Fired GPL CEO Bharat Dindyal was scathingly criticised in an evaluation done last year by the board of the utility, which said that he was blameworthy for poor project and asset management which among other things had seen 10 generating sets written off in the past few years.
Dindyal’s performance has surfaced as a point of contention following the decision of Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson to end his employment with GPL after a public flare-up between the CEO and his Deputy. During this charged row at a GPL facility, Dindyal was heard using profanity and referring to the minister in a disparaging manner. On August 14th, Patterson announced that he had decided to sever Dindyal after his own performance appraisal and the CEO’s “intervention” in staff matters.
With his decision to sack Dindyal coming in for criticism, Patterson in recent days has defended the move and during his
