Ajit Kumar Saxena on Thursday assumed charge as the new Director (Operations) of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, according to a press release.
Prior to the assignment, Saxena worked as the Chief General Manager, Mills, IISCO, Burnpur, Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Starting out as a management trainee (technical) in 1986, he has worked in various assignments in SAIL during his 33-year-long tenure in the company.
He holds a B.Tech degree in metallurgy from the Institute of Technology, Benaras Hindu University, besides an MBA degree.