Mr Vijayanarasimha assumed charge as Managing Director of Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) on May 23.

A press release by Mescom said here on Monday that Mr Vijayanarasimha was the Managing Director of Karnataka Vidyuth Karkhane prior to this posting. He joined the erstwhile Karnataka Electricity Board in 1977.

During his previous postings, Mr Vijayanarasimha worked as Managing Director of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company, Mysore, and Power Company of Karnataka Ltd, the release added.