Change in Director / Key Managerial Personnel
Nature of change: Promotion
Name and DIN of the individual: Shri Vishwanath Bharatula (DIN not provided in disclosure)
Effective date and tenure: The promotion to Principal Executive Director/Mktg/SR is effective from the date of taking over charge of the higher post. No specific tenure for the appointment is disclosed.
Brief profile and relevant qualifications or experience:
- B Vishwanath is an officer of the Indian Railways Store Services (IRSS) from the 1995 batch.
- He has completed M. Tech from IIT, Bombay.
- He has attended management training modules at ICLIF Kuala Lumpur, INSEAD Singapore, and ISB Hyderabad.
- He previously worked in the Irrigation Department of the State Government of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
- He has vast experience in Supply Chain Management, HR Management, Project Monitoring and Implementation.
- He is well versed with Forward and Reverse Auction, e-procurements, Sales and Post Contract Management.
- He previously worked as a Vigilance Officer in South Central Railway and implemented system improvement methods in Material Management and RPF.
- He worked as Marketing Head in RailTel/SR for four years and secured high-value marketing contracts.
- He has good exposure in Risk Assessment of Projects and System Integration Projects.
- He worked as CVO, NMDC and held additional charges in NSL, RINL, MECON and KOICL.
- He was instrumental in preparing Procurement/Sales Manuals, Vigilance Manuals and Customized Tender Documents.
- He introduced RACI-Matrix in Organizations and has vast experience in Process Streamlining and Team Building activities.
- He was presently working as ED/Mktg. in RailTel Corporation of India Limited, handling domestic business opportunities in IT/ICT/Railway Infra/Port solutions/SOC, and Mining solutions.
Confirmation of eligibility under SEBI/BSE/NSE norms: Not mentioned in the disclosure.
Relationship with other directors: Not disclosed. The annexure explicitly states "Not applicable" for this field.
Previous KMP: The disclosure does not mention who held the position of Principal Executive Director/Mktg/SR prior to this promotion or what happened to their tenure. Shri Vishwanath Bharatula was holding the position of Executive Director/Mktg/SR before this promotion.
Key Financial or Operational Approvals
This section is not applicable as the disclosure solely concerns a management promotion and does not contain information on financial results, fundraising, acquisitions, capital expenditures, or auditor opinions.
Strategic or Business Context
This section is not applicable as the disclosure is a regulatory intimation of a management change and does not contain commentary on business outlook, risks, trends, or strategic developments.
Any Other Material Information
- The intimation is made pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
- The disclosure references SEBI Master Circular No. HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026, and states that requisite details as per this circular are enclosed in the annexure.
- The letter is signed by Jasmeet Singh Marwah, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer (Membership Number – FCS 8075).