The CESC board on Tuesday appointed Sanjiv Goenka as Chairman of the company.

Sanjiv's father R.P. Goenka was the previous chairman of the company.

The board also cleared a proposal for appointing Aniruddha Basu as the new Managing Director for CESC Ltd. He takes charge from August 1 this year.

Sumantra Banerjee, the Present MD, will step down. He will, however, be re-appointed as Advisor to the Chairman.

>abhishek.l@thehindu.co.in

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