The public-sector headhunter on Tuesday selected Kandikuppa Sreekant for the post of Chairman & Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL); a post which fell vacant in December last year after I S Jha was appointed Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). Altogether eight candidates were interviewed by the PESB for the post.

Subject to requisite clearances and ACC approval Sreekant (Director- Finance, PGCIL) may replace I S Jha as CMD, PGCIL.