Mr Suresh prior to this appointment, he has held the role of functional director on the Board of NMDC Limited and has previously been Executive Director (Coal Import) at Steel Authority of India and responsible for procuring over 15 MTPA of imported coal. With a long service span of over three decades in the mining and manufacturing sector, his career is marked by experience in fields like sales and marketing of Steel in domestic and international markets, procurements, strategic management, and policy. With a commercial acumen, he has led initiatives for systems improvement, boosting sales and revenue.