Alka Mittal becomes first female CMD of ONGC

TBB BUREAU

NEW DELHI, JANUARY 4, 2022

Alka Mittal has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of ONGC. Prior to this new assignment, she was holding the position of Director (Human Resources) at the company.

With this elevation, Mittal becomes the first woman to lead the company, ONGC posted on its Twitter handle late on Monday night.

A post graduate in Economics, MBA (HRM) and Doctorate in Commerce and Business Studies, Mittal joined ONGC in 1985. Prior to joining as Director (HR), she held the post of Chief Skill Development (CSD) of the company.

“In her capacity as CSD she streamlined the activities and brought in uniformity in the working of the Skill Development Centres of ONGC. During this period, she has also implemented the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) in ONGC engaging more than 5,000 apprentices across all work centres,” Mittal’s profile on the ONGC website said.

As a senior HR specialist, Alka Mittal has made rich contributions in various professional forums and bodies.

She is an Executive Committee member of NIPM (National Institute of Personnel Management), and was President of Forum for Women in Public Sector (WIPs) Northern Region till recently and heads the Women Development Forum of ONGC.