<h1>Appointment of Director (Business Development) strengthens the miner's board-level push for diversification and critical minerals expansion.</h1> Appointment of Director (Business Development) at a state-owned miner: Asheesh Kumar assumed the Board-level office created in 2022 to lead business development, succeeding the prior incumbent. The role consolidates responsibility for corporate diversification, including oversight of a wholly owned renewable-energy subsidiary and stewardship of the company's entry into critical minerals both domestically and internationally.