Power Grid Appoints Gyaneshwar Prasad Payasi and Pradeep Kumar as Executive Directors
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited promoted Shri Gyaneshwar Prasad Payasi and Shri Pradeep Kumar to Executive Director effective April 1, 2026. Both have extensive experience in power transmission, project execution, and asset management. This elevates them to Senior Management Personnel within the company.
The promotion of key management personnel can positively impact the company's strategic direction and operational efficiency, but it does not represent a major financial or strategic shift that would warrant a HIGH impact.
The announcement details the promotion of senior personnel, which is a positive development for the company's leadership and operational continuity.
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has announced the promotion of Shri Gyaneshwar Prasad Payasi and Shri Pradeep Kumar, both previously Chief General Managers, to the position of Executive Director (ED). This promotion is effective from April 1, 2026. Both individuals are now considered Senior Management Personnel, operating one level below the Board of Directors.
Shri Gyaneshwar Prasad Payasi brings over three decades of experience in areas such as PESM, CMD Coordination, TBCB, CMG, and project execution. He is a BE graduate with an ME degree from IIT Roorkee and a PGDM from MDI Gurgaon. His expertise includes asset management, project management, telecom, and IT. He has played a key role in significant assignments like asset monetization and the establishment of transmission lines for power evacuation in Rajasthan and from Independent Power Producers in Chhattisgarh. As Executive Director, he will be in charge of the CMD-Coordination Cell.
Shri Pradeep Kumar has nearly three decades of diverse experience in asset management, substation maintenance, and consultancy. He is an Electrical Engineering graduate from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, and joined POWERGRID as an Executive Trainee in 1994. He also holds management qualifications. Currently, he is leading a strategically important Government of India project in Arunachal Pradesh focused on strengthening transmission and distribution systems. Both promotions are in accordance with SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
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