In selection interview held on May 28, 2015, PESB has selected P S Mishra (GM, BCCL/CIL) for the post of Director (P&P), Orissa Mineral Development Corporation (OMDC). Once the selection is ratified by the ACC, P S Mishra would succeed P. K Sinha as he took over as the Managing Director in Feb 2015. In the selection interview as many as 8 candidates had appeared before PESB. They are; 1. Atanu Datta, DGM, RINL 2. S K Mukhopadhyay, JT. GM, NMDC 3. S K Chaurasiya, JT. GM, NMDC 4. V Ajit Kumar, JT. GM, NMDC 5. Shailendra kumar, ASST. GM, NMDC 6. P S Mishra, GM, BCCL/CIL 7. M K Agrawal, GM, SECL/CIL 8. Chitranjan Singh, GM, NCL/CIL Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd is one of the oldest iron ore and manganese mining companies.