NMDC Steel Limited has appointed Vivek Nishant Nath as Director (Commercial) on the Board, effective 15 July 2026, for a five-year term or until further orders.
A veteran of the mining and metals sector, Nath brings over three decades of experience in sales and marketing, international commercial operations, procurement, logistics and supply chain management. He began his professional journey with NMDC in 1992 and spent nearly fifteen years in domestic iron ore sales and marketing before taking up senior roles with Essar Steel and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India. In 2021 he joined Odisha Mining Corporation Limited as General Manager (Sales & Marketing), and was promoted in 2024 to Chief General Manager (Sales & Marketing), where he led sales for iron ore, chrome ore, manganese ore, bauxite, limestone and ferrochrome.
Under his leadership at OMC, iron ore sales rose markedly—from 12.33 million tonnes in FY 2020-21 to 38.26 million tonnes in FY 2025-26—driven by client-centric initiatives, transparent pricing, digital transformation and logistics reforms. Nath has also authored more than 11 research papers on mining and metals sector issues and has been a keynote and guest speaker at national and international forums including SGX, Fastmarkets, Mysteel, SMM, IMARC, Metal Junction, Metalogic and Steelmint. He holds an MBA in International Business from Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Pune, and has completed a Management Development Programme in Business Administration and Management from IIM Indore.
The appointment strengthens NMDC Steel’s boardroom leadership in its commercial function, joining a mix of functional and government-nominee directors that already constitute the Board, including Chairman & Managing Director Amitava Mukherjee. Nath will assume charge on 15 July 2026 and will serve on the Board for five years, or until further orders.