EDB CEO's appointment notification issued

Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) on Tuesday issued notification for the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Engineering Development Board (EDB).

Last month the federal cabinet approved Raza Abbas Shah as Chief Executive Officer for two years. However, the Ministry did not issue necessary notification due to some error in recording the decision.

The sources said MOI&P added to the summary that respective CEO can leave the position or can be removed after giving a month's notice - a paragraph not included by the Cabinet Division in the minutes.

MOI&P wrote a letter to the Cabinet Division requesting the issue of a corrigendum after including the relevant paragraph. The Cabinet Division has forwarded the corrigendum to the prime minister for approval.

The post of CEO, EDB, Ministry of Industries and Production, has been vacant since March 31, 2017 and the business of the organization is being carried out on look after basis.

The position of CEO, EDB was advertised in leading national dailies on August 18, 2019. A total of 91 applications were received up to the closing date of the advertisement. A committee was constituted to scrutinize the particulars of all the applicants in terms of eligibility criteria for the post of CEO, EDB.

The MoI&P's committee short-listed 23 candidates for the interview. In terms of Establishment Division's Office Memorandum (OM) of December 27, 2018, a Selection Board comprising the following interviewed the shortlisted candidates on October 10, 2019: (i) Advisor to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production; (ii) Secretary, Ministry of Industries and Production; (iii) Additional Secretary-II, Ministry of Industries and Production; and ( iv) Additional Secretary-II, Establishment Division.

The Selection Board recommended a panel of following three candidates in order of merit for appointments against the post of CEO, EDB: (i) Raza Abbas Shah; (ii) Naveed Akram Ansari; and (iii) Waqar Ahmed Khan.

MOI&P proposed to the Cabinet that a suitable candidate from the panel should be appointed CEO EDB in MP-1 scale for a period of two years subject to a one-month notice from either side. The Cabinet approved the name of Raza Abbas Shah.

As the newly appointed assumes charge of the CEO, the General Manager who was working on this position since long on the basis of look after charge will return to his actual position.