As many as 12 candidates have been shortlisted for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) being interviewed on February 13, 2026. The short-listed candidates in the race include: Om Prakash Mishra, Executive Director Executive Director (Community Development), Coal India Limited; Kripa Shankar Singh, Executive Director Executive Director (Quality Management), Coal India Limited; Pankaj Pandey, Director (Technical), Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited (MECL); Bikram Ghosh, Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited; Jagadish Chandra Mazumdar, Executive Director, NLC India Limited; Pravin Dongre, Executive Director ED(SD), Indian Oil Corporation Limited; Md Anzar Alam, Director (Finance), Eastern Coalfields Limited; Darla Sunil Kumar, Director (Finance), South Eastern Coalfields Limited; Hemant Sharad Pande, Director (Personnel), Western Coalfields Limited; Dibendu Das, Director (Finance), Engineering Projects (India) Limited and Shivkumar Premlal Deshmukh, Chief Engineer Chief Engineer Manipur Project, Railways; Rakesh Kumar Rousan, Executive Director Business Development, Railway Board, Railways.