PSU BSNL announced the appointment of Gopal Das as acting Chairman and Managing Director of the firm following the retirement of Kuldeep Goyal on July 31. Till the new appointment, Gopal Das served as Director (Human Resources Development) for BSNL.

Gopal Das will assume the post till a new CMD is appointed by a government-nominated panel headed by Cabinet Secretary.

Das, on his appointment as CMD, said, "After a good old journey of more than three decades, this is the best form of reward I can seek for my career. A great challenge lies ahead of us and I am sure we will meet every challenge with determination."

Prior to joining BSNL in 2007, Das has served as the Chief General Manager (Wireless Services) in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited at Mumbai.