Adds four decades of
power-sector leadership to the Board as Skipper scales its transmission and
distribution business
Kolkata: Skipper Limited (BSE: 538562 | NSE: SKIPPER) today
announced the appointment of Mr. R. N. Nayak as a Non-Executive Independent
Director on its Board, effective 12 October 2026.
Mr. Nayak is the former
Chairman and Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
(PGCIL). He has over 40 years of experience in senior roles at premier Central
Public Sector Undertakings in the power sector, including PGCIL and NTPC. At PGCIL,
he led a team of about 10,000 employees through an extraordinary turnaround,
more than doubling the company’s assets, revenue and profit in just over three
years.
Mr. Nayak currently
serves on the boards of several companies, including Odisha Power Transmission
Corporation Limited, TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited, TP Western Odisha
Distribution Limited, GRIDCO Limited, Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited,
Yash High Voltage Limited, IMP Power, OHPC, GEDCOL, Powerica Limited and Future
Smartec (OPC) Private Limited. He is also a consultant to the World Bank Group
in Washington, advising on international cross-border projects, and provides
services to leading national and international consulting companies. He holds a
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and a Bachelor’s
degree from NIT Rourkela.
Mr. Sharan Bansal,
Director, Skipper Limited, said: “We are delighted to
welcome Mr. Nayak to the Board. Mr. Nayak has shaped national transmission
build-out from the inside. His experience across every facet of the sector,
from technology adoption to large-scale execution and grid operations, will
strengthen the Board’s oversight as Skipper pursues growth in India and abroad.
His perspective will be invaluable to Skipper and its Board, and we look
forward to working closely with him to create long-term, sustainable value for
our shareholders and wider stakeholders.”