Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited has entrusted additional charge of Chairperson & Managing Director to Nazhat J. Shaikh as effective January 1, 2026, following the superannuation of S.C. Mudgerikar.

Ms. Shaikh, who previously served as Director (Finance), holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Mumbai University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. She is a certified SAP FI Consultant. She started her career with RCF in the year 1989·as Accounts Officer.

She was entrusted with various responsibilities relating to Finance in Trombay, Fertilizer Marketing & Corporate during her service period in RCF. She was also given charge of IT responsibilities during the crucial period of SAP ERP implementation/upgrade.

She was selected as Director (Finance) in National Film Development Corporation, a CPSE under the administrative Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and joined on 24th November 2015, after taking lien from Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.

She re-joined RCF as Executive Director (Finance) on 1st August 2019. On rejoining, she was responsible for the entire finance, accounting, taxation and related reporting and compliances, treasury function and financial concurrence of all proposals. She has a rich experience of more than 30 years in the fertilizer industry.

She was holding additional charge as Director (Finance), Projects & Development India Limited (PDIL), a Government of India Undertaking under Department of Fertilizers for the period from 4^th February 2022 to 8th February 2024.