Shri Manobendra Ghoshal has assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of MSTC Ltd on 1st January 2024.
Shri Manobendra Ghoshal is from the Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers (SCRA 1985 batch). He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India).
In a career spanning 23 years in Indian Railways and 10 years in RITES Ltd., he served many leadership positions. As Chief Strategy Officer, RITES, for the past two years, he was responsible for conceptualising multidimensional changes; from changes in organisational setup, business & operational procedures and to elevate work culture. It was also his role to convince the Management on the imperative & follow up and handhold all the Verticals for the successful implementation.
He has been a Nominee Director on the Board of SRBWIPL, a JV of SAIL and RITES for manufacture of Wagons.
In RITES, he has worked in the production, operation, maintenance, and marketing of rolling stock, transport infrastructure, and related services for Export customers. He spearheaded the exports of trainsets, coaches and locomotives to Sri Lanka from 2016 onwards, securing orders of over 200 million USD and subsequent execution.
He has also headed the Transaction Advisory domain for RITES.
In the Indian Railways, having held several key positions throughout his career, Shri Ghoshal has wide exposure and experience in various areas, including workshop management, rolling stock operation, design and production of rolling stock, as well as policy and planning functions of rolling stock acquisition for the Railways. He has led projects such as technology transfer and indigenization of modern electric locomotives and managed complex workshops tackling technology upgradation, facility realignment, and human capital issues through reskilling and restructuring.
Shri Ghoshal holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Institution of Engineers of India (IEI), Kolkata.