Ashish Kumar Goel becomes the General Manager of Eastern Railway

KOLKATA: Ashish Kumar Goel, an Indian Railway Stores Service officer of 1979 batch, today took over as general manager of Eastern Railway in addition to being the general manager of South Eastern Railway.

Goel, a mechanical engineer from Regional Engineering College, Allahabad, had joined Indian Railways as materials manager, a Railways release here said.

Goel has experience of working as controller of stores in Central Organisation For Modernisation of Workshops ( COFMOW), Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW)/Varanasi and as chief materials manager, South Eastern Railway and Northern Railway, the release said.

He was involved in successful implementation of e-procurement and e-auction project for Indian Railways and finalization of Marhowra and Madhepura Loco Manufacturing Projects as additional member, Railway Stores, besides being divisional railway manager of Madurai division of Southern Railways and executive director of Railway Board.

Goel is also the Chair of President, Indian Railways Institute of Logistics and Materials Management, it added.