Jaya Verma Sinha on Sept 1 took charge as the first woman CEO and Chairperson of the Railway Board, the apex decision-making body for the national transporter.
She joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1988. She succeeds Anil Kumar Lahoti in her new role and will be in office till August 31, 2024.
Interestingly, Sinha is slated to retire on October 1, but will be re-employed the same day till her tenure gets over.
An Alumnus of Allahabad University, Sinha joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1988 and worked in Northern Railway, S E Railway and Eastern Railway.
She also worked as Railway Advisor in the High Commission of India, Dhaka, Bangladesh for four years.
During her tenure in Bangladesh, the Maitree Express from Kolkata to Dhaka was inaugurated.