Venkatakrishnan resigns; Sunil Duggal appointed interim CEO

The company further announced appointment of Anil Agarwal as additional non-executive director designated as chairman of the company's board with effect from Saturday

Vedanta Ltd on Friday said its Chief Executive Officer Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan has resigned citing personal reasons.

The resignation will be effective April 5, Vedanta Ltd said in a BSE filing.

"The board of directors of the company in their meeting held on March 27, 2020, have...taken note of resignation of S Venkatakrishnan from the position of the whole-time director and CEO of the company w.e.f. close of business hours on April 5, 2020, on account of personal reasons," Vedanta Ltd said.

The company said Sunil Duggal, whole-time director and CEO of Hindustan Zinc Ltd, a subsidiary of Vedanta, will take additional charge as