Smt.
Priyadarshini Gaddam assumed office as Director (Personnel) at NMDC on
last Friday. She has been appointed as a Functional Director on the Board of
the company by the Ministry of Steel.
Prior to this appointment,
she held the post of Chief General Manager (Personnel & Administration) and
the Head of Personnel for both the NMDC Corporate Office in Hyderabad and NMDC
Steel Limited in Nagarnar. Joining NMDC as an Executive Trainee in 1992, she
steadily rose through the company’s ranks and has emerged as a leader, paving
the way for more women in leadership roles in the mining industry.
In her over three decade
long service, Smt. Priyadarshini has played a defining role in shaping an
ecosystem that ensures a safe workplace for women and provides equal
opportunities for persons from marginalised sections of society while setting
the highest standards of employee welfare at NMDC. She has streamlined
processes and procedures in Industrial Relations, Recruitment, Medical Policies
and Stakeholder Management within the company. She represented NMDC in the
Second Pay Revision Commission with respect to the Pay Revision of CPSEs and
has since achieved milestone outcomes in negotiating wage settlements.
Smt. Priyadarshini’s
leadership came to the forefront at NMDC Steel Limited (NSL) where she steered
the R&R Policy, advocated for skill development initiatives for the
community and swiftly established the Fire Department, Occupational Health
Centre, and Primary Health Centre at NSL, all of which contributed to the
overall well-being and safety of the workforce.
An alumna of Osmania
University, Hyderabad, she holds a postgraduate degree in Social Work
(Personnel Management and Industrial Relations) along with an LLB. With Smt.
Priyadarshini as the Director (Personnel), NMDC is gearing up to set higher
sights of productivity and collective growth for the industry.
