Satish Kumar, an officer of the Indian Railway Management Service, has been appointed as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board, effective September 1. He succeeds Jaya Verma Sinha, who is retiring on August 31, and will become the board’s first Scheduled Caste chairman and CEO, marking a historic milestone.

A 1986 batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), Kumar has had a distinguished 34-year career with Indian Railways. He notably assumed the role of General Manager of North Central Railway, Prayagraj, on November 8, 2022, a significant achievement in his tenure. Kumar holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Operation Management and Cyber Law from Indira Gandhi National Open University, reflecting his notable educational and professional accomplishments.